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Opening hours

The museum is also open for you on August 1 (Swiss National Day).

Admission to the collection is free at the following times:
Tue, Thurs, Fri: 5–6pm*
Wed: 5–8pm (Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart closes at 6pm)
Every first Sunday of the month

*Public holidays excluded

HAUPTBAU & NEUBAU

Mo closed
Tu 10.00AM–06.00PM
We 10.00AM–08.00PM
Th–Su 10.00AM–06.00PM

Aug, 1 2024 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Swiss National Day)

Dec, 23 2024 –

closed – (Day before Christmas Eve)

Dec, 24 2024 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2024 –

10.00AM–08.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 26 2024 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 31 2024 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Eve)

Jan, 1 2025 –

06.00PM–08.00PM – (New Years Day)

Jan, 2 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Berchtold Day)

Jan, 17 2025 –

10.00AM–02.00AM – (Nuit des Musées)

Mar, 10 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Mar, 11 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Mar, 12 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Apr, 18 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Good Friday)

Apr, 21 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Easter Monday)

May, 29 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Ascension Day)

Jun, 9 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Whit Monday)

Aug, 1 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Swiss National Day)

Dec, 24 2025 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 26 2025 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 31 2025 –

10.00AM–08.00PM – (New Years Eve)

Jan, 1 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Day)

Jan, 2 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Berchtold Day)

Feb, 23 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Feb, 24 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Feb, 25 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Apr, 3 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Good Friday)

Apr, 6 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Easter Monday)

May, 14 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Ascension Day)

May, 25 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Whit Monday)

Aug, 1 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Swiss National Day)

Dec, 24 2026 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 26 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas)

Dec, 31 2026 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Eve)

Jan, 1 2027 –

10.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Day)

GEGENWART

Mo closed
Tu–Su 11.00AM–06.00PM

Aug, 1 2024 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (National holiday)

Sep, 5 2024 –

11.00AM–09.00PM – Long Thursday

Oct, 3 2024 –

11.00AM–09.00PM – Long Thursday

Dec, 23 2024 –

closed – (Day before Christmas Eve)

Dec, 24 2024 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2024 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 26 2024 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 30 2024 –

closed

Dec, 31 2024 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Eve)

Jan, 1 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Day)

Jan, 2 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Berchtold Day)

Jan, 17 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Nuit des Musées)

Mar, 10 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Mar, 11 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Mar, 12 2025 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Apr, 18 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Good Friday)

Apr, 21 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Easter Monday)

May, 29 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Ascension Day)

Jun, 9 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Whit Monday)

Aug, 1 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (National holiday)

Dec, 24 2025 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 26 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 31 2025 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Eve)

Jan, 1 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Day)

Jan, 2 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Berchtold Day)

Feb, 23 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Feb, 24 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Feb, 25 2026 –

closed – (Basel Carnival)

Apr, 3 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Good Friday)

Apr, 6 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Easter Monday)

May, 14 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Ascension Day)

May, 25 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Whit Monday)

Aug, 1 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (National holiday)

Dec, 24 2026 –

closed – (Christmas Eve)

Dec, 25 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 26 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (Christmas Day)

Dec, 31 2026 –

11.00AM–06.00PM – (New Years Eve)


Library

Mo–Fr 10.00AM–06.00PM
Sa–Su closed



Shop

Mo closed
Tu 10.00AM–06.00PM
We 10.00AM–08.00PM
Th–Su 10.00AM–06.00PM


Openinghours Hauptbau & Neubau

Tues; Thurs–Sun 10am–6pm
Wed 10am–8pm
Mon closed

Openinghours Gegenwart

Tues–Sun 11am–6pm
Monday closed

Contact

Kunstmuseum Basel
St. Alban-Graben 8
CH-4010 Basel
Tel. +41 61 206 62 62
[email protected]

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