# The Kaleidoscopic: Writing Histories Through the Collection

A collection exhibition at The Bass in South Beach, part of Miami Art Week 2026. It treats the museum's holdings as an evolving archive, setting works from different periods and cultures side by side to look at how museums construct historical narratives.

- Type: Museum
- When: ongoing, August 20, 2025 – December 6, 2026
- Where: The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, South Beach
- Part of: [Miami Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/miami-art-week)
- Event's own page: https://thebass.org/art/the-kaleidoscopic-writing-histories-through-the-collection/
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/the-kaleidoscopic-writing-histories-through-the-collection

## From the organiser

A collection exhibition that presents The Bass's holdings as an evolving archive, juxtaposing works from different periods and cultures to examine how museums construct historical narratives. Closing date not yet announced.

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