2023 Basel Museums Guide

CONTENTS
1 ANATOMISCHES MUSEUM DER UNIVERSITÄT BASEL → P. 7
2 ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG → P. 7
3 ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG, SKULPTURHALLE → P. 8
4 AUGUSTA RAURICA, AUGST → P. 8
5 AUSSTELLUNGSRAUM KLINGENTAL → P. 8
6 BASLER PAPIERMÜHLE → P. 11
7 CARTOONMUSEUM BASEL → P. 11
8 DREILÄNDERMUSEUM, LÖRRACH DE → P. 12
9 FEUERWEHRMUSEUM BASEL → P. 17
10 FONDATION BEYELER, RIEHEN/BASEL → P. 17
11 HAFENMUSEUM – VERKEHRSDREHSCHEIBE SCHWEIZ → P. 18
12 HEK (HAUS DER ELEKTRONISCHEN KÜNSTE), MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL → P. 18
13 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – BARFÜSSERKIRCHE → P. 22
14 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – HAUS ZUM KIRSCHGARTEN → P. 22
15 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – MUSIKMUSEUM → P. 22
16 JÜDISCHES MUSEUM DER SCHWEIZ → P. 25
17 KUNST RAUM RIEHEN, RIEHEN/BASEL → P. 25
18 KUNSTHALLE BASEL → P. 25
19 KUNSTHAUS BASELLAND, MUTTENZ/BASEL → P. 26
20 KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL → P. 29
21 MÜHLEMUSEUM, MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL → P. 30
22 MUKS – MUSEUM KULTUR & SPIEL RIEHEN, RIEHEN/BASEL → P. 30
23 MUSEUM.BL, LIESTAL → P. 39
24 MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL → P. 39
25 MUSEUM FÜR MUSIKAUTOMATEN, SEEWEN SO → P. 43
26 MUSEUM KLEINES KLINGENTAL → P. 43
27 MUSEUM TINGUELY → P. 46
28 NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL → P. 49
29 PHARMAZIEMUSEUM DER UNIVERSITÄT BASEL → P. 49
30 S AM SCHWEIZERISCHES ARCHITEKTURMUSEUM → P. 50
31 SAMMLUNG FRIEDHOF HÖRNLI, RIEHEN/BASEL → P. 53
32 SCHAULAGER, MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL → P. 53
33 SPIELZEUG WELTEN MUSEUM BASEL → P. 53
34 VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM, WEIL AM RHEIN DE → P. 54
Architectural Landmarks → P. 2–5
Art Education: Best Picks → P. 14–15, P. 44–45
Highlights 2023 → P. 32–33
Collections: Hidden Pearls → P. 34–37
Art in the City → P. 58–59
Essentials → P. 60–62
Picture Credits and Publication Details → P. 63

14 | Historisches Museum Basel – Haus zum Kirschgarten → P. 22
The Haus zum Kirschgarten built between 1775 and 1780 is an
outstanding example of early neoclassicism. It was designed
by the Basel architect and draughtsman Johann Ulrich Büchel as
a home and business premises for the silk-ribbon manufacturer
Johann Rudolf Burckhardt (1750–1813), and for many years
was the grandest mansion in the city. Since 1951 it has been a
museum of domestic life specialising in the lives of the affluent
bourgeoisie in 18th- and 19th-century Basel.
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← 20 | Kunstmuseum Basel → P. 29
Kunstmuseum Basel’s main
building, which opened in 1936,
was designed by the Basel
architect Rudolf Christ and the
Stuttgart master builder Paul
Bonatz. The warm-hued, neoclassical
architecture with its suites
of galleries and public courtyard
remains as popular as ever.
18 | Kunsthalle Basel → P. 25
The neoclassical building housing
Kunsthalle Basel was commissioned
by the Basler Kunstverein,
which financed it with the revenues
generated by two of the ferries
across the Rhine. It was built
between 1869 and 1872 to plans
by the architect Johann Jakob
Stehlin-Burckhardt, while the
interior design is in part the work
of artists Arnold Böcklin and Ernst
Stückelberg. For 150 years now,
its timeless architecture has shed
its own unique light on the works of
contemporary art exhibited there.
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27 | Museum Tinguely → P. 46
Designed by Ticinese architect Mario Botta (b. 1943), Museum Tinguely
is idyllically situated in a park on the banks of the Rhine. It was conceived
to house the world’s largest collection of the works of Jean
Tinguely (1925–1991), who ranks among the great artistic pioneers of
the post-1950 period. Inspired by Tinguely’s conceptual world, Museum
Tinguely also hosts a varied programme of shows and events.
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23 | Museum.BL, Liestal → P. 39
The former granary and arsenal
housing the Museum.BL in Liestal’s
historical centre counts among the
oldest buildings in town. It was
built in 1518 and has been used as a
cantonal museum since 1978.
← 34 | Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein DE → P. 54
The Umbrella House built in Tokyo in 1961 by Japanese architect
Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006) was to have been torn down, but
now stands on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. Shinohara
ranks among the great old masters of Japanese architecture. Built
in the context of his engagement with tradition and modernity,
his iconic house captures the interior feel of a traditional Japanese
house and translates it into the present.
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Antikenmuseum Basel
und Sammlung Ludwig
General Gaius Julius Caesar
PORTRAIT OF THE ROMAN
POLITICIAN AND GENERAL
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR
(LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.)
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
The art and culture of the Iberians
STATUE OF A BULL (6TH–4TH CENTURY B.C.)
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PESTALOZZISTRASSE 20
1 WWW.ANATOMIE.UNIBAS.CH/MUSEUM
ANATOMISCHES MUSEUM DER
UNIVERSITÄT BASEL
Exhibits of major historical interest. Original preparations
of human body parts and organs, including the first
authenticated anatomical preparation of a skeleton from
1543 and presentations of human foetal development.
→ 31.12.2023 Replace, Renew or even Heal Sick
Body Parts – the Possibilities of Reparative and
Regenerative Medicine
Severe illness or accidents leave many people dependent
on new tissue or even entire organs. Humans have been trying
to replace severed body parts for thousands of years. The
oldest prosthesis found to date is an astonishing 3500 years
old! The simple wooden stumps of the past have now become
sophisticated high-tech constructions.
ST. ALBAN-GRABEN 5
2 WWW.ANTIKENMUSEUMBASEL.CH
ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL
UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG
An outstanding collection of Egyptian, Greek, Italic, Etruscan
and Roman works of art flanked by temporary exhibitions
on history, religion, art and everyday life in various epochs.
→ 30.4.2023 Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic
Tribes on the Banks of the Rhine
This exhibition devoted to the importance of the River Rhine
for the early history of our region and for the whole of Europe
highlights the epoch-making changes brought about by
Caesar’s campaigns. The emphasis is on the political, cultural
and economic relationships between the Rhine region and
the Mediterranean civilisations.
19.11.2023 – 26.5.2024 Iberians
This special exhibition, conceived in cooperation with the
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, is dedicated to the
culture and art of the Iberians. This civilisation comprised
a group of peoples who stretched across the eastern part
of the Iberian Peninsula between the 6th and 1st centuries
B.C. Around 260 exhibits illustrate the diversity of this
Iron Age culture.
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MITTLERE STRASSE 17
3 WWW.ANTIKENMUSEUMBASEL.CH
ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL
UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG,
SKULPTURHALLE
The Skulpturhalle boasts one of the world’s largest collections
of plaster casts of ancient sculpture, as well as the only known
complete reconstruction of Athens’ Parthenon sculptures.
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AUGUSTA RAURICA
GIEBENACHERSTRASSE 17, 4302 AUGST/BASEL
WWW.AUGUSTARAURICA.CH
An impressive theatre, a quaint Roman house, the largest
hoard of antique silver in any museum and an animal
park with ancient animal breeds make this time travel back
to the Roman period an unforgettable experience.
→ 31.12.2023 Under the Magnifying Glass.
Following the Clues of a Roman Life Story
How do archaeologists investigate a sensational find?
We let the experts speak! The Roman lead coffin discovered
in Augst in 2016 has since been recovered, studied and
analysed. The results offer a tantalizing glimpse of the life of
a wealthy woman 1700 years ago.
→ 31.12.2023 Augusta Raurica AR Experience
The augmented reality app lets you explore the remarkably
well-preserved commercial buildings on the Roman highway
as well as providing an AR audio story and interactive tour.
KASERNENSTRASSE 23
5 WWW.AUSSTELLUNGSRAUM.CH
AUSSTELLUNGSRAUM KLINGENTAL
This exhibition space provides a platform for critical engagement
with the current works of artists who live and work
in Basel. As a place of interaction between contemporary
art and the public at large it is also dedicated to presenting,
questioning and discussing today’s artistic practice.
14.1.–19.2.2023 untereinander werden (among one another) –
Louise Bozelec, Mirjam Plattner
The exhibition untereinander werden (among one another) by
Louise Bozelec and Mirjam Plattner is a hybrid of installation,
performance and showroom. Together the artists search
for points of contact with which to turn the three exhibition
spaces into an ambivalent, multi-facetted corpus.
8 MUSEUMS

Augusta Raurica
A tour of discovery with
augmented reality
THE ROMAN CITY
OF AUGUSTA RAURICA
Ausstellungsraum Klingental
Ambivalent corpuses
MIRJAM PLATTNER: NITIDA (2021)
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Basler Papiermühle – Schweizerisches Museum
für Papier, Schrift und Druck
Exchanged during the pandemic:
artist books by 68 artists from 34 countries
TRAVELLING EXHIBITION POSTAL ARTIST BOOKS
Cartoonmuseum Basel
A founding father of modern comics
WILL EISNER STUDIO, INC.: THE SPIRIT (1950)
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11.3. – 26.3.2023 WESEN – Marie Jeger
Five beings: passing by, lingering, moving on. They have
landed in a body with two legs and twice five fingers on a
seemingly round earth. To change their standpoint, they
play with their own axis, questioning their verticality and the
thoughts that spring from a head that sits on top.
