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

The mission of the Patricia and 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