Make Art Basel 2014 a family affair with our kid-friendly guide to the big event. Notes: Some of the events listed below are affiliated with the official fair, others are not. All are happening between Dec 1-7 in South Florida (check locations)…
Useful Info for Art Basel Miami Beach
- Art Basel Miami Beach has seven sectors: Galleries, Nova, Positions, Kabinett, Public, Video and Magazines. Galleries, Nova, Positions, Kabinett and Magazines are housed in the Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach), Public (outdoor sculpture) is at Collins Park (2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach) and Video is in the convention center & at SoundScape Park (500 17 St, Miami Beach)
- Hours: Dec 4 from 3-8pm, Dec 5-6 from 12-8pm, Dec 7 from 12-6pm
- Tickets: $45 per day, kids under 16 are free with adult (buy at the door or online here)
Specialty Art Events (in & around the Convention Center)
- Explore Art Basel while your munchkins get crafty with Miami Children’s Museum courtesy of Art Kids. Parents can browse the art while kids 4-12 participate in on-site activities organized by the Miami Children’s Museum. Free with admission to Art Basel, click here for details
- Drop the kids off while you browse munchkin-free at Play In’s Art Basel drop-off (click here for Thursday, here for Friday)
- Join a community art project with with muralist Serge Toussaint @ Geek Art at Miami Beach Public Library
- Feast on Basel, bagels & MenorArt at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
- Browse sculpture and outdoor art at Art Basel Public at Collins Park. Free, click here for details
Insider Tips for Art Basel Miami Beach
- Pack a stroller for the Convention Center. The space is big & crowded – strollers are allowed, but carriers or slings are even better
- Outdoor arenas are best for the kids – check out Videos in SoundScape Park & Public in Collins Park
- Pack snacks. A little sugar can go a long way
Fun Facts
- Over 250 galleries will be represented
- 75,000 people visited Art Basel 2013
Satellite Arts Shows with Free Admission (Bring the kids & bail if they get crabby, click links below for info)
- Ink Art Fair. Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
- Miami River Art Fair. James L Knight Convention Center, Downtown Miami, click here to print free tickets
- NADA Fair. The Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
- Prizm Art Fair. Miami Center for Architecture & Design, Downtown Miami
- Sculpt Miami. 46 NW 36 St, Midtown
- Select Fair. Collins between 72-73 streets, Miami Beach
- Zones Art Fair. 8325 NE 2 Ave, Little Haiti
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