The Bass Museum of Art was established by agreement in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted the gift of the art collection of John and Johanna Bass upon condition that it would maintain the collection in perpetuity, provide for the exhibition of the collections, and keep it open and available to the public. The museum occupies what was originally the Miami Beach Public Library and Art Center, which was designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast, grandson of Miami Beach pioneer John A. Collins. This was Miami’s first public building with an exhibition space for the fine arts, and it was designed to preserve the symmetry of the formal gardens of Collins Park, which had been donated to the City by Collins and laid out in the 1920s. This building is now the centerpiece of the city’s historic district and was placed on the National Register in 1978.
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the Bass Museum of Art is to collect and exhibit the finest art the world has to offer from the past through the present, thereby enriching lives and educating residents and visitors in the City of Miami Beach.
FOR FURTHER INFO
Megan Riley
Director of External Affairs
mriley@bassmuseum.org
Bass Museum of Art
The Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (between 21st and 22nd streets)
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
T. 305.373.7530
www.bassmuseum.org
Silvia Karman Cubina
Executive Director / Chief Curator
Elisa Alonso
Administrative Assistant to the Director
Jean Ortega
Assistant Director
Chelsea Guerdat
Registrar / Exhibitions Manager
Adrienne von Lates
Director of Education
Megan Riley
Director of External Affairs
Denise Wolpert
Director of Individual Giving and Special Events
Gabrielle Peters
Admissions Clerk
Cassandra Grandis
Education Assistant
Denis Tejedor
Curatorial Assistant
Jan Galliardt
Chief Preparator / Exhibition Technician
Jennifer Sonson
Development and Marketing Assistant
Dolores Salgado Llanes
Museum Shop Sales
Fitz Mitchell
Security
BOARD MEMBERS
George Lindemann
President
Joyce Kaiser
Vice-President
Alan Randolph
Treasurer
Lida Rodriguez-Taseff
Secretary
Ramiro del Amo
Member
Hugh Bush
Member
Christina Getty Maercks
Member
Sarah Harrelson
Member
Jonathan Kurry
Member
Laura Paresky-Gould
Member
Susan Richard
Member
David Schwade
Member
Christine Taplin
Member
Cathy Vedovi
Member
The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council with additional support provided by Miami-Dade Country Department of Cultural Affairs, The Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.