Experts' Choice Award The Bass
What the experts agree on
Miami Beach's most progressive art museum blends a striking 1930s Art Deco facade with a dramatically expanded modern interior, showcasing European masterpieces and rotating special exhibitions in an oceanfront setting.
“This landmark 1930 Art Deco structure gains its name from New York entrepreneur and philanthropist John Bass, who donated his art collection to the city of Miami Beach.”
– Michelin Guide
Travel + Leisure "Part of the Collins Park Cultural Center, the Bass Museum of Art houses more than 3,000 works from around the world." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The past and present collide at this oceanfront art museum." Full review
Fodor's "Special exhibitions join a diverse collection of European art at this museum whose original building is constructed of keystone and has unique Maya-inspired carvings." Full review
Afar Magazine "Visitors are drawn to the Bass’s smashing presentation of classical Baroque and Renaissance art." Full review
Frommer's "The Bass Museum of Art has expanded and received a dramatically new look, rendering it Miami's most progressive art museum." Full review
Lonely Planet "The best art museum in Miami Beach has a playfully futuristic facade." Full review
Time Out "The Bass, as it’s now known, remains the centerpiece of the Collins Park’s cultural campus (which includes the adjacent Miami City Ballet). The enhanced and enlarged property, which dates..." Full review
