Art Basel is an international art fair that is for-profit and privately owned. These events take place annually in Hong Kong, Miami beach, and Switzerland. Art Basel originally started in 1970 in Switzerland by Balz Hilt, Trudl Bruckner, and Ernst Beyeler who were gallerists at Basel. In its first year, over 16,000 attendees who were able to view 90 galleries from 10 countries. The popularity of this event led them to expand to Miami Beach in 2002 and Hong Kong in 2008.
The Art Basel (Switzerland) event has also been postponed due to the pandemic. The event is now anticipated to start from September 23rd to the 26th, 2021. Tickets will be available for sale for this event on their website.