13 May 2020

Have you ever stood in front of a painting at the Kunstmuseum and thought that you could have done better? Perhaps you would have painted the forest by Henri Rousseau differently, or the lines by Antonina Fedorovna Sofronova. Paint your own, better version of the work.

Henri Rousseau (Le Douanier), Jungle with Setting Sun, 1910. Kunstmuseum Basel

Henri Rousseau (Le Douanier), Jungle with Setting Sun, 1910. Kunstmuseum Basel

Antonina Fedorowna Sofronowa, Komposition (gelb), 1920. Kunstmuseum Basel- Stiftung Im Obersteg, Depositum im Kunstmuseum Basel

Antonina Fedorowna Sofronowa, Komposition (gelb), 1920. Kunstmuseum Basel- Stiftung Im Obersteg, Depositum im Kunstmuseum Basel

Now it's your turn!

For the exhibition Picasso, Chagall, Jawlensky our Education & Mediation Department has designed a participatory booklet to encourage children to playfully interact with our collection. Simply download and print it out - for children and everyone else who enjoys it.