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2008 Art Basel: by the numbers
Agua at the Delano's rooftop terrace.
By Lydia Martin
850: Applicants for gallery space
266: Approximate number of exhibiting art galleries
100: U.S. museums expected to send delegations
200: Major artists attending
40,000: Visitors expected
1,300: Journalists covering
1,500: Staffers working
200,000: Square feet of carpeting laid down in the two halls at the Miami Beach Convention Center
$795: The Delano's rate for its least expensive room during Basel
$365: The Delano's rate the following weekend
22: Alternative fairs going on around Basel - but more may pop up at the last minute
See and Do
See & Do
- MiaSci Young Patron's Big Bang
- The Flying Tomato Smash & Bash
- New World Symphony Mini Concert
- 60 years of the Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables
- Valentine's Day Activities: Where to take your honey
- Review: Juanes tapes MTV Unplugged at New World Center on Miami Beach
- South Beach Comedy Festival tickets on sale Friday
- Miami International Map Fair
- ZooMiami hosts Savage Art, an art show by ZooMiami animals
- The Original Miami Beach Antique Show is back!
