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-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: The thing is…
Whether it’s a grain of sand, an apple, a house, or a planet: what matters is the form in which the world takes shape—and the art, the hope, of being able to capture that form. Together, we’ll explore a wide variety of representations of figurative art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: The thing is…
Whether it’s a grain of sand, an apple, a house, or a planet: what matters is the form in which the world takes shape—and the art, the hope, of being able to capture that form. Together, we’ll explore a wide variety of representations of figurative art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Between Worlds
Who am I in the virtual space? What does the future hold for me, as digital spaces increasingly merge with the real world? This September, "Mitmach-Mittwoch” will focus on the exhibition by Cao Fei, who is transforming the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart into a multi-floor total work of art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00
Macht Platz!
The Kunstmuseum makes room for you with interactive zones, pop-up libraries, and play areas. Come by to linger and discover. No meeting point. Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00
Open Studio: When Words Become Images
Have you ever experienced words coming to life? How letters and sentences take shape? That’s exactly what happens in a figurative poem. Come join us for our Open Studio on calligrams and let the boundaries between writing and design blur. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Between Worlds
Who am I in the virtual space? What does the future hold for me, as digital spaces increasingly merge with the real world? This September, "Mitmach-Mittwoch” will focus on the exhibition by Cao Fei, who is transforming the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart into a multi-floor total work of art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Between Worlds
Who am I in the virtual space? What does the future hold for me, as digital spaces increasingly merge with the real world? This September, "Mitmach-Mittwoch” will focus on the exhibition by Cao Fei, who is transforming the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart into a multi-floor total work of art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
HAUPTBAU
18:00–20:00
Kindervernissage: Vom Glück des Reisens
In German. Mit ihrem Cabriolet erlebte die Kunstsammlerin und Fotografin Dübi-Müller so manches Abenteuer. Gemeinsam erschaffen wir fantastische Landkarten, gestalten Postkarten und packen unsere Koffer mit Erinnerungsstücken. Für Kinder (4-12 Jahre). In Zusammenarbeit mit den Freunden des Kunstmuseums Basel. Kostenlos mit Anmeldung
VERNISSAGE
NEUBAU
18:30–21:00
Vernissage: "Van Gogh, Hodler and a Cabriolet. The Collector and Pioneer Gertrud Dübi-Müller"
You are invited to the opening of the exhibition "Van Gogh, Hodler and a Cabriolet. The Collector and Pioneer Gertrud Dübi-Müller". Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Between Worlds
Who am I in the virtual space? What does the future hold for me, as digital spaces increasingly merge with the real world? This September, "Mitmach-Mittwoch” will focus on the exhibition by Cao Fei, who is transforming the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart into a multi-floor total work of art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Between Worlds
Who am I in the virtual space? What does the future hold for me, as digital spaces increasingly merge with the real world? This September, "Mitmach-Mittwoch” will focus on the exhibition by Cao Fei, who is transforming the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart into a multi-floor total work of art. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00
Macht Platz!
The Kunstmuseum makes room for you with interactive zones, pop-up libraries, and play areas. Come by to linger and discover. No meeting point. Participation free of charge
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Comics and Other Stories
The term “comic” first appeared in the 18th century to describe humorous drawings. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, who was also deeply interested in this medium, we use painterly enlargements to shed new light on a wide variety of perspectives, details, and motifs from the museum’s collection and tell new stories. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Comics and Other Stories
The term “comic” first appeared in the 18th century to describe humorous drawings. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, who was also deeply interested in this medium, we use painterly enlargements to shed new light on a wide variety of perspectives, details, and motifs from the museum’s collection and tell new stories. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Comics and Other Stories
The term “comic” first appeared in the 18th century to describe humorous drawings. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, who was also deeply interested in this medium, we use painterly enlargements to shed new light on a wide variety of perspectives, details, and motifs from the museum’s collection and tell new stories. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
WORKSHOP
HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00
Mitmach-Mittwoch: Comics and Other Stories
The term “comic” first appeared in the 18th century to describe humorous drawings. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, who was also deeply interested in this medium, we use painterly enlargements to shed new light on a wide variety of perspectives, details, and motifs from the museum’s collection and tell new stories. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired
