Events during Art Basel

We look forward to welcoming you every day during Art Basel (June 16–22, 2025) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (On Thu: Hauptbau open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Neubau open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m). Here is an overview of our current exhibitions and the events this week.

Cecilia Vicuña in her studio in New York, 2021. Photo: William Jess Laird.

Cecilia Vicuña in her studio in New York, 2021. Photo: William Jess Laird.

The artist as visionary: Cecilia Vicuña in conversation with Elena Filipovic

Fri, June 20, 12 noon-12.30 p.m., Art Basel | Messeplatz 10, Basel


Art Basel Awards Summit kicks off with an intimate conversation between the Chilean poet, activist, and visual artist Cecilia Vicuña and Elena Filipovic, Director of Kunstmuseum Basel. They explore Vicuña’s prescient sculptural and literary practice, as well as her deep commitment to ecofeminism and ancestral knowledge. Marked by radical poetics and political struggle, Vicuña’s life has also been profoundly shaped by exile. In this panel, she discusses the role art and artists can play in a moment of crisis and how they might help chart a new path.


Current Exhibitions



Neubau, St. Alban-Graben 20, 4052 Basel
Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture until August 10, 2025
Verso. Tales from the Other Side until January 4, 2026

Hauptbau, St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel
Pairings until July 27, 2025
New collection presentation: Old Masters and 19th Century


Opening hours Hauptbau and Neubau during Art Basel (June 16–22, 2025):
Mon: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tue: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wed: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thu: Hauptbau 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Neubau 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sun: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.


The Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart is currently closed.

20 juin – 19 juillet 2025

Juin

ven 20 juin

ART BASEL

MESSE BASEL, HALL 1
12:00–12:30

The artist as visionary: Cecilia Vicuña in conversation with Elena Filipovic

En anglais. Art Basel Awards Summit kicks off with a conversation between the artist Cecilia Vicuña and Elena Filipovic, Director of Kunstmuseum Basel. They explore Vicuña’s prescient sculptural and literary practice, as well as her deep commitment to ecofeminism and ancestral knowledge.

sam 21 juin

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

dim 22 juin

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Visite guidée de l'exposition « Medardo Rosso. L’invention de la sculpture moderne »

Coût: Entrée + CHF 7

 

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
15:00–16:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Verso. Geschichten von Rückseiten»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

mar 24 juin

VISITE GUIDÉE

HAUPTBAU
12:30–13:00

Rendez-vous am Mittag: Ernst Ludwig Kirchners «Tanz im Varieté» in der Ausstellung «Paarlauf»

En allemand. Mit der wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin Greta Schweizer. Kostenlose Teilnahme

sam 28 juin

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

Juillet

sam 5 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

dim 6 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Guided tour of the exhibition "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture"

En anglais. Costs: Admission + CHF 7

mar 8 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
12:30–13:00

Rendez-vous am Mittag: «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skultpur»

En allemand. Mit Assistenzkurator:in Len Schaller. Kosten: Eintritt

sam 12 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

mar 15 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

HAUPTBAU
12:30–13:00

Rendez-vous am Mittag: Ernst Ludwig Kirchners «Tanz im Varieté» in der Ausstellung «Paarlauf»

En allemand. Mit der Kuratorin Géraldine Meyer. Kosten: Eintritt

sam 19 juil

VISITE GUIDÉE

NEUBAU
14:00–15:00

Führung in der Ausstellung «Medardo Rosso. Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur»

En allemand. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 7

20 juin – 19 juillet 2025