Hong Kong CEC serves 80,000 international visitors at Art Basel

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre welcomed 80,000 international visitors to its Art Basel fair recently. Private collectors, curators and trustees from over 100 leading international museums and institutions, plus worldwide art lovers convened for the sixth edition of the show. Six hundred temporary supporting staff joined the venue team of 950 professionals to service the event in one of the largest logistical operations of the year. There were 31 private events and functions put on by individual exhibitors and the organiser during the five-day show, which closed on 31 March. Over the five show days, the venue team served 11,684 glasses of wine, 11,557 cups of coffee and 63,190 food items including 11,200 charcuterie platters. Organisers reported strong sales recorded across all levels of the market at Art Basel which featured 248 premier galleries from 32 countries and regions. Now one of the leading art fairs worldwide the fair featured an expanded programme of well-attended parallel events taking place throughout the city.