11 May 2020

#62 Two Picassos

Director Josef Helfenstein talks about the works "Le Couple" and "Venus et l'Amour" by Pablo Picasso.

09 May 2020

#61 Dyeing with turmeric

With turmeric you can dye fabrics in a beautiful yellow colour. Here's how to do it.

08 May 2020

#60 My favourite: Marc Chaghall

Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Olga Osadtschy, Assistant Curator to the Director.

07 May 2020

#59 "Learning to look anew"

Director Josef Helfenstein talks about the work "Five Subjects in Equal Forms" by Richard Paul Lohse in this video clip.

06 May 2020

#58 Activity Sheet for Kids

Today we draw a self-portrait - and an abstract one at that. Do you know how to do that?

05 May 2020

#57 My favourite: Martha Rosler

Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Hannah Horst, Head of Education & Mediation.

04 May 2020

#56 Inspired by her – Ottilie Roederstein

A rare early self-portrait of the Swiss painter Ottilie Roederstein can be found in our collection. It suits perfectly into our guide series "Inspired by her".

03 May 2020

#55 My favourite: Alexandre Calame

Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Regina Weisgram, Assistant to the Head of Finance & Operations.

02 May 2020

#54 Controversial? – Paul Camenisch

There are numerous objects in the Kunstmuseum Basel that can be perceived as controversial, depending on one's point of view. Some are even censored, such as works by Paul Camenisch from Basel.

01 May 2020

#53 My favourite: Hans Fries

Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Thomas Studer, intern in our education & mediation department.

30 Apr 2020

#52 Museums and sustainability

How sustainable is a closed museum? A contribution by director Josef Helfenstein.

29 Apr 2020

#51 Activity Sheet for Kids

The artist Sol Lewitt does not always paint himself, but sometimes just gives the instructions. Now it's your turn!