When Miami Becomes the World’s Cultural Epicenter

Experience Club US hosts the Art Week Dinner at the historic Vanderbilt Mansion during Art Basel 2025. / Image: Camilo Buitrago Gil (ArtBasel)

Miami is never just Miami in December. 

During Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week, the city transforms into one of the world’s most influential hubs for contemporary art, attracting collectors, investors, executives, creators, and cultural leaders from across the globe. It’s the moment when the city — now a global center for business, luxury, culture, and technology — vibrates at a different frequency.

In 2025, Art Basel celebrates its 23rd edition, bringing together hundreds of galleries from more than 40 countries and expanding its footprint with new spaces dedicated to digital art, technology, and immersive experiences. In parallel, Miami Art Week spreads dozens of fairs and interventions across the city, creating a vibrant landscape where creativity meets business — and where new connections emerge naturally among people who breathe innovation.

It is in this atmosphere — where art sets the rhythm of the city — that Experience Club US will host the Art Week Dinner on December 5th, at 7 PM, inside the legendary Vanderbilt Mansion, on Fisher Island.

An evening designed for those who understand that some experiences aren’t meant to be seen — but lived. A gathering that brings together the right constellation of people in a historic, private setting where conversations flow easily, ideas intersect organically, and relationships take shape with authenticity.

“Art Week is one of Miami’s most vibrant moments, and over the past years Experience Club US has turned that energy into truly unique gatherings — from our ‘Dinner of the Year’ to experiences that connect art, business, and meaningful content. In 2025, the Art Week Dinner at the Vanderbilt Mansion reinforces this mission: bringing extraordinary people together in a setting where ideas flourish and relationships deepen. Our purpose is to create moments that stay with you.” — Marcelo Goulart, CEO, Experience Club US

This year’s edition is supported by partners who reflect the level of the experience we aim to deliver: Safra National Bank, Bentley South Beach, Delta Airlines, and AMG — brands that share our vision of blending sophistication, innovation, and exclusivity in encounters that elevate the way we engage with culture, business, and human connection.

Amid the most important art stage in the Americas, the Art Week Dinner becomes a moment of pause — and at the same time, of presence. A celebration of art, the city, and the human experience that, like Miami in December itself, happens only once a year.