Please come join us weekly at the Bass Museum of Art for a lecture in Art History. Areas covered: Prehistoric Art, Egyptian Art, Greek Art, Roman, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Medieval Art, Renaissance Art, Baroque Art, Rococo and Neoclassical Art, Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism, Post Impressionism and Modern Art.

Suggested reading: Gardner’s Art through the Ages.

Call 305-673-7530 ext. 1001 for tickets. Seating limited to first 60 guests.

This program has been made possible in part through a generous donation from Commissioner Ed Tobin and the City of Miami Beach

Course Outline

Sept. 8 (Week 1) Prehistoric Art - Bonnie Rigg
Reading: pp 1 - 15 (Volume 1)

September 15th (Week 2) - Egyptian Art - Dr Bob Bianchi
Reading: pp. 38 - 65 (Volume 1)

September 22 (Week 3) - Greek Art - Susan Maguire
Reading: pp. 84 - 141 (Volume 1)

September 29 (Week 4) - Roman, Early Christian and Byzantine Art - Susan Maguire
Reading: pp. 156 - 259 (Volume 1)

October 6 (Week 5) - Medieval Art - Bonnie Rigg
Reading: pp. 284 - 373 (Volume 1)

October 13 (Week 6) - Renaissance Art - Catalina Corpas
Reading: pp. 374 - 501 (Volume 2)

October 20 (Week 7) - Baroque Art - Catalina Corpas
Reading: pp. 526 - 581 (Volume 2)

October 27 (Week 8) - Rococo and Neoclassical Art - Catalina Corpas
Reading: pp. 582 - 615 (Volume 2)

November 3 (Week 9) - Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism - Susan Maguire
Reading: pp. 616 - 663 & 676 - 678 (Volume 2)

November 10 (Week 10) - Post Impressionism and Modernism- Susan Maguire
Reading: pp. 663 - 676 & 678 - 743 (Volume 2)

The Bass Museum’s Coronation of the Virgin is the only recorded collaborative panel painting by Sandro Botticelli and Domenico Ghirlandaio, two of fifteenth-century Italy’s most sought after creators of religious imagery. The work is a testament to Botticelli’s excellence in the portrayal of beautiful figures, and Ghirlandaio’s mastery at recording individual character. This talk will present the Bass Coronation within the context of Renaissance rivalry.

Richard Aste is Associate Curator of European Art at Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP), where he has curated numerous exhibitions ranging from European Old Master Paintings to Rodin and the French Impressionists. Prior to moving to Puerto Rico, Richard served as a lecturer of art history at Hunter College in New York City and an Old Master Paintings and Drawings specialist at Christie’s.

Free with museum admission

This unique program features music from the 20th century composed within a relatively short span of time, but completely different in nature.

Leo Ornstein’s Piano Sonata No. 4 reflects a neo-romantic style, while Alberto Ginstera’s Piano Sonata No.1 for Piano, Opus 22 incorporates folk tunes and rhythmic patterns strongly characteristic of Argentinean native music. David Rosenboom’s Is Art Is is an interactive multi-media composition encompassing a blend of experimental music from the 1960s, new techniques and notation for ensembles, cross-cultural collaborations, and computer music systems.

A not-to-missed contemporary showcase!

Mia Vassilev, piano
Liana Pailodze. piano
Brian Potts, percussion

Free with museum admission

Book signing and presentation by Allan Shulman, Editor Miami Modern Metropolis explores Miami’s physical and cultural past to reveal how it has developed into a truly paradoxical city.

Guest Editor Allan Shulman, Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture; with the authors

Cheese and wine reception sponsored by

Admission: Free and open to the public

Who: Bring your friends and family.
What: MTV hosted event with DJ Mauricio Parra and special performance by Zania with Halloween tricks and treats
Where: Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach
Dress code: Costume
Theme: Come as your favorite deceased artist.

Support our AmBASSador Teen Council! $2.00 Halloween Tricks and $3.00 Halloween Treats.

