Art Basel

Basel, Switzerland

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About

Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international series of art fairs whose annual flagship event has long been considered the largest and most prestigious fair of the contemporary and modern art market. Art Basel started in Basel, Switzerland in 1970. Since then, it has added annual satellite fairs in Miami Beach in the United States; Hong Kong, and Paris. Starting in February 2026, it will also host its first Art Basel event in Doha, Qatar. The annual fairs bring together galleries, collectors, curators and artists for exhibitions, sales and programming. They also serve as an anchor for numerous other art fairs that simultaneously operate in parallel in the host cities. Art Basel's parent company is MCH Group a Switzerland-based marketing company. Over recent years, the organization has adapted a strategy of moving Art Basel from being a series of industry fairs to being a lifestyle brand. Read more