# The Bass Dialogues: Architects Johnston Marklee in conversation with Tom Healy

A talk at The Bass Museum of Art in South Beach, part of Miami Art Week 2026. Architects Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee present their design for the museum's expansion in public for the first time, in conversation with poet and Bass trustee Tom Healy. RSVP needed; capacity is limited.

- Type: Talk
- When: Thursday 3 December 2026, 10:00 AM (EST)
- Where: The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, South Beach
- Artists: Sharon Johnston, Mark Lee, and Tom Healy
- Part of: [Miami Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/miami-art-week)
- RSVP: https://17147.blackbaudhosting.com/17147/PP---120326-The-Bass-Dialogues---JOHNSTON-MARKLEE
- Event's own page: https://thebass.org/event/the-bass-dialogues-architects-johnston-marklee-in-conversation-with-tom-healy/
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/the-bass-dialogues-architects-johnston-marklee-in-conversation-with-tom-healy

## From the organiser

First public presentation of architects Johnston Marklee's design for The Bass's expansion, with Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee in conversation with poet and Bass trustee Tom Healy. Doors 10:00, talk 10:30; free with RSVP, limited capacity.

## Also on Thursday 3 December

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