The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

Name

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

Legal name

Florida International University

Website

https://thefrost.fiu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Art museum exhibitions
• Museum educational programs
• University art museum
• Cultural arts programming
• Digital art collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Memberships: The museum operates with free general admission and relies on donations, membership fees, and philanthropic support from members and donors to sustain operations and keep admission free for all visitors. The museum offers general membership programs as well as a free FIU Museums Insiders student membership.
2. Event Rentals and Venue Usage: The museum generates revenue through event rentals, making its facilities available for private events and functions.
3. Grants and Institutional Support: The museum receives support from institutional partners including Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Green Family Foundation, and other philanthropic foundations that support exhibitions and programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum is FIU's premier on-campus art museum, providing free public access to rotating international art exhibitions, a permanent collection, and year-round educational programming. The museum operates the FrostArtFIU mobile app (with Cuseum), an online digital collection browser with approximately 1,000 digitized images, and offers memberships, event rentals, lectures, K-12 programs, and digital experiences for the FIU community, K-12 schools, families, and the Greater Miami public.

Product overview

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum is FIU's premier on-campus art museum offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services centered on art access and education. The museum operates as a single unified institution providing free admission to world-class art exhibitions and programs. Core offerings include the Frost Art Museum Mobile App (developed with Cuseum for audio/virtual tours), a Digital Collection (approximately 1,000 digitized artworks available online), and FIU Museums Insiders (free student membership program). Additional offerings include Digital Experiences featuring virtual exhibitions and the Coconut Grove Historic Map, Educational Programs with tours and workshops, and the Steven & Dorothea Green Critics' Lecture Series. The museum is one of the largest academic art museums in South Florida and serves as a Smithsonian Affiliate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Frost Art Museum Mobile App (FrostArtFIU) A mobile application developed in partnership with Cuseum that provides audio tours led by museum staff, virtual tour capabilities for remote access to exhibitions, and in-person visitor navigation features. Available for download on iOS and Android devices; serves general visitors, FIU students, and K-12 audiences.
• Online Digital Collection An ongoing digitization initiative providing online access to approximately 1,000 images from the museum's permanent collection through the collections.frost.fiu.edu browser, enabling students, faculty, and the broader community to browse artworks remotely.
• FIU Museums Insiders Student Membership A free all-access membership program for currently enrolled FIU undergraduate and graduate students, providing exclusive access to the university's network of museums and positioning students as part of a community of culture lovers, designers, and thought leaders.
• General Museum Membership A general membership program for the public that sustains museum operations and helps keep admission free for all visitors; members and donors support the museum's position as a leader among South Florida cultural institutions.
• Event Rentals and Venue Hire The museum makes its facilities available for private events and functions through an event rentals program, generating revenue for institutional operations.
• Educational Programs (Tours, Workshops, K-12 Training) Free learning opportunities including immersive educator-led tours, hands-on workshops, lectures with leading artists and art professionals, and activities and training for K-12 teachers and students.
• Steven & Dorothea Green Critics' Lecture Series A named lecture series featuring prominent critics and scholars in the arts, bringing notable voices to the museum's programming and the broader South Florida cultural community.
• Digital Experiences Online exhibitions and digital programs including virtual tours, oral history projects, and interactive digital content such as the Coconut Grove Historic Map, Window on Haiti, and Art and Empathy programs.
• Rotating Exhibitions and Permanent Collection Display Year-round rotating exhibitions and permanent collection displays of international art spanning cultures, disciplines, and art movements, presented to the public free of charge at the museum's physical galleries.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Smithsonian InstitutionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Frost Art Museum is an official Smithsonian Affiliate, part of a network of approximately 1,000 affiliates. This affiliation provides the museum with access to Smithsonian resources, traveling exhibitions, collection loans, and institutional credibility that positions it as a leading cultural institution in South Florida.
• Green Family FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Green Family Foundation is listed as a supporter of the museum's exhibitions and programming, including support for the David C. Driskell & Friends and Invitation to Openness exhibitions. The foundation contributes to the museum's ability to present major exhibitions and free public programming.
• FIU GIS CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Frost Art Museum partnered with FIU's GIS Center to create a digital map of significant locations in Coconut Grove as part of the Coconut Grove Oral Histories and Historical Map digital experience, presenting a digital history of Coconut Grove's cultural landmarks.
• Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe museum receives support from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs Council, as well as the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, for exhibitions and programming including Invitation to Openness.
• The Driskell Center, University of MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe David C. Driskell & Friends exhibition is organized by The Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, which was established in 2001 to honor David C. Driskell's contributions as an artist, art historian, collector, curator, and scholar. The center preserves the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture.
• HistoryMiami MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Coconut Grove Oral History Project draws on archival materials courtesy of HistoryMiami Museum, including photographs such as Miami News coverage of the Coconut Grove Festival hat contest (1965), to contextualize the oral histories presented.
• CuseumcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe museum partnered with Cuseum to develop its mobile application (FrostArtFIU), available on iOS and Android. The app provides audio tours led by museum staff, virtual tour access, and in-person exhibition navigation features.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HistoryMiami Museum: A regional history museum in Miami that is an active partner of the Frost (providing archival materials for the Coconut Grove Oral History Project). Comparable as a Miami-based museum with exhibitions, educational programming, and digital experiences.
• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: A historic house museum and garden in Miami offering exhibitions, educational programming, and event rentals. Comparable in scale, event-driven programming, and Miami cultural-tourism audience overlap with the Frost.
• Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM): PAMM is Miami's flagship contemporary art museum, offering free admission and serving as the primary art-museum destination in the Greater Miami market that the Frost Art Museum also serves. Directly comparable in mission, free-admission model, and target audience of South Florida residents, students, and cultural tourists.
• Lowe Art Museum (University of Miami): The University of Miami's academic art museum, directly comparable as a university-affiliated art museum in South Florida with a permanent collection, exhibitions, and K-12/community educational programming.
• The Wolfsonian-FIU: A museum of art and design also located on the FIU campus in Miami Beach, sharing parent institution FIU. It operates with similar Smithsonian Affiliate-adjacent programming, exhibitions, and digital initiatives, making it the Frost's closest peer in both affiliation and operating model.
• Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA): A contemporary art museum serving the Greater Miami region with comparable exhibition programming, community engagement initiatives, and free/subsidized admission offerings targeting diverse South Florida audiences.
• Bass Museum of Art: A contemporary art museum in Miami Beach with similar exhibition programming, educational outreach, and event rental revenue model. Comparable in mid-sized art museum scale and South Florida regional audience.
• NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: A South Florida academic art museum affiliated with Nova Southeastern University, operating with comparable exhibition programming, collection size, and educational outreach to the Frost.

Broad incumbents

• Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Smithsonian's flagship American art museum, providing the institutional backbone for the Smithsonian Affiliate network that the Frost belongs to. Comparable as a larger, established art museum with similar curatorial scope and educational mission.

Regional players

• Coral Gables Museum: A community-focused museum in nearby Coral Gables with exhibitions and cultural programming serving the Greater Miami region. Comparable in mid-sized museum scale and South Florida audience, but with a historical/civic rather than fine-arts focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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