ST. ALBAN-TAL 37
6 WWW.BASLERPAPIERMUEHLE.CH
BASLER PAPIERMÜHLE –
SCHWEIZERISCHES MUSEUM
FÜR PAPIER, SCHRIFT UND DRUCK
Situated in a medieval paper mill, this museum illustrates
the book-production process from handmade paper to
finished book. Its substantial collection presents the history
of paper, scripture and print, while the on-site paper
manufactory invites visitors to watch paper being made –
or even try it out for themselves.
13.1. – 2.4.2023 Postal Art – Letters Around the World
The travelling exhibition Postal Artist Books shows a
collection of fanfolds and artist books by 68 artists from
34 countries. The objects created during the pandemic arose
out of an exchange between two artists and were exhibited
for the first time in São Paulo.
ST. ALBAN-VORSTADT 28
7 WWW.CARTOONMUSEUM.CH
CARTOONMUSEUM BASEL
Switzerland’s only museum and centre of excellence devoted
exclusively to the art of narrative drawing is committed to
collecting individual works, curating exhibitions and sharing
knowledge about the genre. It thus contributes to the debate
about the art of narrative drawing and the social and political
issues it addresses.
11.3. – 18.6.2023 Will Eisner. Graphic Novel Godfather
A Will Eisner (1917–2005) retrospective in Switzerland
with original drawings. Eisner was an artist, writer, theorist
and one of the founding fathers of modern comics.
He created the gangster hunter The Spirit, followed later
by ambitious graphic novels and non-fiction books on comics.
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11.3. – 18.6.2023 (Cartoonforum) HÉCATOMBE Collectives
HÉCATOMBE is a Genevan collective of three men and three
women dedicated to drawing and its narrative possibilities. Its
Carte Blanche promises to transform the Cartoonforum into a
mix of hands-on laboratory, performance and exhibition.
1.7. – 29.10.2023 Chris Ware
Developed in collaboration with the American author and
artist Chris Ware (b. 1967), this retrospective is the first show
in the German-speaking world to present his work in all its
richness. Models and sculptures complement originals from
his multi-award-winning books Jimmy Corrigan, Building
Stories and Rusty Brown, as well as other works.
11.11.2023 – 7.4.2024 Blutch
Blutch (b. 1967), an author, illustrator and painter from
Strasbourg, has been hailed as one of the leading exponents
of the new French comic. This retrospective at Cartoonmuseum
Basel brings together originals from albums, paintings,
illustrations, posters and excerpts from animated films.
BASLER STRASSE 143, 79540 LÖRRACH DE
8 WWW.DREILAENDERMUSEUM.EU
DREILÄNDERMUSEUM
Unique museum dedicated to the past and present of the
border region where France, Germany and Switzerland meet.
In German and French.
→ 2.7.2023 The Rhine
Overview of the large cross-border cultural project of the
same name comprising exhibitions at 38 institutions in Germany,
France and Switzerland. The more than two hundred
exhibits shed light on the Upper Rhine and its history and
importance to the culture and everyday lives of people in all
three countries. The exhibition will be flanked by more than
fifty events and guided tours.
21.9.2023–19.5.2024 Liberty and Democracy –
The Revolution of 1848/49
1848 and 1849 brought profound changes for Switzerland,
France and the Duchy of Baden. Prosperity, education and
freedom for all were the rallying cry when Gustav Struve first
proclaimed the German Republic in Lörrach on 21 September
1848. This anniversary exhibition reveals the revolution’s
on-going influence even 175 years later.
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Cartoonmuseum Basel
A virtuoso of the new French comic
BLUTCH: JOHN WAYNE APRÈS GIRAUD (2021)
Dreiländermuseum
Crossing borders: the Rhine
EDUARD TENNER:
THE ISTEIN ROCK (1875)
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What is Art?
The question of how to define art
has interested me for as long as art
itself has. The focus of the guided
tour Shambala of Modern Times –
Art at the MKB is on ethnographic
objects juxtaposed with contemporary
works of art.
ANTONIO RUSSO, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
24 | Museum der Kulturen Basel → P. 39
Art Education
BEST
PICKS
A Peek Behind the Scenes
Our regular guided
tour Backstage @Vitra
Design Museum sheds
light on how the
museum operates.
Visitors get to see
areas that would
normally be off limits
to them – areas where
the most diverse
disciplines come
together from curators
to exhibition planning
to the conservation
workshop.
LENA HÖNIG, CONSERVATOR
34 |Vitra Design Museum,
Weil am Rhein DE → P. 54
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The Museum Gang
The MUKS is a handson
museum, and as
Head of Education &
Outreach I am able to
exploit that to the full.
The project currently
closest to my heart is
the Museumsbande or
museum gang that at
present numbers eleven
kids aged between
8 and 11. They are
actively shaping the
museum, including by
developing materials
for our forthcoming
exhibition about robbers.
Fostering dialogue
between young and
old is a good way of
opening up new perspectives.
MIRIAM COHN, HEAD OF
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
22 |MUKS – Museum
Kultur & Spiel Riehen,
Riehen/Basel → P. 30
Creativity at the Museum
Mitmach-Mittwoch (hands-on
Wednesday) is a new event
format that invites young people
aged 14 and over to come to the
Kunstmuseum from 5 to 8 p.m.
every Wednesday and to use our
premises for their own creative
purposes. The themes range from
the personal to the social and
we engage with them both
discursively in the museum and
practically in the studio.
MARILENA RAUFEISEN, JASMIN WIESLI
AND KATHARINA ANNA WIESER,
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
20 | Kunstmuseum Basel → P. 29
ART EDUCATION
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Fondation Beyeler
The allures of the American way of life
WAYNE THIEBAUD: BAKERY CASE (1996)
Fondation Beyeler
Picasso and his models
PABLO PICASSO:
LE PEINTRE ET SON MODÈLE (1963)
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SPALENVORSTADT 11
9 WWW.RETTUNG.BS.CH/FEUERWEHR/FW-MUSEUM
FEUERWEHRMUSEUM BASEL
Permanent exhibition on the history of firefighting from
medieval hand-operated spraying contraptions to modern
oxygen inhalers.
BASELSTRASSE 101, 4125 RIEHEN/BASEL
10 WWW.FONDATIONBEYELER.CH
FONDATION BEYELER
Art, architecture and nature combine harmoniously in
Switzerland’s most-visited art museum. The main building
designed by architect Renzo Piano in the idyllic Berower Park
houses a near legendary collection of some four hundred
masterpieces of modernism and contemporary art, including
works by Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Cézanne and Giacometti,
but also Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois, Marlene Dumas and
Wolfgang Tillmans. The existing ensemble is currently being
enlarged by an extension designed by Atelier Peter Zumthor.
29.1.–21.5.2023 Wayne Thiebaud
The renowned American artist Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021)
began his career as a graphic designer and worked briefly for
Walt Disney Studios. In his famous still lifes of food, he
depicted the promise and abundance of the American way
of life. In addition to the still lifes, this exhibition shows
portraits as well as Thiebaud’s multi-perspective cityscapes
and landscapes.
19.2.–1.5.2023 PICASSO. Artist and Model – Last Pictures
As part of the international events to commemorate the
fiftieth anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973),
Fondation Beyeler is to present a very focused selection of the
artist’s late paintings that show him grappling with the image
of the artist and his model. As viewers will discover, these also
raise questions regarding the representation of women in art
and today’s critiques of the same.
21.5.–17.9.2023 Doris Salcedo
This major exhibition dedicated to the internationally
renowned Colombian artist Doris Salcedo (b. 1958) features
important works from her various creative periods. In her objects,
sculptures and site-specific interventions, Salcedo deals
with the never-ending cycle of violence, outrage, mourning,
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memory and forgetting. Her expansive installation
Palimpsest has been on view at the Fondation Beyeler since
October 2022.
17.9.2023–28.1.2024 Niko Pirosmani
Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is (still) unknown
to many, while others idolise him in an almost cult-like
way. Pirosmani was one of the outstanding artists of early
modernism. With fifty rarely seen masterpieces from the
Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi this exhibition provides
an introduction to Pirosmani’s artistic world.
11 WESTQUAISTRASSE 2
WWW.HAFENMUSEUM.CH
HAFENMUSEUM – VERKEHRS-
DREHSCHEIBE SCHWEIZ
Port museum with a focus on inland shipping, maritime
shipping and port management. Permanent exhibition on the
history of shipping, the importance of logistics to Basel
and the operation of the port of Basel featuring models of
ships and port facilities as well as films, display cases and
touch tables.
→ 30.6.2023 The Rhine and its Weidlings
The Weidling was an important means of transport for Basel’s
economy in the Middle Ages. These flat boats, which until
the 20th century were built exclusively of wood, were ideally
suited for navigating the wild Rhine with its many shallows.
The exhibition shows a real Weidling, describes its history in
pictures, sounds and texts, and brings old stories back to life.
Also presented are Basel’s Weidling clubs, which will make
their own contribution to the show.
FREILAGER-PLATZ 9, 4142 MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL
12 § WWW.HEK.CH
HEK (HAUS DER
ELEKTRONISCHEN KÜNSTE)
The HEK is the Swiss centre of excellence for the exploration
of art, technology and media. With its varied programme, it
presents a lively hub for the critical examination of electronic
art and digital culture.
→ 1.1.2023 Regionale 23
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Fondation Beyeler
A site-specific
intervention
DORIS SALCEDO:
UNTITLED (2003)
Hafenmuseum – Verkehrsdrehscheibe Schweiz
Transporting goods on a Weidling
ORIGINATOR UNKNOWN
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HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste)
Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s universe
is populated by rare robots.
ANNE DUK HEE JORDAN:
ATMOSPHERES OF BREATHING (2020)
HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste)
Pe Lang’s prize-winning installations
PE LANG: LED | N º 5 (2022)
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19.1.–19.3.2023 Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I must alter
myself into a life-form which can exist on this planet
Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s (b. 1978) artistic universe is
populated by humorous robotic machines with which she
explores connections to other species and ecosystems.
