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Kunstmuseum Hauptbau
The world’s first publicly accessible art collection
is now housed in the main building (1936) designed
by Rudolf Christ and Paul Bonatz. You pass
Auguste Rodin’s “The Burghers of Calais” as you
enter the building through the inner courtyard.
> St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel
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Kunstmuseum Neubau
Intended as a relief for the main building (•70)
and designed specifically for special exhibitions,
the new building (2016) by Christ & Gantenbein
attracts attention. Hidden inside is perhaps the
most impressive staircase in the city.
> St. Alban-Graben 20, 4052 Basel
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Kunstmuseum Gegenwart
With the opening of the museum building (1980)
by Katharina and Wilfrid Steib, contemporary art
found a new home in Basel.
> St. Alban-Rheinweg 60, 4052 Basel
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Theater Basel
The Fasnacht fountain designed by Jean Tinguely
in front of the curved roof of the theatre building
(1975) designed by Schwarz & Gutmann is perhaps
the most photographed motif in all of Basel.
The largest multi-purpose theatre in Switzerland
offers opera, plays and ballet.
> Theaterstrasse 7 , 4051 Basel
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Music Museum
Musical instruments from five different centuries
are presented in the 24 cells of the converted
Lohnhof prison (2000). Morger & Degelo
Architekten thought up the perfect setting for
the largest collection of its kind in Switzerland.
> Im Lohnhof 9, 4051 Basel
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Culture