Art Basel Miami Beach Tour
at the Miami Beach Convention Center
The Harvard Club of Miami
is pleased to invite you to
A Guided Tour Led By Art Critics and Historians of
Art Basel Miami Beach (www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/go/id/ss/)
on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007
Guest Arrival & Registration: 11:30 AM
Tour Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Tour may depart as early as 11:50 AM
at
Miami Beach Convention Center
Convention Center Drive (Hall D)
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL
(just east of Meridian Avenue at 17th Street)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
All guests are to meet inside the building by the entrance where tickets are collected no later than at 11:30 AM for registration. The tour will depart promptly at 11:50 AM. No guest will be allowed to participate in the tour after that time. At the completion of the tour, guest’s can remain at the Exhibition Hall for the remainder of the day.
Cost for Art Basel Admission and Tour (NON-REFUNDABLE):
Harvard Club Member and 1 Guest: $32 per person
Non-Members or Additional Guests: $45 per person
This is a
unique opportunity to explore the Art Basel Exhibition. The standard
rate
for a one-day Entry Ticket is $30 (tour not included). Space is
limited and is on a first come, first served basis.
Please RSVP no later than Monday, December 3rd at
admin@harvardmiami.org.
If
space is
available, you will receive a confirmation message to proceed with
payment. Please do not
purchase tickets without prior approval. Only those guests that
have
received a confirmation message from Gabriela Sanchez, Administrator
will be
accepted.
All attendants must prepay for this event. No
payments will be accepted at the door. All ticket purchases are final
and
will not be
refunded.
BACKGROUND
The
international art show in Miami Beach (Florida) is the American sister
event of
Art Basel in Switzerland, the most important annual art show worldwide
for the
past 37 years. Art Basel Miami Beach is a new type of cultural event,
combining
an international art show with an exciting program of special
exhibitions,
parties and crossover events including music, film, architecture and
design.
Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District,
within
walking distance of the beach and most hotels and restaurants.
An
exclusive selection of 200 leading art galleries from North America,
Latin
America, Europe, Africa and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century art
works by
over 1500 artists.
The exhibiting galleries are among the world's
most
respected art dealers. They will be showing exceptional works by both
renowned
established artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special exhibitions will
feature
young galleries and video art. The show will be a vital source for
discovering
new developments in contemporary art and rare museum-calibre art works.
Art
collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art enthusiasts from
around
the world will participate in the event. Top-quality exhibitions in the
museums
of South Florida and special programs for art collectors and curators,
will make
this art show a special place for encountering art and the art world –
the
favorite winter meeting place for the international art
world.
Directions:
From North I-95
Southbound, Exit 195 East (Julia Tuttle Causeway) to Alton Road South,
Left on
17th Street, Left on Convention Center Drive
From South
I-95
Northbound, Exit 395 East (MacArthur Causeway) to Alton Road North,
Right on
17th Street, Left on Convention Center
Drive.
Parking:
Parking
for
all vehicles is available at the municipal lot on Convention Center
Drive, as
well as at a parking garage located on 17th Street, one block from the
Miami
Beach Convention Center. For more information, please visit
http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/go/id/ui/.
For questions,
please contact Gabriela Sanchez at
admin@harvardmiami.org or
(305) 819-8383.