Events during Art Basel
We look forward to welcoming you every day during Art Basel (June 16–22, 2025) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (On Thu: Hauptbau open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Neubau open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m). Here is an overview of our current exhibitions and the events this week.
Cecilia Vicuña in her studio in New York, 2021. Photo: William Jess Laird.
The artist as visionary: Cecilia Vicuña in conversation with Elena Filipovic
Fri, June 20, 12 noon-12.30 p.m., Art Basel | Messeplatz 10, Basel
Art Basel Awards Summit kicks off with an intimate conversation between the Chilean poet, activist, and visual artist Cecilia Vicuña and Elena Filipovic, Director of Kunstmuseum Basel. They explore Vicuña’s prescient sculptural and literary practice, as well as her deep commitment to ecofeminism and ancestral knowledge. Marked by radical poetics and political struggle, Vicuña’s life has also been profoundly shaped by exile. In this panel, she discusses the role art and artists can play in a moment of crisis and how they might help chart a new path.
Current Exhibitions
Neubau, St. Alban-Graben 20, 4052 Basel
Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture until August 10, 2025
Verso. Tales from the Other Side until January 4, 2026
Hauptbau, St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel
Pairings until July 27, 2025
New collection presentation: Old Masters and 19th Century
Opening hours Hauptbau and Neubau during Art Basel (June 16–22, 2025):
Mon: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tue: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wed: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thu: Hauptbau 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Neubau 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sun: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart is currently closed.
March
VERNISSAGE
HAUPTBAU
18:00–20:00
Children's vernissage "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture": Freshly hatched and set in stone
In this children's vernissage, we draw inspiration from the sculptures of artist Medardo Rosso. Age: 4–12 years. Participation free of charge. In collaboration with Freunde des Kunstmuseums Basel.
VERNISSAGE
NEUBAU
18:30–21:00
Vernissage: "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture"
You are invited to the opening of the exhibition "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture". Participation free of charge
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
14:00–15:00
Kuratorinnenführung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
In German. Mit der Kuratorin Heike Eipeldauer. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7
April
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
18:30–19:30
Guided curator's tour of the exhibition "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture"
With the curator Elena Filipovic. Cost: Entry + CHF 7
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
16:30–18:00
Lehrer:innen Einführung zur Sonderausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
Ein dialogischer Ausstellungsrundgang mit pädagogischem Fokus.
In German. Ein dialogischer Ausstellungsrundgang mit pädagogischem Fokus. Wir bieten regelmässig Einführungen zu unseren Sonderausstellungen an, um Anknüpfungspunkte zu Lehrinhalten aufzuzeigen. Kosten: CHF 15 (inkl. Eintritt)
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
14:00–15:00
Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
14:00–15:00
Guided tour of the exhibition "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture"
Costs: Admission + CHF 7
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
12:30–13:00
Rendez-vous am Mittag: «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
In German. Mit Assistenzkurator:in Len Schaller. Kosten: Eintritt
CONVERSATION
NEUBAU
18:15–19:45
Conversation on the occasion of the special exhibition "Medardo Rosso: Inventing Modern Sculpture"
FULLY BOOKED
In German. Artist Nairy Baghramian in conversation with curator Elena Filipovic. Participation free of charge, ticket required via ticket link
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
14:00–15:00
Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
FULLY BOOKED
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7
GUIDED TOUR
NEUBAU
14:00–15:00
Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7
GUIDED TOUR
HAUPTBAU
12:30–13:00
Rendez-vous am Mittag: Rodin Rosso Rodeo!
In German. Wir umrunden ausgewählte Werke zweier Protagonisten, die jeweils auf ihre Art die moderne Skulptur eingeleitet haben. Mit dem Kunstvermittler Andreas Jahn. Kosten: Eintritt
Treffpunkt: Hauptbau, EG Foyer
CONVERSATION
HAUPTBAU
18:15–19:45
Modern Sculpture Through the Camera’s Lens: Medardo Rosso and Max Klinger
Lecture by Prof. Megan R. Luke
On the occasion of the special exhibition "Medardo Rosso. The Invention of Modern Sculpture", Prof. Megan R. Luke focuses on the relationship between photography and sculpture in the works of artists Medardo Rosso and Max Klinger. Participation free of charge, ticket required via ticket link
CONVERSATION
NEUBAU
18:15–19:45
Ouverture with talk "The Exhibition Space and the Expansion of Performance by artist Alexandra Pirici"
This keynote lecture inaugurates the performance festival ACT Basel 25, which takes place at Kunstmuseum Basel the next day, on Saturday, April 26, from 1-5 p.m.
