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Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Details
- Hours of operation:
Open daily, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Last admission is sold 30 minutes prior to closing.
Daily docent tours are available at 2 p.m. and last approximately 45 minutes long (subject to change due to availability). Tours are complimentary with the purchase of any admission.
Visitors can also enjoy the monthly "Art & Wine: A Perfect Pairing" on the second Wednesday of each month. The event pairs wines from Bellagio’s cellar with artwork featured in the gallery’s current exhibition “Warhol Out West” The program features an interactive conversation about wine and art with Jason Smith, Bellagio’s director of wine and master sommelier, with the knowledge of Tarissa Tiberti, BGFA Director. Tickets are $38 ($30 for BGFA members). Guests must be at least 21 years old to participate.
Feb. 8, 2013: BFGA will showcase "Warhol Out West," an exhibit displaying 59 of Andy Warhol's iconic art including "Pop Art" paintings, sculptures, photographs, screen prints and wallpaper.
- Cost: $16 for visitors 13 and older; $13 for Nevada residents and seniors 65 and older; $11 for military, teachers and college students; Children 12 years old and younger are free. Annual memberships are also available. An audio tour of the gallery is included in the price of the exhibit.
- Payment options: Cash, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover.
- Reservations: Tickets are available 30 days in advance. Purchasing advance tickets is encouraged; call (702) 693-7871 or (877) 957-9777. The gallery can also arrange private parties and events. Please call for more details.
- Location: Located inside the Bellagio hotel-casino at the intersection of Flamingo Road and the Las Vegas Strip.
- Age/Height/Weight restrictions: You must be 18 years of age or a registered hotel guest to enter the Bellagio. Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Strollers are not allowed inside the gallery.
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Review
The Bellagio hotel boasts some of Las Vegas' biggest artistic masterpieces. The hotel lobby's ceiling is adorned with a Dale Chihuly sculpture, commissioned exclusively for Bellagio. The piece, called Fiori di Como, is made of 2,000 colorful hand-blown glass flowers. The Picasso restaurant inside the Bellagio not only offers gourmet cuisine, but also surrounds diners with an extensive collection of original Picasso artwork.
But by far the largest display of art in the hotel can be found in the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. The gallery presents world-class exhibitions of art and objects drawn from internationally known museums and private collections. Past exhibitions have included Monet masterworks, Andy Warhol's celebrity portraits, Faberge treasures from the Kremlin and Alexander Calder mobiles.
"We really encourage people of all different levels to come and view the gallery, whether you are beginner, intermediate, or advanced level on your knowledge," said Tarissa Tiberti, director of Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.
Whether you look at art frequently or never gave it much thought, add some time in your trip to check it out. You really don't have to be an expert.
"Sometimes they feel like they need to know about art, or they don't understand it — they feel intimidated," she said. "[But] in the Vegas scene, there's so much work to be seen that's not intimidating. I encourage people to go look at as much stuff as they can. You start to understand things."
Warhol Out West: Feb. 8 - Oct. 27, 2013
Beginning Feb. 8, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art will showcase "Warhol Out West." Organized in partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, this exhibition focuses on Warhol's depiction of everything Western. "Warhol Out West" will feature 59 of the artist's works including paintings, sculptures, photographs, screen prints and wallpaper.
One of the most influential artists in the visual art movement known as pop art, Warhol based his creative depiction of celebrity, ads, comic books and products in popular culture. Visitors will have the chance to see Warhol's pop art paintings of celebrities and consumer products from the '60s; the advertisement series from the '80s; the beloved "Double Elvis" painting; and his rarely seen "Cowboys and Indians" series.
BFGA featured Warhol's work in 2009 in the "Classic Contemporary: Lichtenstein, Warhol & Friends" and "Andy Warhol: The Celebrity Portraits" in 2003.
-- Staff Report
Photo credit: Andy Warhol, "Geronimo," 1986, Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh © 2012.
