If you live anywhere in Miami-Dade County, the gate at Wynwood Walls no longer costs you anything. As of Tuesday, Oct. 13, the outdoor street art museum at 2516 NW 2nd Ave. is admitting county residents free, and the offer runs through 2028. To mark the launch, ten brand-new murals tied to the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI have gone up on the campus and across the surrounding Wynwood streets.

How the free pass works

There is no coupon to clip. According to the museum's resident page, you set up a complimentary digital membership, either online or in person at the Welcome Center, using a photo ID or a student ID that shows a Miami-Dade County address. The card lives in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and you show it at the door any time the museum is open. Parents can attach children under 18 to their membership, and kids 12 and younger already get in free regardless of where they live.

The membership covers more than a walk past the murals. Per the museum's Oct. 13 announcement, it includes the rotating outdoor collection, the smaller indoor works at Goldman Global Arts Gallery, a hands-on spray-painting session, and access to a new artist-in-residence studio on the grounds. Out-of-town friends still pay the regular rate, which the admissions page lists at $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for teens 13 to 17.

What is on the walls right now

The campus covers roughly 62,000 square feet and holds more than 35 murals and 10 sculptures, according to the museum. The rotation is the point: the collection changes, so a resident who last walked through on a visiting cousin's dime a few years ago will find different work today. Over the years the Walls have shown pieces by artists such as Shepard Fairey, Lady Aiko, Maya Hayuk, Ron English and Futura, part of a roster the museum puts at more than 120 artists from over 25 countries.

The newest additions come from an unusual partner. Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto, is the presenting sponsor of the free admission program. Its next release, Grand Theft Auto VI, arrives Nov. 19, 2026, and is set in Vice City, the series' fictional take on Miami. Inside the game is a district called Stockyard that was modeled on Wynwood Walls, and real street artists contributed artwork that appears throughout the game world.

Ten of those artists have now painted murals in real life, commissioned for the game and produced by Goldman Global Arts. The lineup includes two Miami-based names, ATOMIK and Tatiana Suarez, alongside Askew One, DENIAL, FAILE, Gons and Audet, Lady AIKO, Queen Andrea, Ron English and Tristan Eaton. Eaton's piece sits on the Wynwood Walls campus itself; the other nine are spread around the Wynwood neighborhood, which makes them an easy excuse for a long walk after your visit. The museum says the new murals stay up until Jan. 1, so this is a fall and holiday window rather than a permanent addition.

Why it matters for Miami

Wynwood Walls opened in 2009, founded by the late developer Tony Goldman, and the museum credits it with turning Wynwood into one of the most culturally significant neighborhoods in the country. Today it is run by CEO and curator Jessica Goldman Srebnick, and for years now it has been a ticketed attraction.

A ticket left plenty of locals on the outside, many of whom drive past the neighborhood every week without stepping through the gate. Free resident admission flips that. A couple from Kendall or Hialeah that would have spent $24 at the door can now go as often as they like, teenagers included, which changes the museum from a one-time tourist stop into something closer to a neighborhood park.

The museum also says a portion of its proceeds supports the Wynwood Walls Foundation, which funds local groups including Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. In other words, the visitors who still pay help underwrite the locals who no longer do.

Plan your visit

The museum is open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the doors close 30 minutes before closing, per its hours and directions page. The covered Wynwood Garage at 311 NW 26th St. is open around the clock, and metered street parking is nearby. The museum warns that the second Saturday of each month, Wynwood's Art Walk night, and most weekends get crowded, so a weekday afternoon is the calm option.

Sign up for the membership before you go at locals.thewynwoodwalls.com so you can skip the setup line at the Welcome Center. Then build in an extra hour to hunt down the nine neighborhood murals outside the gate.

For anyone who has ever told a visiting friend that Wynwood Walls is worth the trip without going back yourself, this is the nudge. The art that put this corner of Miami on the map now belongs to the people who live here, at least through 2028, and the game-inspired murals give you a reason to go this fall instead of someday.