Family Day 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hauptbau and Neubau
free admission for children aged 0 and over
Please note that strollers are not allowed in the museum. You can park your baby carriages to the right of the main entrance to the main building in the supervised baby carriage parking area.
Once upon a time... at the Kunstmuseum Basel
On Family Day, immerse yourself in the world of old and new fairy tales at the Kunstmuseum Basel! Stop by the puppet theater or get to know new hero:ines in our pop-up library. Create your own puppets or create never-before-seen fairy-tale characters in the collage workshop. Afterwards, you can show off your superpower and bring it to life on paper with your whole body!
Admission to the museum is free on Family Day. All Family Day events are also free of charge. The special exhibition Paula Rego. Power Games is available at a reduced rate.
The Family Day is generously supported by Freunde des Kunstmuseums Basel.
Program
HAUPTBAU, GROUND FLOOR
Info Counter
WHERE: Ground floor foyer
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
Family tour of the exhibition Pairings
How do you decide which artworks hang next to each other in the museum? What do they have in common? In this tour through the current exhibition, we discover “pairs” that have been selected by guests both young and old.
For ages 6 and up / 10–15 people
WHERE: HAUPTBAU, ground floor
WHEN: 1, 2, 3 p.m. for 20 min. each
“What's in the suitcase?” – Puppet theater with Teatro Tatarira
Come and discover a special puppet theater play and immerse yourself in alternative fairytale worlds, with live music.
From 6 years of age
WHERE: Kleines Atelier
WHEN: 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. for 30 min. each
Puppet workshop
Whether deep-sea monster, grandmother or your own reflection – come to our puppet workshop and create characters using ordinary materials and your fantasy.
WHERE: Grosses Atelier
WHEN: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Crawling, Sealing, Climbing
A zone for play and movement for babies and toddlers from 0 to 3 years.
WHERE: HAUPTBAU, ground floor, small courtyard walkway
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
ZWISCHENGESCHOSS
Sensory trail
Our sensory trail made of crackling materials and reflective surfaces offers a space for toddlers from 0 to 3 years to experience their surroundings and their own bodies.
WHERE: Hauptbau, Zwischengeschoss
WHEN: 10 am–1 pm, 2–5 pm
HAUPTBAU, 1st floor
Pop-up library
Browse through our library and discover stories about self-empowerment, feelings and young heroines and heroes.
From 0 years
WHERE: Hauptbau, foyer, 1st floor
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
HAUPTBAU, 2ND FLOOR
A different take on fairy tales
Create new heroine and hero characters from old newspaper, magazine and book cut-outs as well as your own drawings and give your creations a voice!
From 4 years of age
WHERE: Hauptbau, foyer 2nd floor
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
Comic reading corner
Many comics and graphic novels await you here - discover stories about the vulva, queerness and more.
From 6 years of age
WHERE: Hauptbau, foyer 2nd floor
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
NEUBAU, BASEMENT, EVENT FOYER
Body sensations
Where is anger located in your body?
What does your stomach feel like when you’re ashamed? What color does anticipation have for you? Today the floor of the museum is your canvas. Paint with your whole body and put your feelings on paper.
From 2 years of age
WHERE: Neubau, UG, Eventfoyer
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
NEUBAU, EG, ANLIEFERUNG
Tomorrow I will be great
Who will you be in the future? Who will have accompanied you on your way? And what are you already particularly proud of? Create a monument for your future self!
From 6 years of age
WHERE: Neubau, EG, Anlieferung
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
Coffee mobile from Unternehmen Mitte
How about a short break with coffee and cake? Come to the Anlieferung and make a stop at the Freunde des Kunstmuseums Basel’s wheel of fortune.
WHERE: Neubau, ground floor, delivery
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
Spaghetti monster
Recharge your batteries for your next stop with spaghetti and lemonade.
WHERE: Neubau, ground floor, delivery
WHEN: 10 am–5 pm
