The Betsy
The Betsy
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
P: 866.792.3879
*Please enter through 1433 Collins Ave.
Mask mandatory, social distancing protocol will be followed.
New exhibits;
Curated by Betsy co-owner Lesley Goldwasser.
The works on view include photography by Jim Krantz, Seydou Keïta, Tamary Kudita, Bunny Yeager, Andy Sweet, and Alessandro Sarno. .
Permanent collections and exhibitions:
The Betsy’s Outdoor Sculpture Garden exhibits Zimbabwean stone carved sculptures inspired by traditional Shona mythology; two award-winning works of public art, The Betsy Orb and The Betsy Poetry Rail, are also located outdoors between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue at 14th Place; and the work of Carlos Andres Cruz and Ricardo Cavolo, presented in the Underground and BBar Galleries, respectively. The Hotel is also honored to be the permanent home of two unique photographic collections totaling 300 historic images of The Beatles, including Paul Saltzman’s “The Inner Light: The Beatles in India,” and “The Lost Beatles” from the Bob Bonis Archive. The work of storied local photographers Robin Hill and Robert Zuckerman are also on permanent display.
The Betsy Hotel is a distinguished landmark hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach and an award-winning gathering place for community building and the arts. Exquisitely designed with expansive inside and outside spaces, the Hotel’s robust expressions of culture includes rotating exhibitions in 9 public galleries, live jazz 9 times a week, an artist residency program that has hosted over 1000 visiting creatives, classical music pop-ups, and literary programs that include a large property library. Other creative elements include an #thebetsyorb, an egg-shaped sky bridge hailed as a groundbreaking piece of Miami Beach public art, a sculptural Poetry Rail honoring local wordsmiths from Langston Hughes to Muhammad Ali, – and pacesetting special projects such as TransArt, Yiddish Salons, Jazz and A Cappella Festivals, and bi-lingual programs like ESCRIBE AQUÍ/Write Here. The Betsy Hotel is family owned and operated by the Plutzik Goldwasser Family, located at 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach – in the heart of the Art Deco District.