Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:2121 Park Ave.
Miami Beach, Florida
Tel:
(305) 673-7530
Enjoy European paintings, sculptures and textiles, and exhibitions of contemporary and historical art from around the world. Gaze at monumental 19th-century tapestries and stunning altarpieces, spanning more than 500 years and four continents!
The Bass Museum of Art was established in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted the art collection of John and Johanna Bass, who wanted their art available on public exhibition. Located in historic Collins Park, a short drive north of the key sights of South Beach, the museum is one of Miami's most progressive art museums, designed by world-renowned Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki.
The Bass Museum of Art boasts plenty of exhibition space, an outdoor sculpture terrace, a museum cafe and courtyard, along with a gift shop. The permanent collection includes European paintings from the 15th through the early 20th centuries, with special emphasis on Northern European art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including Dutch and Flemish masters such as Bol, Flinck, Rubens, and Jordaens. Popular works include The Holy Family, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens; The Tournament, one of several 16th-century Flemish tapestries; and works by Albrecht Dürer and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Kids will enjoy the medieval works and family workshops, and the museum also has a lab, The New Information Workshop, where aspiring artists can create their own masterpieces on computer, for free.
To get to the Bass Museum of Art from North: Take I-95 southbound to the I-195/Julia Tuttle Causeway which becomes Arthur Godfrey Road (41st Street). Continue east, turn right on Indian Creek Boulevard (becomes Collins Avenue) and turn right on 21st Street. Proceed to 2121 Park Avenue. The museum is on the right.
The purpose of the Bass Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the visual arts for the residents and visitors of the city, the county, and the region as well as an international community of scholars and art connoisseurs. The museum achieves its purpose by developing and mounting exhibitions from its permanent collection and creating and presenting loan exhibitions from national and international collections, stimulating tourism, and providing an important cultural destination for the City.