In this solo exhibition she engages her audience in an interactive
fantasy game about the environment, art and
philosophy, opening doors to a world that celebrates new
models of communality that bring together all living beings.
1.4.–21.5.2023 Pe Lang, Johanna Bruckner,
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler – Pax Art Awards 2022
This exhibition presents works by the winners of the Pax
Art Awards 2022. The main winner is Pe Lang with his
impressive kinetic installations. The two newcomers,
Johanna Bruckner and Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, present
new video installations whose dazzling, fantastical universes
the audience is invited to enter.
3.6.–13.8.2023 Worlds Merging. Of Virtual Spaces,
Metaverses and the Promises of Blockchain
The developments enabled by Blockchain promise radical
change, not only of technology but also in how we interact
and socialise online – the dawn of a new and better internet,
in other words. This international group show explores,
probes and demonstrates the potential of the digital world’s
new communality and decentralised organisational
structures.
2.9.–12.11.2023 Technological Sublime
The pursuit of new frontiers of knowledge, accompanied by
the exploration of new materials and technologies, has always
been a driving force in art. In collaboration with research,
technology and design, artists set out in search of unexpected
visual worlds.
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13–15
HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL
The most important museum of cultural history on the Upper
Rhine, housed in three separate buildings.
13 BARFÜSSERPLATZ 7
WWW.BARFUESSERKIRCHE.CH
HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL –
BARFÜSSERKIRCHE
Urban history from prehistory to the present, including
highlights such as the Basel Cathedral Treasury, fragments of
Basel’s Dance of Death, medieval tapestries, a giant cabinet
of curiosities, the Burgundian Booty, archaeological finds and
Leaps in Time – A Brief History of Basel (permanent exhibition).
24.3.–17.9.2023 Out of Use – Everyday Life in Transition
From monkey fur to spittoons, from typewriters to Game Boy:
the theme of this exhibition is objects that are no longer in
use. As relics of the everyday life of the past, they tell of three
centuries of technical and social changes and the vicissitudes
of fashion.
27.10.2023–30.6.2024 Rausch – Extase – Rush
There is no life without intoxication. How can we deal with
the phenomenon of intoxication? Embark on a journey of
discovery.
ELISABETHENSTRASSE 27
14 WWW.HAUSZUMKIRSCHGARTEN.CH
HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL –
HAUS ZUM KIRSCHGARTEN
The Haus zum Kirschgarten was built to be the home and
business premises of an 18th-century silk-ribbon
manufacturer. Its period rooms and temporary shows now
afford us a glimpse of how Basel’s affluent bourgeoisie
once lived.
IM LOHNHOF 9
15 WWW.MUSIKMUSEUM.CH
HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL –
MUSIKMUSEUM
Switzerland’s largest collection of musical instruments
features instruments from five centuries of music-making
and with them a wide-ranging overview of European
music history.
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Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Decommissioned
OBJECT GROUP EXHIBITION OUT OF USE
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Snorting in style
SHOE-SHAPED SNUFF BOX (1850)
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Historisches Museum Basel – Musikmuseum
The composer György Ligeti during a performance
of his Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes
PAUL SACHER STIFTUNG, BASEL
Kunsthalle Basel
The entrance to hell?
LUYANG: WELCOME TO LUYANG HELL (2017)
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1.12.2023–7.4.2024 György Ligeti (1923–2006)
He is considered one of the most important composers
of the 20th century. The exhibition will show many original
manuscripts and provide media stations where visitors
can experiment with his music.
16 KORNHAUSGASSE 8
WWW.JUEDISCHES-MUSEUM.CH
JÜDISCHES MUSEUM DER SCHWEIZ
Judaism today: from cult to culture, from daily life to feast
days. Our video guided tour of the museum features
a rabbi, an artist, a city historian, a child, a curator and a
lawyer, who explain what Judaism means to them.
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KUNST RAUM RIEHEN
IM BEROWERGUT, BASELSTRASSE 71, 4125 RIEHEN/BASEL
WWW.KUNSTRAUMRIEHEN.CH
Kunst Raum Riehen is the public art and exhibition venue
of the municipality of Riehen. Its focus is on regional
contemporary art in all disciplines presented in temporary
exhibitions.
18 STEINENBERG 7
WWW.KUNSTHALLEBASEL.CH
KUNSTHALLE BASEL
Kunsthalle Basel has been dedicated to exhibiting, debating
and reflecting on contemporary art ever since it was founded
in 1872. As one of the region’s oldest and most active
contemporary art institutions, Kunsthalle Basel is famous
for its support of up-and-coming artists.
→ 6.8.2023 Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili. Verkleidung
Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili (b. 1979) presents an ensemble
of large-scale, quasi-abstract, almost diaphanous photographic
images that she developed specifically for the outdoor
context of the rear wall of Kunsthalle Basel.
20.1.–21.5.2023 LuYang. LuYang Vibratory Field
LuYang (b. 1984) melds the philosophical, spiritual and
wildly playful for this first show of hers in Switzerland.
Filled with colourful video animations, avatars, K-Pop and
video games, the computer-generated cosmos devised
by this Shanghai-born artist promises to be spectacular.
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10.2.–7.5.2023 Iris Touliatou. Gift
To develop her new site-specific project, Greek artist Iris
Touliatou (b. 1981) began by conducting an almost forensic
investigation of Kunsthalle Basel. The “score” of her
experimental exhibition rests on the infrastructural, administrative
and historical information gleaned from that study.
26.5.–13.8.2023 Group Show
9.6.–10.9.2023 P. Staff. In Ekstase
Atmospheric and haunting, the exhibition of British artist
P. Staff (b. 1987) shows new videos, sculptures and installations.
25.8.–14.11.2023 Phung-Tien Phan
29.9.2023–21.1.2024 Diego Marcon. Have you checked
the children
ST. JAKOB-STRASSE 170, 4132 MUTTENZ/BASEL
19 WWW.KUNSTHAUSBASELLAND.CH
KUNSTHAUS BASELLAND
Kunsthaus Baselland ranks among the leading exhibition
spaces for contemporary art in the greater Basel region.
In 2023 it will focus on Basel-based artists of various age groups
in dialogue with artists who are active internationally.
→ 8.1.2023 Regionale 23
February–July 2023
February–July 2023
Simone Holliger
Pia Fries
23.9.2023 Swiss Performance Art Award
The Swiss Performance Art Award actively promotes
Switzerland’s diverse and high-profile performance scene.
Held for the first time at Kunsthaus Baselland, the 2023
edition will feature performances by artists shortlisted for
the prize flanked by an exhibition that is to run until
1 October 2023.
26.11.2023–January 2024 Regionale 24
This annual group show is one of the most important
cross-border collaborations between Germany, France
and Switzerland. The 18 institutions involved focus
on contemporary art production in the trinational region
around Basel.
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Atmospheric and compelling
P. STAFF: LOVE LIFE II (2022)
Kunsthaus Baselland
Who will win the Swiss Performance Art Award?
LÉA KATHARINA MEIER: TOUS LES SEXES TOMBENT DU CIEL (2021)
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Kunstmuseum Basel |Neubau
Vibrantly coloured: the works of American artist Shirley Jaffe
SHIRLEY JAFFE: X, ENCORE (2007)
Kunstmuseum Basel |
Gegenwart
Andrea Büttner links art
history to social issues.
ANDREA BÜTTNER:
BREAD PAINTING (2016)
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KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
HAUPTBAU: ST. ALBAN-GRABEN 16, NEUBAU: ST. ALBAN-GRABEN 20,
GEGENWART: ST. ALBAN-RHEINWEG 60, WWW.KUNSTMUSEUMBASEL.CH
Hauptbau, Neubau, Gegenwart: three homes for the famous
treasures of the world’s oldest municipally owned public
art collection, comprising around four thousand paintings,
sculptures, installations and videos, as well as three hundred
thousand drawings and prints from seven centuries.
→ 19.2.2023 (Neubau) Castaway Modernism.
Basel’s Acquisitions of “Degenerate” Art
→ 30.4.2023 (Hauptbau) Born in Ukraine.
The Kyiv National Art Gallery in Basel
25.3.–30.7.2023 (Neubau) Shirley Jaffe. Form as Experiment
This retrospective pays long-overdue tribute to American
artist Shirley Jaffe (1923–2016). On show will be her vibrantly
coloured, abstract yet highly accessible paintings.
25.3.–13.8.2023 (Neubau) Charmion von Wiegand
Charmion von Wiegand (1896–1983) was an American
journalist, art critic and painter. The post-1950 period saw her
garner international renown for works in which she coupled
the imagery of the Far East with geometric abstraction.
22.4.–1.10.2023 (Gegenwart)
Andrea Büttner. The Heart of Relations
Berlin-based artist Andrea Büttner (b. 1972) draws on a range
of media in her works, and in doing so links art history to
contemporary social issues. The exhibition showcases Büttner’s
work of the past fifteen years, juxtaposing some of her
pieces with old masters.
13.5.–1.10.2023 (Gegenwart) Gina Folly. Manor Kunstpreis
The artist from Basel Gina Folly (b. 1983) has been awarded
the Manor Kunstpreis Basel 2023. The exhibition of Folly’s
works at Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart will address the
question of being used versus being in use.
2.9.2023–21.1.2024 (Neubau) Matisse, Derain and
Friends. The Paris Avantgarde 1904–1908
Fauvism was the first avantgarde movement of the 20th
century. This circle of artists, which included Henri Matisse,
André Derain and Georges Braque, had a formative influence
on Paris in the years from 1904 to 1908. Marking Switzerland’s
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first major show of “Les Fauves” in seventy years, this
exhibition will also feature several superb works yet unseen
in this country.
30.9.2023–4.2.2024 (Neubau) Jasper Johns – The Artist
as Collector. From Cézanne to de Kooning
Jasper Johns (b. 1930) ranks among the 20th century’s
most eminent American artists. This exhibition affords us a
rare glimpse of his private collection with some eighty
drawings by artists such as Paul Cézanne, Käthe Kollwitz,
Pablo Picasso and Willem de Kooning.
