Superblue Miami
In addition to my trip to Ft. Lauderdale, I made room for a half day trip to Miami to go to Superblue. This is a large, multi-room visual arts space located near the Wynwood area of Miami.
What to know:
Price: $36 for adults (there are discounts for some groups including healthcare workers)
Time limit: There is no set time limit to your experience, but much like other visual museums, you cannot backtrack. You go at your own pace, but with the flow that is created.
Masks: No one here requires them, and most employees did not wear them. We went to the very first time slot at 11AM in hopes the crowd would be minimal, which it was.
Reservations: If you make a reservation for a specific time and date, your ticket is a few bucks cheaper. However, we made our reservation weeks in advance just to have them contact us a week before and tell us the museum would be closed for a private event that day. We could only move to a different day because we were in town, but if we had booked an entire day trip around it, that would have been an issue. However, they would have refunded the ticket.
Showing up early: The directions stated to show up 15 minutes early, which we did, which meant 15 minutes standing in the hot sun for what seemed to be no reason. There was no check-in or line, so I’m not sure what the purpose was. Hopefully, if you time slot is later in the day, they let you wait inside.
The Experience
Unlike other visual experiences I’ve gone to, the workers at Superblue explain things to you if you engage with them, and they actually guide you from space to space.
Some rooms have an interactive element without giving too much away, while others are meant more for a moment of reflective meditation. All spaces allow photography and videography, but one (it’s trippy and worth the surprise).
You’ll wind your way through a mirrored labyrinth, feel wholly enveloped in the flowers and people room (which is interactive), and enjoy a few other areas with visually stimulating impact.
Is it worth it?
For me, it was. We don’t have anything like this in Orlando and probably won’t get anything like it for a while since Orlando is still stuck in the selfie room trend rather than focusing on acquiring real art spaces. Yes, a space like this still lends itself for people to take photos and videos of themselves, but with the help of the staff, you are helped to appreciate the art and theatrics a bit more. It felt more like an interactive art museum than an Instagram hot spot.
While you are there:
Superblue is right across from the Rubell Museum which I would recommend. Also, because of it’s proximity to Wynwood, you can go explore what is new in that area. I stuck to my favorites. All Day and Zak the Baker.
