Free museum offers

Free and reduced admission for all

Free admission to the collection on the following days
Tue + Thu, Fri: 5–6pm
Wed: 5–8pm
Every first Sunday of the month
Holidays excluded

Free admission to the special exhibition during the vernissage

Reduced admission for all to the special exhibition for CHF 16 instead of CHF 30 on the following days
Wed: 5–8pm
First Sunday of the month

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Free zones and rooms in the museum

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

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Free mediation services

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.

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Wed 19 Nov

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Geister!

November's Mitmach-Mittwoch (Participatory Wednesday) is filled with hauntings, chills, magic, protection, lost souls, the paranormal, and bedsheets. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 26 Nov

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Geister!

November's Mitmach-Mittwoch (Participatory Wednesday) is filled with hauntings, chills, magic, protection, lost souls, the paranormal, and bedsheets. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 3 Dec

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Schwarz

For the last month of the year, we are diving into the world of darkness: ink is the starting point for our search for the blackest black. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Sun 7 Dec

PROGRAM DAY

NEUBAU
10:00–18:00

Macht Platz!

The Kunstmuseum makes room for you and adapts to your needs. Come by to linger and discover. No meeting point. Participation free of charge

 

PROGRAM DAY

HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00

Open studio: Ghost transformations

The museum is haunted! Create your own talisman in the studio to ward off evil spirits or let yourself be enchanted and become a ghost yourself. In a joint procession, we will haunt the museum! Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration

Wed 10 Dec

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Schwarz

For the last month of the year, we are diving into the world of darkness: ink is the starting point for our search for the blackest black. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Sun 14 Dec

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00

Open studio: Gift wrapping station

Design your own wrapping paper or bring your gifts with you and wrap them in the studio with paper, cardboard, and much more. Open to everyone. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired

Wed 17 Dec

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Schwarz

For the last month of the year, we are diving into the world of darkness: ink is the starting point for our search for the blackest black. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Sun 21 Dec

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00

Open studio: Last-minute gifts

We draw letters, print cards, and build small cheerful objects. Come and make the gift that's still missing: for others or for yourself! Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired

Sun 4 Jan

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00

Macht Platz!

The Kunstmuseum makes room for you and adapts to your needs. Come by to linger and discover. No meeting point. Participation free of charge

 

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00

Open studio: Happy New Year!

At the start of the year, we reflect on our New Year's resolutions. We visualize our wishes for 2026 with words, drawings, and collages. Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired

Wed 7 Jan

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Collage, Collage!

Search, find, cut, tear, combine, glue— and your collage is complete! In January, we will focus intensively on this technique, which many artists have been using since the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 14 Jan

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Collage, Collage!

Search, find, cut, tear, combine, glue— and your collage is complete! In January, we will focus intensively on this technique, which many artists have been using since the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 21 Jan

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Collage, Collage!

Search, find, cut, tear, combine, glue— and your collage is complete! In January, we will focus intensively on this technique, which many artists have been using since the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 28 Jan

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Collage, Collage!

Search, find, cut, tear, combine, glue— and your collage is complete! In January, we will focus intensively on this technique, which many artists have been using since the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Sun 1 Feb

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00

Macht Platz!

The Kunstmuseum makes room for you and adapts to your needs. Come by to linger and discover. No meeting point. Participation free of charge

Wed 4 Feb

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Expressionismus

Strong colors, distorted shapes, subjective realities – this month we look through the lens of expressionism. We get to know artists of the early 20th century. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 11 Feb

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Expressionismus

Strong colors, distorted shapes, subjective realities – this month we look through the lens of expressionism. We get to know artists of the early 20th century. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required

Wed 18 Feb

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: Expressionismus

Strong colors, distorted shapes, subjective realities – this month we look through the lens of expressionism. We get to know artists of the early 20th century. Every Wednesday. Ages 14 and up. Participation free of charge, no registration required