4.11.2023–17.3.2024 (Gegenwart) Carrie Mae Weems.
The Evidence of Things Not Seen
Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953) invites us to join her in examining
blind spots in the history of our times. In 2014 Weems
became the first African-American woman artist to be accorded
a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York –
making it high time her work was introduced to European
audiences!
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MÜHLEMUSEUM
MERIAN GÄRTEN, VORDER BRÜGLINGEN 5, 4142 MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL
This 16th-century watermill in the heart of the Merian
Gardens houses a small exhibition on the history of milling
from Bronze Age craft objects to industrial production.
BASELSTRASSE 34, 4125 RIEHEN/BASEL
22 WWW.MUKS.CH
MUKS – MUSEUM KULTUR
& SPIEL RIEHEN
MUKS is a hands-on museum. The focus of the permanent
exhibitions Play, Village and Wettstein, as well as the regular
special exhibitions is for young and old to participate and
act playfully themselves. Take a deep dive into the wonderful
world of toys and Riehen’s eventful history on an interactive
journey into the past.
→ 4.6.2023 Robbers
Children’s stories are full of robbers. In this exhibition we will
encounter robbers both familiar and new and learn about
invented and real raids in imaginary forests and places in and
around Riehen. An atmospheric exhibition for children and
adults alike.
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Neubau
A fascinating play
of colours
ANDRÉ DERAIN:
WOMAN IN A CHEMISE (1906)
MUKS – Museum
Kultur & Spiel Riehen
The robbers of Riehen
PAULA TROXLER: ROBBERS
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HIGHLIGHTS
22.2.–14.5.2023
Museum Tinguely
☑ x
À bruit secret.
Hearing in Art
→ 30.4.2023
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and
Germanic Tribes on the Banks of the Rhine
10.6.–19
☑ Schaulag
Out of
3.6.–13.8.2
HEK (Haus de
Künste), Mün
☑
Worlds M
☑ 15.–18.
Art Ba
→ 16.4.2023
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
☑
24.3.–17.9.2023
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
☑
Out of Use – Everyday Life in Transitio
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
25.3.–3.10.2023
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein DE
☑
Garden Futures: Designing with Natu
20.1.2023
Basel Museums Night
22.4.–1.10.2023
Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
☑
Andrea Büttner. The Heart
25.3.–30.7.2023
Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
☑
Shirley Jaffe. Form as Experiment
29.1.–21.5.2023
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel
☑
21.5.–17.9.2023
Fondation Beyele
☑
Wayne Thiebaud
24.3.2023–18.8.2024
Doris Salcedo
Museum.BL, Liestal
☑
In Search of the Bird of Paradise
28.4.2023–21.1.2024
Museum der Kulturen Basel
☑
At Night – Awake or Drea
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18.3.–29.10.2023
Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
☑
25 Years of Toy Worlds – the Anniversary

.11.2023
er, Münchenstein/Basel
the Box
023
r Elektronischen
chenstein/Basel
erging
6.2023
sel
n
x
1.7.–29.10.2023
Cartoonmuseum Basel
Chris Ware
19.11.2023–26.5.2024
Antikenmuseum
23.9.2023
Basel und Sammlung
Kunsthaus Baselland,
Muttenz/Basel
☑ Ludwig
Swiss Performance Iberians
Art Award
→ 31.12.2023
Augusta Raurica, Augst
x
Under the Magnifying Glass.
Following the Clues of a Roman Life Story
x
x
x
27.10.2023–30.6.2024
Historisches Museum Basel –
☑ Barfüsserkirche
Rausch – Extase – Rush
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
re
x
21.10.2023–3.3.2024
Vitra Design Museum,
Weil am Rhein DE
☑
Iwan Baan
of Relations
x
r, Riehen/Basel
19.1.2024
x
Basel Museums Night
2.9.2023–21.1.2024
Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
☑
Matisse, Derain and Friends.
The Paris Avantgarde 1904–1908
17.9.2023–28.1.2024
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel
☑
Niko Pirosmani
ming
Exhibition
8.9.2023–23.1.2028
Museum der Kulturen Basel
☑
Alive – More than Human Worlds
x
10.11.2023–12.5.2024
Naturhistorisches
Museum Basel
☑
SEXY – Choosy
Chicks, Randy Rabbits

Collections
HIDDEN
PEARLS
↑ 13 | Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche → P. 22
The tapestry Wild People on a Stag Hunt (ca. 1468) is
one of the great treasures of the Basel collection. It
shows a hunter armed with a sabre and hunting horn
taking leave of his wife, who is brandishing a large
spoon. Other scenes show a hunter flirting with a lady
falconer and a huntress receiving ambiguous promises
from her partner. The wall-hanging was a wedding gift
from Basel’s burgomaster Hans von Flachslanden (1412–
1476) to his second wife. The theme is an allegory
for men’s efforts to win the favour of the opposite sex.
TAPESTRY WILD PEOPLE ON A STAG HUNT (CA. 1468)
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20 | Kunstmuseum Basel → P. 29
The Judgment of Paris is a
highlight of the museum’s
collection of old masters.
It shows the famous scene
from Greek mythology when
the Trojan prince Paris is
called on to judge which of
three goddesses is the fairest:
Hera, Athena or Aphrodite?
Renaissance painter Lucas
Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)
transforms this ancient story
into an erotic painting of
three elegantly arranged
nudes standing in a landscape.
LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER:
THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS (1528)
↓ 29 | Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel → P. 49
Tucked away in the heart of Basel’s medieval city
centre in the house where Froben and Paracelsus
worked and where Erasmus of Rotterdam was a
frequent guest is one of the largest collections of
medicines, amulets, herbals, apothecary’s utensils
and laboratory apparatus in existence. One of its
two historical laboratories is an alchemist’s kitchen
whose original equipment from the 16th and 17th
centuries tells of the search for the philosopher’s
stone and the hope of one day being able to transform
base metals into gold or silver.
SEARCHING FOR THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
IN THE ALCHEMIST’S KITCHEN
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Collections
HIDDEN
PEARLS
10 | Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel → P. 17
Claude Monet (1840–1926) was a key exponent of
Impressionism whose landscapes and garden views
revolutionised painting. His late works all turn
on his garden in Giverny, which starting in 1890 he
transformed into an earthly paradise with a flower
garden and lily pond. From 1900 onwards, the
painter dedicated himself to capturing the constantly
changing colour spectacle of his garden. This gave
rise to the famous waterlily paintings, which concentrate
on reflections of nature in the lily pond, broken
only by flowers and lily pads. Abstract Expressionism
would be all but inconceivable without these works
as an antecedent.
CLAUDE MONET: NYMPHÉAS (1916–1919)
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28 |Naturhistorisches Museum Basel → P. 49
The Naturhistorisches Museum Basel has brought the best
known prehistoric bird back to life. The magnificent colours
and plumage of this archaeopteryx are based on the latest
information obtained from fossil finds. The ancient bird lived
150 million years ago and looked rather bizarre, resembling
a chicken from the front and a duck from the back with
some turkey-like features thrown in. The archaeopteryx can
be admired in all its glory in the museum’s permanent
dinosaur exhibition.
THE COLOURFUL ARCHAEOPTERYX
27 Museum Tinguely → P. 46
La Jalousie I is made
of strips of bamboo
lined up on threads.
A motor sets the blind
in motion, making it
swing back and forth or
dance ecstatically,
depending on the speed.
While Jean Tinguely
(1925–1991) liked to
leave his materials
in their raw state in
his works of the early
1960s, La Jalousie I
is painted black. This
heightens the contrast
between the wall and
the blind, bringing
the rhythmic motion of
the work to the fore.
JEAN TINGUELY:
LA JALOUSIE I (1960)
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Museum.BL
Weird birds
PAUL LOUIS OUDART:
PARADISEA REGIUS
(1825–1834)
Museum der
Kulturen Basel
Dusk in Tokyo
SHIRO KASAMATSU:
SHINBASHI IN
THE RAIN (1935)
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ZEUGHAUSPLATZ 28, 4410 LIESTAL
WWW.MUSEUM.BL.CH
MUSEUM.BL
Presenting nature and culture side by side brings history
to life for young and old alike. Innovative, fun-filled
exhibitions make this an unforgettable day out for everyone,
including families and school groups.
→ 8.1.2023 La, la, la. A Show to Sing Along With
This exhibition explores the power of singing in humans and
animals. Launched on a voyage of discovery through songs
from all over the world, visitors will discover rhythm, melody
and their own singing voice.
→ 5.2.2023 On the Rhine. A Search for Clues Between
Augst and Birsfelden
This exploration of the nine-kilometre-long Rhine riverscape
belonging to Baselland will reveal an important industrial
and residential area with a rich history and present both
fascinating and paradoxical. This is Museum.BL’s contribution
to a cross-border series of exhibitions by the trinational
network of museums on the Upper Rhine.
24.3.2023–18.8.2024 In Search of the Bird of Paradise
In search of the bird of paradise, visitors will embark on a
journey of discovery through nature’s labyrinth. Encountering
some pretty weird birds en route, they will become bird
experts themselves.
MÜNSTERPLATZ 20
24 WWW.MKB.CH
MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL
One of Europe’s pre-eminent ethnographic museums with
a collection of global renown. Its permanent and temporary
exhibitions highlight topical subjects and bring their many
different cultural dimensions to the fore. An inspiring place to
see the world with different eyes.
→ 22.1.2023 Fragments – Pots, Patchworks, Power Figures
This exhibition showcases many different modes of sharing
and connecting with the help of object fragments and examines
how order is restored or regenerated.
→ 14.5.2023
animalistic! No Culture Without Animals
The superiority of humans over animals is currently
being seriously called into question, even to the point
of renegotiating our relationship with other species.
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→ 28.4.2024 Enlightened – The Realm of the Buddhas
Why is the Buddha still so fascinating? What makes Buddhist
teachings so attractive to so many people? The exhibition
offers to enlighten us.
