Events during Art Basel

We look forward to welcoming you every day during Art Basel (June 10–16, 2024) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Wed: until 8 p.m.; Hauptbau & Neubau on Thu: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Here is an overview of our current exhibitions and the events this week.

Nakhane, «Endo-» – Performance

Mon, June 10, 7 p.m., Neubau, Kosten: CHF 25/15

The well-known South African singer, songwriter, actress and writer is coming to Basel with the musical performance "Endo-", which was commissioned by the Kunstmuseum Basel especially for the exhibition When We See Us. One Hundred Years of Pan-African Figurative Painting. Nakhane moved to London to record and release the heavily autobiographical album You Will Not Die in 2018. Nakhane's work was praised by Elton John, who interviewed Nakhane, and also by Madonna, who called the multitalent one of her two favorite artists and said Nakhane's music influenced her.

Neo Muyanga and the Ensemble of Institute Jazz: When We Hear Us

Tue–Fri, June 11–14, 11.30 a.m. / 4 p.m., Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart, Participation free of charge

Musical Explorations around When We See Us. During Art Basel, the Neo Muyanga Ensemble will host solos, duos and small ensemble formation sessions inspired by the When We See Us playlists and workshops; deconstructing “African Music” and exploring the complex echoes between music and the visual arts, the boundary-crossing aesthetic contained in the sonic palette of the diaspora.
A Cooperation with Institute Jazz | FHNW, Basel.

Daily from Tuesday through Saturday at the Studio Gegenwart and in select exhibition galleries of Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart.

Morning sessions: Tue–Fri, 11.30 am, in select exhibition galleries, Participation free of charge, without registration, Costs: Entry.

Afternoon sessions: Thu and Fri, 4 pm, Studio Gegenwart, Participation free of charge, limited seats available, registration required via free ticket link.

Conversations | When We See Us, A Century of Black Figuration in Painting

Thu, June 13, 7 p.m., Messe Basel (Hall 1)

When We See Us. A Century of Black Figuration in Painting curator Koyo Kouoh will discuss the themes in the exhibition, currently on show at Kunstmuseum Basel, with artists Kudzanai-Violet Hwami and Tschabalala Self.

Presented in collaboration with Art Basel.

Current Exhibitions

Gegenwart, St. Alban-Rheinweg 60, 4052 Basel
When We See Us until October 27

Neubau, St. Alban-Graben 20, 4052 Basel
Dan Flavin until August 18
Made in Japan until July 21

Hauptbau, St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel
Ingenious Women until June 30

Opening hours Hauptbau, Neubau, Gegenwart during Art Basel (June 10–16, 2024):
Mon: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tue: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Thu: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (Gegenwart: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.)
Fri: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sun: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.