Blog
18 mai 2020
Controversial? – Orientalism
There are numerous objects in the Kunstmuseum Basel that can be perceived as controversial, depending on one's point of view. These include works with oriental motifs.
11 mai 2020
Two Picassos
Director Josef Helfenstein talks about the works "Le Couple" and "Venus et l'Amour" by Pablo Picasso.
07 mai 2020
"Learning to look anew"
Director Josef Helfenstein talks about the work "Five Subjects in Equal Forms" by Richard Paul Lohse in this video clip.
05 mai 2020
My favourite: Martha Rosler
Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Hannah Horst, Head of Education & Mediation.
04 mai 2020
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 mai 2020
My favourite: Alexandre Calame
Employees of the Kunstmuseum Basel present their favourite works. Today: Regina Weisgram, Assistant to the Head of Finance & Operations.
02 mai 2020
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.
30 avr. 2020
Museums and sustainability
How sustainable is a closed museum? A contribution by director Josef Helfenstein.
25 avr. 2020
Provenance research: Jacques Lipchitz
Provenance researcher Vanessa von Kolpinski presents one of her cases: Jacques Lipchitz' sculpture "Joueur de guitare" from 1922.
23 avr. 2020
Artworks in the bzBasel
The series "Kunst in der bz" is a joint project of the newspaper bzBasel with the Kunstmuseum Basel and Kunsthaus Baselland. Today, Franziska Furter has been invited by us to present her work "Korona 2020".
21 avr. 2020
Gerhard Richter's Motorboat
Masterpieces from our collection, in a nutshell: this is what our practical collection guide offers. Among the numerous works described is Gerhard Richter's "Motorboat".
20 avr. 2020
Inspired by her – Selma Weber
The series of guided tours "Inspired by her" on current female positions at the Kunstmuseum Basel enjoys great popularity. Instead of on site in the house, Iris Kretzschmar now presents the artworks here as text, for example "Bello" by Selma Weber.
