The Balloon Museum makes its Miami debut on May 16 with “Pop Air - Art is Inflatable,” a large-scale, interactive contemporary exhibit. The multisensory experience opens at Mana Wynwood, transforming the expansive arts campus into a playful environment where visitors are encouraged to touch, move through and become part of the art.
Designed as a first-of-its-kind exhibition, “Pop Air” explores air as both a physical force and an artistic medium through monumental installations, kinetic sculptures and digital environments. The show features leading international artists working at the intersection of technology and design, offering a shared experience that blurs the line between audience and artwork.
“We invite ‘Pop Air’ visitors to step into a world where art becomes a shared, physical experience — something you don’t just observe but truly live,” says Roberto Fantauzzi, president of Balloon Museum LLC (USA). “With its energy and creative spirit, Miami is the ideal setting for an exhibition celebrating imagination, interaction, and the power of air as both a medium and a metaphor.”
Since launching in Rome in 2021, the Balloon Museum has toured major cities including Paris, New York and Los Angeles, attracting millions of visitors worldwide and earning international recognition for its immersive format. Each presentation is tailored to its host city while maintaining a consistent artistic vision centered on participation and discovery.
The Miami edition builds on previous iterations, with inflatable and balloon-based works presented under the creative direction of world-renowned performance artist Marina Abramović, following the Balloon Museum’s permanent U.S. flagship in New York City and a collaboration featuring the artist.
Some exhibit highlights include Swing, where suspended spheres are activated by visitor movement; Crazy Love for Polygons, an inflatable labyrinth; Mariposa, a 26-foot-wide LED butterfly sculpture; and Soft Hurricane, where balloons fly in invisible tornadoes.
“Pop Air” runs from May 16 through Sept. 27.
For more information, call 305-529-2600 or visit balloonmuseum.world.