Free museum offers
HAUPTBAU
Ground floor inner courtyard
Groud floor exhibition rooms
Small courtyard walkway, foyer and shop
NEUBAU
LED panel on the exterior facade
Event foyer and connecting wing
Foyer and shop
GEGENWART
Shop and Studio Gegenwart
Audioguide to the collection
The tours are available in German, English and French. Please bring your smartphone and headphones to use the audio guide.
Mitmach-Hefte
These are usually available at the ticket offices every Sunday. Only available in german.
Mitmach-Mittwoch
Workshops every Wednesday in the Atelier Hauptbau for young adults aged 14 and over.
Open Studio
Workshops every first Sunday of the month. From 0 - 100 years
Macht Platz!
Pop-up libraries and more at various locations in the museum, every first Sunday of the month
YARD
Wednesdays from 6 P.M. art, music and drinks in summer in the courtyard, Hauptbau
Family Day
Every first Sunday in November
Openings
Participation in the exhibition opening is free of charge for everyone.
Children's vernissage
The children's vernissages for children between 4 and 12, which take place parallel to special exhibitions, are a free interactive offer.
Museums Night
Every year on the third Friday of January, free for anyone under 26.
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: City and Urbanity in Transformation
Your museum!
What does "city" mean to you? Do you consider Basel to be urban? Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
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
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism
Your museum!
Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00
Macht Platz!
The art museum makes room for you and adapts to you. Come by to linger and discover. Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00
Open Studio: My body, a landscape
Let your body speak! With hands, feet, and knees, we work on a composition of body shapes and gestures. Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism
Your museum!
Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism
Your museum!
Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism
Your museum!
Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
NEUBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism
Your museum!
Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00
Macht Platz!
The art museum makes room for you and adapts to you. Come by to linger and discover. Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00
Open Studio: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
In this open studio, everything revolves around reusing existing materials: Using old newspapers, cardboard, fabric scraps, and plastic packaging, we create unique works of art. Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Period, Cycle, and Series
Your museum!
Why did the artist Pablo Picasso switch from his Blue Period to his Rose Period? What makes a series a series? Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
VERNISSAGE
GEGENWART
18:30–21:00
Vernissage: "Open Relationship"
You are invited to the opening of the exhibition "Open Relationship". Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Period, Cycle, and Series
Your museum!
Why did the artist Pablo Picasso switch from his Blue Period to his Rose Period? What makes a series a series? Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Period, Cycle, and Series
Your museum!
Why did the artist Pablo Picasso switch from his Blue Period to his Rose Period? What makes a series a series? Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Period, Cycle, and Series
Your museum!
Why did the artist Pablo Picasso switch from his Blue Period to his Rose Period? What makes a series a series? Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00
Macht Platz!
The art museum makes room for you and adapts to you. Come by to linger and discover. Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00
Open Studio: Of Drawing and Tearingo:
Off to the collection with pen and paper! Create sketches of images and objects, then unleash your energy by working on the drawings in the studio – they will be perforated, sanded, crumpled, and torn. Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Sculpture
Have you ever wanted to be part of an artistic installation or pose as a model? From all angles, we will explore figures, installations, and objects, as well as their materials, sizes, and production. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Sculpture
Have you ever wanted to be part of an artistic installation or pose as a model? From all angles, we will explore figures, installations, and objects, as well as their materials, sizes, and production. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
GUIDED TOUR
HAUPTBAU Innenhof
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Art Basel Special
Your museum!
Together, we explore the artworks of the Art Basel Parcours on a city walk. Meeting point: Courtyard of the Hauptbau. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
Treffpunkt: Courtyard of the Hauptbau
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Sculpture
Have you ever wanted to be part of an artistic installation or pose as a model? From all angles, we will explore figures, installations, and objects, as well as their materials, sizes, and production. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration
