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Art Basel Hong Kong 2026: 90,000 Visitors, Climate Concerns

3/27/2026

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Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 is expected to attract about 90,000 visitors and opens on March 27, 2026, with 240 gallery booths.
Environmental concerns mount as art fairs generate CO2 emissions and waste.
Gallery Climate Coalition, with more than 2,100 members, aims to promote climate literacy in the art sector.
Heath Lowndes, Director of the Gallery Climate Coalition, says collectors are influential but hard to engage.

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Story summary

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 is expected to attract about 90,000 visitors and opens on March 27, 2026, with 240 gallery booths.
Environmental concerns mount as art fairs generate CO2 emissions and waste.
Gallery Climate Coalition, with more than 2,100 members, aims to promote climate literacy in the art sector.
Heath Lowndes, Director of the Gallery Climate Coalition, says collectors are influential but hard to engage.