→ 7.7.2024
Memory – Moments of Remembering and Forgetting
This exhibition playfully reveals the manifold practices
that people rely on to memorialise life’s special moments and
pass them on.
→ 28.4.2023–21.1.2024
At Night – Awake or Dreaming
The hours of darkness are a time of rest and leisure, routine
and adventure, menace and temptation. Playing with light
and dark, this exhibition illustrates how we spend our nights,
what we fear in them and what fascinates us about them.
8.9.2023–23.1.2028
Alive – More than Human Worlds
How do we humans perceive our “co-world”? What is our
relationship with the Earth and with other creatures and
things? Which values regulate our social co-existence? This
exploration of local perspectives, actions and ideas is part
of a larger quest for a shared future and alternative forms of
co-existence.
17.11.2023–7.1.2024
Silent Night?
The carol Silent night, holy night! celebrates Christmas as a
time of silent prayer and devotion. Yet by the time the angels,
shepherds, musicians and market traders have arrived to pay
their respects to the Infant Jesus, any sense of tranquillity is
long gone. Our exhibition of crowded nativity scenes will also
invite visitors to join in some carol singing.
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The diaries of Bruno Manser, environmental activist from Basel
PAGE FROM THE DIARIES OF BRUNO MANSER
Museum der Kulturen Basel
A birthday concert for Baby Jesus
NATIVITY SCENE MADE OF CLAY FROM NAPLES, ITALY
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Museum für Musikautomaten
Musical fairground attractions
WILHELM BRUDER SÖHNE:
FAIRGROUND ORGAN (1923)
Museum Kleines Klingental
Caritas, one of the Christian virtues
ERNST STÜCKELBERG: CARITAS, MURAL
FROM THE ERIMANSHOF IN BASEL (1870S)
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BOLLHÜBEL 1, 4206 SEEWEN SO
25 WWW.MUSIKAUTOMATEN.CH
MUSEUM FÜR MUSIKAUTOMATEN
The one-hour guided tour takes visitors on an exclusive
journey through the fascinating world of music automatons
complete with live performances of some old favourites.
Families can combine this tour with the popular Magical
Sound Tour.
24.3.2023–7.1.2024 On the Road … History and Stories
about Barrel and Fairground Organs
The sound of barrel and fairground organs on streets and
squares is an enticement to passers-by. Heeding the
call, this special exhibition sheds light on fairground life and
the lives of itinerant organ grinders. Nor was it just the
people who travelled around; the instruments themselves
did too.
UNTERER RHEINWEG 26
26 WWW.MKK.CH
MUSEUM KLEINES KLINGENTAL
This former Dominican convent houses an exhibition on the
convent’s own history, a model of the city and some of the
original Romanesque and Gothic sculptures from Basel
Cathedral. It also stages regular exhibitions with supporting
events that highlight aspects of the art and cultural history
of the whole region.
→ 12.3.2023 Trees in Basel. The Green in Urban Change
Our life would not be possible at all without trees. This
exhibition brings to life the thousand-year history of trees in
the city of Basel, highlighting their importance to society
in all phases of the city’s development as an urban space.
13.5.2023–10.3.2024 Stückelberg’s Rediscovered Murals.
Fragments from an Artist’s Salon in Basel
At the centre of the show is a salon in Basel that the artist
Ernst Stückelberg decorated with murals in the 1870s.
Shortly before the property was demolished in 1937, fragments
of the murals were saved and put into storage. Recently
brought back to light, those fragments are the subject of this
exhibition, which also poses the question of what their future
should be.
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Nah dran – Close up
The installation Palimpsest by
Colombian artist Doris Salcedo
(* 1958) brings us face to face
with the theme of migration and
displacement, which oftentimes
appears remote and very abstract.
In the accompanying podcast
Nah dran, we meet individuals
who provide concrete and daily
support – in zones of war and
crisis, for people fleeing their
homeland or attempting to gain
a foothold in Europe.
STEFANIE BRINGEZU, ART EDUCATION AND
PROJECT MANAGER OF NAH DRAN
10 | Fondation Beyeler,
Riehen/Basel → P. 17
Art Education
BEST
PICKS
Let’s Kunsthalle Basel
Our new card game is an invitation
to groups to become part of
the Kunsthalle Basel team and to
playfully master the many exciting
challenges of an average day at the
museum. Working in collaboration
with #letsmuseeum we sifted
through Kunsthalle Basel’s 150-year
history and picked out the most
surprising and entertaining of its
many stories.
JULIANNA FILEP AND JANA LEIKER,
ART EDUCATION TEAM
18 | Kunsthalle Basel → P. 25
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Digital Draughtsmanship
Drawing a line on a
blank sheet of paper
is a much greater risk
than drawing on a
tablet. After all, there
is no going back. Exploring
the world
of digital draughtsmanship
with children
and observing how
naturally and inventively
they draw with
tablets is fascinating.
Our new workshop
Comics go Digital is an
inspirational workshop
for teachers.
MALIN WIDÉN, ART EDUCATION
7 | Cartoonmuseum Basel
→ P. 11
Hands-on Help from Youngsters
Our KITZ-Club regularly brings
together young people aged
between 11 and 16. Together we
take a peek behind the scenes,
talk to experts, develop formats
specially for kids or come up
with ideas for events such as the
Basel Museums Night. The
young people in KITZ-Club, in
other words, are actively involved
in the work of the museum.
ANGELO BOLZERN,
EDUCATION & MEDIATION
28 | Naturhistorisches
Museum Basel → P. 49
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PAUL SACHER-ANLAGE 1
27 WWW.TINGUELY.CH
MUSEUM TINGUELY
With his kinetic works of art, Swiss artist Jean Tinguely
(1925–1991) is one of the important pioneers of art after 1950.
Museum Tinguely, which is housed in a building by Mario
Botta on the banks of the Rhine, boasts the world’s largest
collection of his works from the early, filigree reliefs to the
monumental machine sculptures of the 1980s. Inspired
by Tinguely’s conceptual world, the museum also hosts a
varied programme of shows and events, seeks dialogue with
other artists, art forms and disciplines and promises an
interactive museum experience for all the senses.
→ 29.1.2023 Cinema before Cinema: Lavanchy-Clarke,
the Swiss Film Pioneer
8.2.2023–Februar 2025 La roue = c’est tout.
New Presentation of Museum Tinguely’s Collection
According to Tinguely, “we live in a wheeled civilisation”.
Even today, our lives are shaped by the co-dependency of man
and machine that Tinguely deconstructed with such relish.
Now, for the first time since the museum was founded,
its since enlarged collection of Tinguely’s own works is to be
exhibited in its entirety. The tour takes visitors from the
intricate and poetic early works to the explosive happenings
and collaborations of the 1960s and the musical, monumental
and sombre works of the artist’s late period.
22.2.–14.5.2023 À bruit secret. Hearing in Art
What does the River Rhine in Basel actually sound like? Can
voices or the din of city life be used as visual or sculptural
material? How have jungle noises changed over the past few
years? Museum Tinguely’s series on the human senses in art
continues with an exhibition on the sense of hearing and with
it a chance for visitors to experience a wide range of auditoryinteractive
encounters from the Baroque to the present.
14.4.–29.10.2023 Roger Ballen
7.6.–24.9.2023 Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller
The Canadian artist duo Janet Cardiff (b. 1957) & George
Bures Miller (b. 1960) create works that activate all the senses
from interactive soundscapes to dystopian, immersive installations.
They transport us into poetic, fairy-tale worlds driven
by the love of storytelling and discovery. Their works are
homages to cultural practices steeped in tradition – like cinema,
theatre, radio plays and music-making.
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Museum Tinguely
Poetic, fairy-tale worlds
JANET CARDIFF & GEORGE BURES MILLER:
OPERA FOR A SMALL ROOM (2005)
Museum Tinguely
Art with all the senses
MERET OPPENHEIM:
THE EAR OF GIACOMETTI
(1959)
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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Breathtaking wildlife photography
BRANDON GÜELL
Naturhistorisches
Museum Basel
Gender, mate selection
and reproduction
GREGOR BRÄNDLI
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18.10.2023–14.1.2024 Temitayo Ogunbiyi
Outdoor installation in Solitude Park from 21 May 2023.
18.10.2023–14.1.2024 Delphine Reist
28 AUGUSTINERGASSE 2
WWW.NMBS.CH
NATURHISTORISCHES
MUSEUM BASEL
Dinosaurs, minke whales, sabre-toothed felines, quaggas,
dodos, butterflies and squids are among the highlights
of the eleven million and more objects in this extraordinary
archive of the natural world. The subjects covered range
from the Earth’s origins to the evolution of mammals.
→ 16.4.2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Every year, the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel presents
hundred of the most awe-inspiring wildlife photographs
to thrill millions of people all over the world. Basel is the only
city in Switzerland to host this major photography show
by the Natural History Museum London.
10.11.2023–12.5.2024
SEXY – Choosy Chicks, Randy Rabbits
The new exhibition is about gender and reproduction in
the animal kingdom. First-class taxidermy, cute young
animals and interactive elements give an insight into gender
diversity, mate selection and family models.
29 TOTENGÄSSLEIN 3
WWW.PHARMAZIEMUSEUM.CH
PHARMAZIEMUSEUM
DER UNIVERSITÄT BASEL
One of Europe’s largest and most important collections on
the history of pharmacy with historical medicines, laboratory
apparatus and pharmacist’s ceramics from the 15th to the
19th century. The museum is housed in Zum Vorderen
Sessel, a building of historical significance where Erasmus of
Rotterdam and Paracelsus were frequent guests.
→ 26.2.2023 Werbung Wirkung Pharma.
From Historical Collection to Artistic Examination
The special exhibition gives visitors an insight into our collection
of pharmaceutical trade advertising from 1960 to 1980,
focusing on anxiety, sleep, vitamins and contraception. The
advertising materials are accompanied by works on the theme
of anxiety by Basel artist Raphaël Widmer.
