MISSION

The Mission of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is to:

• Enrich and educate local, national and international audiences through the language of art by collecting, preserving, researching, interpreting and exhibiting art from diverse cultures throughout human history.

• The Frost Art Museum, located within a large urban institution, provides an exceptional resource for scholarly research and interdisciplinary collaboration, augmenting the university’s educational mission as both a local and global center of knowledge and culture.

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University envisions itself as:

• A cultural beacon for South Florida, with its exhibitions and public programs integrated into the life of the community as inextricably as its schools, recreational facilities and theaters
• A dynamic, research-oriented university visual arts institution that is a center for interdisciplinary training