Admission $3.00 if in costume, $4.00 if not.

RSVP REQUIRED : Call 305 673 7530 x1016

Parents come along and enjoy a complimentary cup of Bustelo coffee while your children have fun learning all about "Design Thinking" and creating amazing out of the box designs. Kids can enjoy the Miami Children’s Museum’s "Secret Design" workshop, as well as My Kids Country Club’s "Museum Etiquette" workshop. The Chess Academy will also present a demostration for visitors.

Suitable for children of all ages.

Free popcorn for kids!
Support our AmBASSador teen council. $5.00 "Custom Dzine" creations for sale.

$2.00 Portrait seatings with Kahari. $3.00 Halloween Tricks or Treats.

Free and open to the community

Awake to a world of free indoor and outdoor art installations and performances, music, dance, theater, film, comedy, poetry, acrobatics and more at over 100 different locations spread across the city and a 13-hour night. Free shuttle buses with onboard arts programming will be running all night, so leave the car and prepare to be dazzled!

The Bass Museum of Art will once again be the center of activity with "Night Shift," a group of exiting and unexpected site-specific installations and sculptures in Collins Park curated by Jerome Sans. Sans was the founder and co-director of the world-acclaimed Palais de Tokyo, the cutting-edge contemporary art center that opened in Paris in 2002. Currently he is Director of one of the first nonprofit art centers in Beijing, the Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, and is Cultural Curator for Le Meridien Group. He was co-curator of the Paris Nuit Blanche in 2006, and is also a rock musician and DJ - he’ll be providing the live soundtrack for "Night Shift." Participating South Florida artists include Jim Drain and Brooke O-Harra, Christy Gast, Julie Kahn, Nicolas Lobo, Ernesto Oroza & Gean Moreno, Tom Scicluna, and Frances Trombly. A very unique collaborative piece "Viking Funeral" will also be featured, that is a monolithic 30’ Nirvana "t-shirt" that can be explored from the inside out!

There will be special Sleepless Night attractions inside the Bass Museum as well. The Miami International Piano Festival has earned a wonderful reputation for bringing the "best of the best" newly discovered pianists and prodigies to Miami Beach. Come enjoy a tasty sampling of talented Festival musicians for a Sleepless Night of classical virtuosity at the Bass Museum. Thirty minute programs offered at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.

Free and open to the community

The Bass Museum of Art is thrilled to present the Reflections Series of three concerts under the directorship of Gil Morgenstern with the collaboration of a superb ensemble of musicians and actors. Acclaimed for his artistry and technical brilliance as soloist with orchestra, in recital or as a chamber musician, violinist Gil Morgenstern has performed all over the world to overwhelming critical praise.

A Musical Mandala, the first in the series, takes the music of Johann Sebastian Bach as its starting point and circles through works by Schumann, Ysaye, Bartok, Barkauskas, Villa-Lobos and Kreisler. Join us as we contemplate Bach’s enormous influence on enlightened composers and audiences over a period of more than 300 years.

Reflections Concert Series presents solo and chamber music together with art, poetry and prose from around the world in combinations that both reflect upon one another and invite the audience to reflect anew on universal themes. In addition to the Bass Museum, Reflections is presented in New York City, North Carolina, and in Florence, Capri and Rome, Italy.

Admission: $20 Bass Museum members, $25 non-members
Please call 305-673-7530 ext 1013 for tickets.

Become a member of the museum now and receive an invitation to the Bass Museum’s biggest bash of the year!

Opening reception for the exhibitions: Where Do We Go From Here?/Selections for La Coleccion Jumex; Dzine; Kent Henricksen: Wayward We Hunt; Selections from the Collection. Hosted by The Bass Museum of Art.

Access with Bass Museum invitation, VIP cards, exhibitor’s pass, press pass, Bass Museum membership cards.

Bass Museum hours of operation during ABMB: 9am-5pm Monday, November 30 - Sunday, December 6.