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30 STEINENBERG 7
WWW.SAM-BASEL.ORG
S AM SCHWEIZERISCHES
ARCHITEKTURMUSEUM
This is a place for pondering, debating and investigating
architecture. It is also the leading institution for the
communication of architecture and building culture in
Switzerland. With its temporary exhibitions and events,
the museum examines the influence of architecture
and urban development on our daily lives.
→ 12.3.2023 Make Do With Now: New Directions in
Japanese Architecture
This group show shines a light on young, lesser-known
architectural positions in Japan. The architects presented are
all responding to today’s most urgent problems – the climate
crisis, social change, neoliberalism – with new ways of
designing and working that redefine the role of the architect.
1.4.–27.8.2023 Homo Urbanus – A City-Matographic
Odyssey by Bêka & Lemoine
Bêka & Lemoine’s Homo Urbanus series portrays the public
spaces of ten major world cities and the local singularities
of global co-existence. The ten films invite visitors to take in
the rhythm of different space-time sequences and observe
our individual and group behaviour as urban animals.
9.9.–5.11.2023 SAY – Swiss Architecture Yearbook 2023
What defines Swiss architecture, and how does it contribute
to the overall quality of life in various parts of the country?
This exhibition focuses on current construction and renovation
projects with the aim of raising awareness of Swiss
building culture and enhancing its visibility.
25.11.2023–3.3.2024 What if
Lost, rejected, abandoned or altered ... There are countless
architectural designs in Switzerland that are still talked about,
even though they were never actually built. The S AM takes
a look at some of them and constructs a utopian-dystopian
image of what Switzerland might have become.
50 MUSEUMS

S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum
Homo urbanus
BÊKA & LEMOINE
S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum
The project leads to all parts of the country.
SWISS ARCHITECTURE YEARBOOK
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Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
Animal Christmas decorations
OBJECT GROUP EXHIBITION
CELESTIAL, TERRESTRIAL, ANIMALIC
Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
25th anniversary
SPIELZEUG WELTEN MUSEUM BASEL
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HÖRNLIALLEE 70, 4125 RIEHEN/BASEL
31 WWW.SAMMLUNGHOERNLI.CH
SAMMLUNG FRIEDHOF HÖRNLI
A unique collection and permanent exhibition of objects
relating to burial culture and the history of cremation.
From grave-digging tools to urns from all over the world.
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SCHAULAGER
RUCHFELDSTRASSE 19, 4142 MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL
WWW.SCHAULAGER.ORG
Schaulager houses the collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann
Foundation and is dedicated to the preservation, study and
presentation of modern and contemporary art. It is primarily
geared towards professionals and students, but occasionally
hosts exhibitions and events that are open to the general public.
10.6.–19.11.2023 Out of the Box
33 STEINENVORSTADT 1
3 WWW.SWMB.MUSEUM
SPIELZEUG WELTEN MUSEUM BASEL
With over 6000 soft toys, dolls, toy grocers’ shops, dolls’
houses and miniatures, the Spielzeug Welten Museum is one
of a kind in Europe. Located in the heart of Basel, it is
home to the world’s largest collection of teddies comprising
over 2500 bears. Its scope is further enhanced by its many
temporary exhibitions.
→ 19.2.2023 Celestial, Terrestrial, Animalic –
Christmas Tree Animals
More than six hundred creatures will be crawling, flying,
swimming and hopping around this year’s Christmas
exhibition at the Spielzeug Welten Museum, demonstrating
just how diverse the animal figures adorning Christmas
trees were even hundred years ago.
18.3.–29.10.2023 25 Years of Toy Worlds –
the Anniversary Exhibition
Augmented reality brings the teddy bears, dolls and toys to
life. Why do children like to play? Why do they have to play?
And how do they experience the world through play? A series
of interviews provides insights into how playing has changed
from ancient times to the present and how essential play is for
our children’s development. The accompanying programme
of events encourages everyone to join in the fun and games
and celebrate together.
MUSEUMS
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From 4.11.2023 Dreaming of a White Christmas
In addition to numerous white objects from our collection
of Christmas tree decorations, this year’s Christmas show will
include items from Silas Kreienbühl’s snow collection.
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VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM
CHARLES-EAMES-STRASSE 2, 79576 WEIL AM RHEIN DE
WWW.DESIGN-MUSEUM.DE
The world’s pre-eminent design museum is all about design
past and present and its relationship with architecture, art and
everyday culture.
→ 5.3.2023 (Museum) Hello, Robot. Design Between
Human and Machine
Science fiction becomes reality as robotics begin to shape our
everyday lives. Alongside the robots used in the home, in
industry and in healthcare, the exhibition presents media
installations, computer games and sample robots from
literature and film. It shows how the robotics boom is changing
our lives – and how design is changing robotics.
→ 16.4.2023 (Gallery) The ECAL Manual of Style:
How to best teach design today?
“How to best teach design today?” – The ECAL/University
of Art and Design Lausanne put this question to a number
of renowned designers and critics. Curated by ECAL
director Alexis Georgacopoulos and designer and writer
Jonathan Olivares, the exhibition surveys a selection
of ground-breaking projects by students and their tutors.
→ 14.5.2024 (Schaudepot)
Colour Rush! An Installation by Sabine Marcelis
The Vitra Schaudepot has been given a new look and will be
dedicated to the theme of colour until May 2024. By sorting
the Schaudepot’s roughly four hundred exhibits by colour,
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis succeeds in transforming
it in a single, sweeping gesture. Her installation shows
the collection from a new perspective that yields fascinating
cross references between periods and styles.
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Vitra Design Museum
The robotics boom changing our lives
CHRISTOPH NIEMANN: ROBOT MORPH (2016)
Vitra Schaudepot
Sorted by colour
INSTALLATION VIEW COLOUR RUSH!
MUSEUMS
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Vitra Design Museum
The garden as a place for dreaming
JULIEN DE CERVAL:
THE GARDENS OF MARQUEYSSAC
Vitra Design Museum
Retrospective of Iwan Baan
BEINECKE LIBRARY YALE UNIVERSITY
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25.3.–3.10.2023 (Museum)
Garden Futures: Designing with Nature
Gardens are places of recreation, pleasure and production. In
recent years, the garden has also attracted attention as a space
in which to create a better future, as evidenced by the spread
of urban farms, vertical gardens and garden art. Starting from
this premise, the Vitra Design Museum’s major new
exhibition examines the garden in the context of urbanism,
design and architecture.
29.4.–5.11.2023 (Gallery)
Hot Cities: Lessons from Arab Architecture
21.10.2023–3.3.2024 (Museum)
Iwan Baan
Iwan Baan is one of today’s leading photographers of
architecture and urban design. His images document the
growth of global megacities and portray buildings by
prominent contemporary architects including Herzog &
de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid. The first large
retrospective of the photographer’s work will open at the
Vitra Design Museum in autumn 2023.
18.11.2023–14.4.2024 (Gallery)
Tsuyoshi Tane
MUSEUMS
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10 | Fondation Beyeler
Park, Riehen/Basel
The six-metre-high,
2.8-ton sculpture White
Curves by American
artist Ellsworth Kelly
(1923–2015) was
commissioned by Ernst
Beyeler in the year
2000 and has harmonised
with the park
surrounding it ever
since.
ELLSWORTH KELLY:
WHITE CURVES (2001)
ART IN
THE CITY
Street Art
The year 2020 saw the creation of Switzerland’s largest work
of street-art. More than thirty artists took part in the
painting of the monumental mural Change of Colour at the
Bell premises in Basel.
SCHLACHTHOF/BELL-AREAL, NEUDORFSTRASSE, BASEL
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20 | Theaterplatz, Basel
Richard Serra (b. 1938) is among those contemporary artists who
respond to the public space through the medium of sculpture.
His huge, walk-in works made of weather-proof steel are intended
to convey a sense of gravity, space and time. His Intersection
that was installed on Basel’s Theaterplatz in 1992 has been affording
passers-by just such a holistic experience ever since.
RICHARD SERRA: INTERSECTION (1992)
34 | Vitra Campus,
Weil am Rhein DE
In 2020 the Vitra
Campus was further
enriched by the
addition of a garden
designed by Dutch
garden designer Piet
Oudolf (b. 1944). This
artfully composed
wilderness with some
thirty thousand plants
opens up a new angle
on the surrounding
works of architecture
as well as exemplifying
the cyclical
changes in the world
of nature.
