| Maurice A. Ferré Park | |
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 Museum Park as seen from theMarquis Miami in June 2014 | |
 Interactive map of Maurice A. Ferré Park | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Downtown,Miami,Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 25°47′02″N80°11′13″W / 25.784°N 80.187°W /25.784; -80.187 |
| Area | 30 acres (0.12 km2) |
| Created | 1976 |
| Operated by | Bayfront Park Management Trust |
| Public transit access | Museum Park (Metromover station) |
Maurice A. Ferré Park (formerly Museum Park) is a 30-acre (0.12 km2) public,urban park indowntownMiami,Florida.[1] The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by theSeaboard Air Line Railroad.[2] It was originally named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate thebicentennial of theUnited States in that same year. Today, the park is maintained by the Bayfront Park Management Trust. The park is bordered on the north byI-395,Metromover, and the formerMiami Herald headquarters, on the south by theAmerican Airlines Arena andBayside Marketplace, on the west byBiscayne Boulevard and on the east byBiscayne Bay.
The park is served by theMetrorail atGovernment Center Station and directly by theMetromover'sMuseum Park Station,Eleventh Street Station andPark West Station.
Museum Park is host to many large-scale events as the park can hold around 45,000 people. Some of these events includeUltra Music Festival, a large, three-day music event, numerous rock concerts such asWarped Tour, various conventions, concerts, as well as boat tours around Biscayne Bay. In March 2009, Museum Park was set to host theLangerado Music Festival, a large three-day festival that was held at theBig Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation every Spring since 2003, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales.
Seven blocks south, is Museum Park's partner park, the 32-acre (0.13 km2)Bayfront Park.[3]
Museum Park underwent a renovation for thePérez Art Museum Miami and construction of the newPhillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. The $10 million revamp included a new bay walk and a promenade from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay that provides pedestrian access to the museums.[4] as it is currently underutilized for large parts of the year. Pérez Art Museum Miami opened in December 2013 and the Frost Museum of Science opened its doors in May 2017. The Dogs and Cats Walkway and Sculpture Gardens opened officially in January 2023.[5]
TheMiami Science Barge is a floating marine laboratory and education platform docked in the park. It was opened in 2016 and focuses on three areas, sustainability, alternative agriculture and marine ecology and conservation.[6]
From the early 1900s to the mid-1960s, the park had been the location of thePort of Miami, until the port was eventually moved to neighboringDodge Island in the mid-1960s. Once the port moved out to Dodge Island, the land was cleaned up of industrial residue from decades of port trade, and the park was designed, finally opening up in 1976, as Downtown's second large park afterBayfront Park.
In May 1994, the Omni Loop of theMetromover opened, which brought a Metromover station to the park. In 1996, the station was closed due to lack of use. In 2013, the station was renovated by CNC Management Group and reopened asMuseum Park Station to provide direct access to the art and science museums.
In early 2019, the park was renamed Maurice A. Ferre Park in dedication to former Miami MayorMaurice Ferré.[7][8]
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Racing events were held on a temporary circuit at Bicentennial Park from 1983 to 1995 involvingIMSA,Trans-Am Series, andCART, and again forFIA Formula E in 2015.[9]
The fastest official race lap records at Bicentennial Park (Miami) are listed as:
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