After-Work-Drawing: Eurovision-Song-Contest Special.

5–5.45, Hauptbau. In German. Auf Englisch. On the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, this edition of After Work Drawing is all about music, sounds and our sense of hearing. With art educator Mariano Gaich. No previous knowledge necessary. For those aged 16 and over. Limited number of seats. Tickets are available at the information desk. Costs: CHF 7

Das Tanzfest Region Basel

May 17 and 18, 2025

As part of the Basel Region Tanzfest 2025 and on the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest, the courtyard of the Kunstmuseum will be transformed into a place for people to dance together. Participation free of charge / CHF 15

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

2–3 p.m., Neubau. In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

Buchvernissage: Bernhard Mendes Bürgi. «Ausstellungen 1982 - 2016»

11 a.m.–12.30 p.m., Hauptbau. In german. Im Gespräch mit dem Herausgeber Philipp Kaiser präsentiert der Autor Bernhard Mendes Bürgi seine Publikation «Ausstellungen 1982–2016». Diese konzentriert sich auf das über 30 jährige kuratorische Schaffen von Bernhard Mendes Bürgi, das 1982 im Kunstmuseum Winterthur einsetzt und 2016 im Kunstmuseum Basel endete. Kostenlose Teilnahme, Ticket erforderlich via Ticketlink.

Issues of our time: «History never ends» Edmund De Waal on collecting and remembering

6.15–7.45 p.m., Neubau. The British artist and writer Edmund de Waal is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels and his best-selling family memoirs. De Waal's art often emerges in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. In "Issues of our Time", he reads from his work and speaks about the culture of remembrance. CHF 25/20, Tickets via Literaturhaus