OUDOLF GARDEN,
VITRA CAMPUS
ART IN THE CITY
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ESSENTIALS
1 ANATOMISCHES MUSEUM DER UNIVERSITÄT BASEL ♿
www.anatomie.unibas.ch/museum ADDRESS: Pestalozzistrasse 20, T +41 61 207 35 35
DIRECTIONS: tram 11 → St. Johanns-Tor; bus 30/33 → Kinderspital UKBB;
bus 31/36/38 → Metzerstrasse OPENING HOURS: Mon–Fri 2–5 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 8/5, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission,
BASELCARD: 50 % reduction
2 ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch ADDRESS: St. Alban-Graben 5, T +41 61 201 12 12
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/15 → Kunstmuseum OPENING HOURS: Tue/Wed 11 a.m.–5 p.m.;
Thu/Fri 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sat/Sun 10 a.m.–16 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 12/5, not incl. temporary
exhibitions, free admission on Thu/Fri from 5 p.m., free admission under 13,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
3 ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG, SKULPTURHALLE CAFÉ ♿
www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch ADDRESS: Mittlere Strasse 17, T +41 61 260 25 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 3 → Spalentor; bus 30/33 → Bernoullianum OPENING HOURS:
Mon 12–5 p.m.; Wed 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: free admission
4 AUGUSTA RAURICA BISTRO/RESTAURANT: APRIL–OCTOBER ♿*
www.augustaraurica.ch ADDRESS: Giebenacherstrasse 17, Augst, T +41 61 552 22 22
DIRECTIONS: train S1 from Basel SBB → Kaiseraugst; bus 81 from Aeschenplatz → Augst
OPENING HOURS: Museum, Roman house, open-air sites, wildlife park/shelters
daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 8/6, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission *Wheelchair-accessible (museum and Roman house;
monuments limited access only)
5 AUSSTELLUNGSRAUM KLINGENTAL ♿
www.ausstellungsraum.ch ADDRESS: Kasernenstrasse 23, T +41 61 681 66 98
DIRECTIONS: tram 6/8/14/15/17, bus 31/34/38 → Rheingasse; tram 8/17 → Kaserne
OPENING HOURS: Wed–Fri 3–6 p.m.; Sat/Sun 1–6 p.m. TICKETS: free admission
6 BASLER PAPIERMÜHLE BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.baslerpapiermuehle.ch ADDRESS: St. Alban-Tal 37, T +41 61 225 90 90
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/15 → Kunstmuseum; tram 3 → St. Alban-Tor
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Fri/Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat 1–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 15/13/9,
families CHF 45/30, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
7 CARTOONMUSEUM BASEL SHOP, LIBRARY
www.cartoonmuseum.ch ADDRESS: St. Alban-Vorstadt 28, T +41 61 226 33 60
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/15 → Kunstmuseum OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 12/7, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
8 DREILÄNDERMUSEUM CAFÉ, SHOP ♿
www.dreilaendermuseum.eu ADDRESS: Basler Strasse 143, Lörrach DE, T +49 7621 41 51 50
DIRECTIONS: train S6 from Basel SBB or Basel Bad. Bahnhof → Lörrach Museum/Burghof;
bus 6/16/Ü3 from Riehen Grenze → Museum/Burghof OPENING HOURS:
Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. TICKETS: EUR 3/1, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
9 FEUERWEHRMUSEUM BASEL
www.rettung.bs.ch/feuerwehr/fw-museum ADDRESS: Spalenvorstadt 11,
T +41 61 268 14 00 DIRECTIONS: tram 3, bus 34 → Universität; bus 30/33 → Spalentor
OPENING HOURS: Sun 2–5 p.m. TICKETS: free admission
10 FONDATION BEYELER CAFÉ, BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.fondationbeyeler.ch ADDRESS: Baselstrasse 101, Riehen/Basel, T +41 61 645 97 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 6 → Fondation Beyeler; train S6 from Basel SBB or Basel Bad. Bahnhof →
Riehen; by car → car park Zentrum OPENING HOURS: daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m.;
Wed 10 a.m.–8 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 25/20/12, free admission under 26,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
11 HAFENMUSEUM – VERKEHRSDREHSCHEIBE SCHWEIZ SHOP ♿
www.hafenmuseum.ch ADDRESS: Westquaistrasse 2, T +41 61 631 42 65
DIRECTIONS: tram 8, bus 36 → Kleinhüningen OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.;
1.7.–12.8.2023: Fri–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 9/6,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
12 HEK (HAUS DER ELEKTRONISCHEN KÜNSTE) CAFÉ, BISTRO, SHOP ♿
www.hek.ch ADDRESS: Freilager-Platz 9, Münchenstein/Basel, T +41 61 283 60 50
DIRECTIONS: tram 11 → Freilager OPENING HOURS: Wed–Sun 12–6 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 9/6, free admission under 17, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
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13 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – BARFÜSSERKIRCHE SHOP ♿
www.barfuesserkirche.ch ADDRESS: Barfüsserplatz 7, T +41 61 205 86 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 3/6/8/11/14/15/16/17 → Barfüsserplatz; tram 6/10/16/17 → Theater
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 15/8, not incl. temporary
exhibitions, free admission under 13, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
14 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – HAUS ZUM KIRSCHGARTEN SHOP
www.hauszumkirschgarten.ch ADDRESS: Elisabethenstrasse 27, T +41 61 205 86 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2 → Kirschgarten OPENING HOURS: Wed–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 10/5, free admission under 13, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
15 HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – MUSIKMUSEUM SHOP ♿
www.musikmuseum.ch ADDRESS: Im Lohnhof 9, T +41 61 205 86 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 3 → Musik-Akademie OPENING HOURS: Wed–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 10/5, free admission under 13, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
16 JÜDISCHES MUSEUM DER SCHWEIZ SHOP ♿*
www.juedisches-museum.ch ADDRESS: Kornhausgasse 8, T +41 61 261 95 14
DIRECTIONS: tram 3, bus 30/34 → Universität OPENING HOURS: Mon–Fri 1–4 p.m.;
Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 10/7.50/5, free admission under 17, MUSEUMS-PASS-
MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission, RAIFFEISEN MEMBERPLUS:
free admission *Wheelchair-accessible, wheelchair toilet not available
17 KUNST RAUM RIEHEN ♿
www.kunstraumriehen.ch ADDRESS: Im Berowergut, Baselstrasse 71, Riehen/Basel,
T +41 61 641 20 29 DIRECTIONS: tram 6 → Fondation Beyeler; train S6 from Basel SBB or
Basel Bad. Bahnhof → Riehen; by car → car park Zentrum OPENING HOURS:
Wed–Fri 1–6 p.m.; Sat/Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. TICKETS: free admission
18 KUNSTHALLE BASEL CAFÉ, BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.kunsthallebasel.ch ADDRESS: Steinenberg 7, T +41 61 206 99 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/3/8/10/11/14/15 → Bankverein; tram 6/10/16/17 → Theater
OPENING HOURS: Tue/Wed/Fri 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thu 11 a.m.–8.30 p.m.; Sat/Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 12/8 (incl. S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum), free admission
under 19, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
19 KUNSTHAUS BASELLAND SHOP ♿*
www.kunsthausbaselland.ch ADDRESS: St. Jakob-Strasse 170, Muttenz/Basel,
T +41 61 312 83 88 DIRECTIONS: tram 14, bus 36/37/47 → St. Jakob
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 12/9, free admission under 19,
free admission for refugees (with permits N, F, B and S), KULTURLEGI, STUDENTS OF THE
KUNSTHISTORISCHES SEMINAR UNIVERSITÄT BASEL, SCHULE FÜR GESTALTUNG BASEL
AND FHNW ACADEMY OF ART AND DESIGN: free admission, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
*Wheelchair-accessible, wheelchair toilet not available
20 KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL BISTRO/RESTAURANT,* SHOP ♿
www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch ADDRESS: Hauptbau: St. Alban-Graben 16, Neubau:
St. Alban-Graben 20, Gegenwart: St. Alban-Rheinweg 60, T +41 61 206 62 62
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/15 → Kunstmuseum; tram 3/8/10/11/14 → Bankverein
OPENING HOURS: Tue/Thu–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Wed 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Gegenwart:
Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 16/8, CHF 26/13/8 for special exhibitions, free
admission under 13, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
21 MÜHLEMUSEUM
www.meriangärten.ch ADDRESS: Merian Gärten, Vorder Brüglingen 5, Münchenstein/
Basel, T +41 61 319 97 80 DIRECTIONS: tram 10/11, bus 36/37/47 → Dreispitz; tram 14,
bus 36/37/47 → St. Jakob OPENING HOURS: daily from 8 a.m. until sunset
TICKETS: free admission
22 MUKS – MUSEUM KULTUR & SPIEL RIEHEN CAFÉ, SHOP
www.muks.ch ADDRESS: Baselstrasse 34, Riehen/Basel, T +41 61 646 81 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 6, bus 32 → Riehen Dorf; train S6 from Basel SBB or Basel Bad.
Bahnhof → Riehen OPENING HOURS: Mon/Wed–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 10/6, free admission under 16, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission,
CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
23 MUSEUM.BL CAFÉ, SHOP ♿
www.museum.bl.ch ADDRESS: Zeughausplatz 28, Liestal, T +41 61 552 59 86
DIRECTIONS: train from Basel SBB → Liestal; bus 80/81 from Aeschenplatz → Liestal Bahnhof
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 8/6, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free
admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
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24 MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL BISTRO/RESTAURANT,* SHOP ♿
www.mkb.ch ADDRESS: Münsterplatz 20, T +41 61 266 56 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17; bus 31/33/34/36/38 → Schifflände; tram 1/2/15 →
Kunstmuseum OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; every first Wed of the month
10 a.m.–8 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 16/5, free admission under 13, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES:
free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission * OPENING HOURS BISTRO/RESTAURANT:
Tue/Wed/Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thu–Sat 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
25 MUSEUM FÜR MUSIKAUTOMATEN BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.musikautomaten.ch ADDRESS: Bollhübel 1, Seewen SO, T +41 58 466 78 80
DIRECTIONS: train from Basel SBB → Liestal or Dornach/Arlesheim or Grellingen, change
to Postbus → Seewen, Musikautomaten; bus 111 → Seewen, Zelgli, ca. 10 min. walk
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 15/6, families CHF 30 (incl. tour),
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
26 MUSEUM KLEINES KLINGENTAL CAFÉ, SHOP
www.mkk.ch ADDRESS: Unterer Rheinweg 26, T +41 61 267 66 25
DIRECTIONS: tram 6/8/14/15/17, bus 31/34/38 → Rheingasse OPENING HOURS:
Wed/Sat 2–5 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 8/5,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
27 MUSEUM TINGUELY BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.tinguely.ch ADDRESS: Paul Sacher-Anlage 1, T +41 61 681 93 20
DIRECTIONS: bus 31/36/38/42 → Tinguely Museum OPENING HOURS: Tue/Wed/Fri–Sun
11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thu 11 a.m.–9 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 18/12, free admission under 17,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
28 NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL SHOP ♿
www.nmbs.ch ADDRESS: Augustinergasse 2, T +41 61 266 55 00
DIRECTIONS: tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17, bus 31/33/34/36/38 → Schifflände; tram 1/2/15 →
Kunstmuseum OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 7/5, not incl. temporary exhibitions, free admission under 13,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
29 PHARMAZIEMUSEUM DER UNIVERSITÄT BASEL SHOP
www.pharmaziemuseum.ch ADDRESS: Totengässlein 3, T +41 61 207 48 11
DIRECTIONS: tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17 → Marktplatz; bus 31/33/34/36/38 → Schifflände
OPENING HOURS: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 8/5, MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES:
free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS: free admission
30 S AM SCHWEIZERISCHES ARCHITEKTURMUSEUM SHOP ♿
www.sam-basel.org ADDRESS: Steinenberg 7, T +41 61 261 14 13
DIRECTIONS: tram 1/2/3/8/10/11/14/15 → Bankverein; tram 6/10/16/17 → Theater
OPENING HOURS: Tue/Wed/Fri 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thu 11 a.m.–8.30 p.m.; Sat/Sun 11 a.m.–
5 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 12/8 (incl. Kunsthalle Basel), free admission under 19,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
31 SAMMLUNG FRIEDHOF HÖRNLI ♿*
www.sammlunghoernli.ch ADDRESS: Hörnliallee 70, Riehen/Basel, T +41 61 601 50 68
DIRECTIONS: bus 31/34/35/45 → Friedhof am Hörnli OPENING HOURS: 1st and 3rd Sun each
month 10 a.m.–4 p.m. TICKETS: free admission *Partially wheelchair-accessible
32 SCHAULAGER CAFÉ, SHOP ♿
www.schaulager.org ADDRESS: Ruchfeldstrasse 19, Münchenstein/Basel,
T +41 61 335 32 32 DIRECTIONS: tram 11 → Schaulager
Open to the public only during exhibitions and special events. Visits possible on request
for scholars and research purposes.
33 SPIELZEUG WELTEN MUSEUM BASEL BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.swmb.museum ADDRESS: Steinenvorstadt 1, T +41 61 225 95 95
DIRECTIONS: tram 3/6/8/11/14/15/16/17 → Barfüsserplatz; tram 6/10/16/17 → Theater
OPENING HOURS: January–November: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; December: daily 10 a.m.–
6 p.m. TICKETS: CHF 7/5, free admission under 17 (please note that children must
be accompanied by an adult), MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission, CH-MUSEUMSPASS:
free admission
34 VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM CAFÉ, BISTRO/RESTAURANT, SHOP ♿
www.design-museum.de ADDRESS: Charles-Eames-Strasse 2, Weil am Rhein DE,
T +49 7621 702 32 00 DIRECTIONS: Tram 8 → Weil am Rhein Bahnhof;
bus 55 from Claraplatz → Vitra OPENING HOURS: daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
TICKETS: Museum EUR 13/11, Schaudepot EUR 10/8, free admission under 12,
MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES: free admission
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PICTURE CREDITS
2 | Portrait of the Roman politician and general Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 B.C.), marble (late 1st century B.C.),
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, © Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden 2 | Statue of a bull (6th–4th century
B.C.), © Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, Barcelona, Inv. BCN-027166 4 | The Roman city of Augusta Raurica
5 | Mirjam Plattner: Nitida (2021) 6 | BPM Travelling exhibition Postal Artist Books, artists: Olga Serral Clarós
(ES) and Mónica Goldstein (AR), © Ângela Barbour, São Paulo 7 | © Will Eisner Studio, Inc.: The Spirit (Sunday
supplement, 31.12.1950), Cartoonmuseum Basel 7 | © Blutch: John Wayne après Giraud (2021), Cartoonmuseum
Basel 8 | Eduard Tenner: The Istein Rock (1875), oil on canvas, DLM Collection, © Arne Gentzsch, Dreiländermuseum,
Lörrach DE 10 | Wayne Thiebaud: Bakery Case (1996), oil on canvas, Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The
Netherlands, © Wayne Thiebaud Foundation / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich, photo: Antoine van Kaam 10 | Pablo Picasso:
Le peintre et son modèle (1963), Esther Grether Family Collection, © Succession Picasso / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich
10 | Doris Salcedo: Untitled (2003), Installation with 1550 wooden chairs for the 8th International Istanbul Biennial,
© the artist, photo: © Sergio Clavijo, Courtesy White Cube 11 | Originator unknown, © Fotoarchiv Dokumentationsstelle
Gemeinde Riehen 12 | Anne Duk Hee Jordan: Atmospheres of Breathing (2020), Installation, Kunsthalle Bremen,
photo: Marcus Meyer 12 | Pe Lang: LED | N º 5 (2022), © Pe Lang, photo: Jussi Tiainen 13 | Object group exhibition
Out of Use, Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche, © photo: Andreas Niemz, Historisches Museum Basel
13 | Shoe-shaped snuff box (1850), Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche, © photo: Philipp Emmel, Historisches
Museum Basel 15 | Ligeti during a performance of Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes, © photo: Paul Sacher
Stiftung, Basel 18 | LuYang: Welcome to LuYang Hell (2017), Société, Berlin, exhibition view, courtesy the artist and
Société, Berlin 18 | P. Staff: Love Life II (2022), Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, installation view, photo:
Paul Salveson 19 | Léa Katharina Meier: Tous les sexes tombent du ciel (2021), © Emmanuelle Bayart Photography,
Swiss Performance Art Award 2021 20 | Shirley Jaffe: X, encore (2007), private collection, courtesy Tibor de Nagy
Gallery, New York, © 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich 20 | Andrea Büttner: Bread Painting (2016), © Andrea Büttner / 2022,
ProLitteris, Zurich, photo: David Avazzadeh 20 | André Derain: Woman in a Chemise (1906), Statens Museum for
Kunst, Copenhagen, © 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich 22 | © MUKS – Museum Kultur & Spiel Riehen, graphics: Paula Troxler
23 | Paul Louis Oudart: Paradisea regius (1825–1834), special collections University of Amsterdam 24 | Shiro
Kasamatsu: Shinbashi in the rain (1935), Kanto, Japan, © photo: Omar Lemke, Museum der Kulturen Basel 24 | Page
of the diaries of Bruno Manser, © photo: Omar Lemke, Museum der Kulturen Basel 24 | Nativity scene made of clay
from Naples with 24 singers and musicians welcoming Baby Jesus, Italy, © photo: Omar Lemke, Museum der Kulturen
Basel 25 | Wilhelm Bruder Söhne: Fairground organ (1923), Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen SO, © photo:
Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen SO 26 | Ernst Stückelberg: Caritas, mural from the Erimanshof in Basel (1870s),
detail, Stiftung Ernst Stückelberg Maler, photo: Museum Kleines Klingental, Peter Schulthess 27 | Janet Cardiff & George
Bures Miller: Opera for a Small Room (2005), detail, mixed media installation with sound, record player, records and
synchronised lighting, photo: Seber Ugarte, Lorena López, © 2022 courtesy the artists, Luhring Augustine Gallery
27 | Meret Oppenheim: The Ear of Giacometti (1959), bronze, 1st edition unnumbered/Pastori, private collection,
© photo: Flavio Karrer / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich 28 | Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, exhibition Wildlife Photographer
of the Year 2022, © Brandon Güell 28 | Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, exhibition SEXY, © Gregor
Brändli 30 | Homo Urbanus Dohanus, © Bêka & Lemoine 30 | S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel
33 | © Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel 33 | © 2022 Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel, photo: Henry Balaszeskul
34 | Christoph Niemann: Robot Morph (2016), © Christoph Niemann 34 | Installation view Colour Rush!, Vitra
Schaudepot, Weil am Rhein DE, © Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein DE, photo: Mark Niedermann 34 | Julien de
Cerval: The Gardens of Marqueyssac, Vézac, France, © photo: Romain Laprade, 2020 34 | Beinecke Library Yale
University, New Haven, Connecticut (US), SOM, © Iwan Baan
Architectural Landmarks, p. 2–5
14 | Haus zum Kirschgarten (1775–1780), Historisches Museum, Basel – Haus zum Kirschgarten, © photo: Andreas
Niemz, Historisches Museum Basel 18 | Kunsthalle Basel (2021), © photo: Moritz Schermbach 20 | Exterior view Kunstmuseum
Basel | Hauptbau 2022, Foto: Mark Niedermann 23 | Historical beams visible in the exhibition Seidenband.
Kapital, Kunst & Krise, photo: Torben Weber, © Museum.BL, Liestal 27 | Museum Tinguely, Basel, © photo: Daniel Spehr
34 | Umbrella House, Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein DE, © Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein DE, photo: Julien Lanoo
Art Education: Best Picks, p. 14–15, p. 44–45
Photos: Christian Knörr, Basel
Collections: Hidden Pearls, p. 34–37
13 | Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche, Wild People on a Stag Hunt, Basel (ca. 1468), Inv. 1981.88.,
© Historisches Museum Basel, photo: Peter Portner 20 | Kunstmuseum Basel, Lucas Cranach the Elder: The
Judgment of Paris (1528), © Kunstmuseum Basel, photo: Martin P. Bühler 29 | Pharmaziemuseum der Universität
Basel, © Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel, photo: Daniel Spehr 10 | Fondation Beyeler, Claude Monet:
Nymphéas (1916–1919), oil on canvas, © Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Sammlung Beyeler, photo: Robert Bayer
28 | Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, © Naturhistorisches Museum Basel 27 | Museum Tinguely, Jean Tinguely:
La Jalousie I (1960), Museum Tinguely, Basel, © 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich, photo: Museum Tinguely, Basel/Daniel Spehr
Art in the City, p. 58–59
10 | Fondation Beyeler Park, Riehen/Basel, Ellsworth Kelly: White Curves (2001), Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel,
Beyeler Collection, © Estate of Ellsworth Kelly, photo: Robert Bayer Street-Art, Schlachthof/Bell-Areal, Neudorfstrasse,
Basel, © Basel Tourismus 20 | Theaterplatz, Basel, Richard Serra: Intersection (1992), Kunstmuseum Basel,
© 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich, photo: Martin P. Bühler 34 | Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein DE, Oudolf Garden, © Vitra
Design Museum, Weil am Rhein DE, photo: Dejan Jovanovic
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