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www.museenbasel.ch 18 JANUARY 2019 17 JANUARY 2020 – CONTENTS –
1/Anatomisches Museum der Universität Basel 6 2/Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig 6 3/Antikenmuseum Basel, Skulpturhalle 7 4/Augusta Raurica, Augst 7 5/Ausstellungsraum Klingental 7 6/Basler Papiermühle 10 7/Cartoonmuseum Basel 10 8/Dreiländermuseum, DE-Lörrach 11 9/Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel 12 10/HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel), Münchenstein/Basel 13 11/Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche 16 12/Historisches Museum Basel – Haus zum Kirschgarten 20 13/Historisches Museum Basel – Musikmuseum 20 14/Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz 20 15/Kunst Raum Riehen 20 16/Kunsthalle Basel 20 17/Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz/Basel 22 18/Kunstmuseum Basel 26 19/Mühlemuseum, Münchenstein/Basel 30 20/Museum.BL, Liestal 30 21/Museum der Kulturen Basel 31 22/Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen 33 23/Museum Kleines Klingental 34 24/Museum Tinguely 34 25/Naturhistorisches Museum Basel 35 26/Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel 36 27/S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum 37 28/Sammlung Friedhof Hörnli, Riehen/Basel 37 29/Schaulager, Münchenstein/Basel 38 30/Schweizerisches Feuerwehrmuseum Basel 38 31/Spielzeugmuseum Riehen 38 32/Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel 38 33/Sportmuseum Schweiz, Münchenstein/Basel 39 34/Verkehrsdrehscheibe Schweiz und unser Weg zum Meer 39 35/Vitra Design Museum, DE-Weil am Rhein 39 2019 HIGHLIGHTS 4 ARCHITECTURAL HIGHLIGHTS 8 ENJOY YOUR MEAL 14 WALK AND PICNIC 18 SOUVENIRS 23 MAP 24 ESSENTIAL 41 PICTURE CREDITS / PUBLICATION DETAILS 47 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
03.02. – The Young PICASSO – FONDATION 26.05.2019 Blue and Rose Periods BEYELER
22.03.2019 – 19.01.2020 Thirst for Know
30.03. – The Cosmos of Cubism. 04.08.2019 From Picasso to Léger
30.03. – Balkrishna Doshi. 08.09.2019 Architecture for the
11.05. – Leiko Ikemur 01.09.2019 Towards New
06.01.2019 26.05. – 06.10.2019 Take Your Pick – 125 Objects for 125 Years MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL 05.06. – 22.09.2019 10.02.2019 Füssli. Drama and Theatre KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL 08.06. – 29.09.2019 10.03.2019 Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM
24.03.2019 Le Monde de Tardi CARTOONMUSEUM BASEL
21.04.2019 Secrecy – Who’s allowed to know what MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL
28.04.2019 naked! The art of nudity ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL
31.12.2020 Medieval Worlds of Faith HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – BARFÜSSERKIRCHE
18.01.2019 13.–16.06.2019 BASEL MUSEUMS NIGHT ART BASEL JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
wledge meets Collecting Mania MUSEUM DER KULTUREN BASEL
KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
VITRA DESIGN e People MUSEUM ra. KUNSTMUSEUM w Seas BASEL
Rudolf Stingel FONDATION BEYELER
Rebecca Horn. MUSEUM Body Fantasies TINGUELY
William Kentridge KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
22.06.2019 – Leaps in Time. HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – 29.08.2021 A Brief History of Basel BARFÜSSERKIRCHE
23.08.2019 – Bima, Mr Punch, MUSEUM DER KULTUREN 02.08.2020 and Demon BASEL
24.09.2019 – Gladiator. ANTIKEN- 22.03.2020 The True Story MUSEUM BASEL
11.10.2019 – Gold & Glory. KUNST- 19.01.2020 Gifts for MUSEUM Eternity BASEL (EXHIBITION OF THE HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL)
16.10.2019 – Superman. HISTORISCHES 22.03.2020 Friedrich Nietzsche MUSEUM BASEL – and the Aftermath BARFÜSSERKIRCHE
23.10.2019 – Len Lye. MUSEUM 26.01.2020 Motion TINGUELY Composer
08.11.2019 – The Earth NATURHISTORISCHES 03.05.2020 at its Limit MUSEUM BASEL
17.01.2020 BASEL MUSEUMS NIGHT 1/ANATOMISCHES > 28.04.2019 MUSEUM DER naked! The art of nudity UNIVERSITÄT BASEL Thanks to the debates surround- Exhibits of major historical ing feminism, gender studies interest. Original preparations and, more recently, #MeToo, of human body parts and or- artistic representations of naked gans, including the first authen- bodies are increasingly being ticated anatomical preparation, called into question. Using a skeleton from 1543. Rounded selected examples, the exhibi- off with presentations of foetal tion illuminates every facet of human development. the art of nudity in the ancient world. > 01.09.2019 Mysterious brain. Can sport make you clever? The brain processes sensory impressions and information. Did you know that exercise and sport have a positive effect on the brain?
2 – 3/ANTIKEN - MUSEUM BASEL The largest Swiss Museum Murmillo helmet devoted to the ancient art and culture of the Mediterranean region. 24.09.2019 – 22.03.2020 Gladiator. The true story 2/ANTIKENMUSEUM Gladiator fights are among BASEL UND the most notorious specta- SAMMLUNG LUDWIG cles of the ancient world. An outstanding collection of This lavishly designed Egyptian, Greek, Italic, Etruscan exhibition challenges our and Roman works of art. Exhibi- established perception tions on history, religion, of gladiators and draws on art and everyday life in various new research to show epochs of cultural history. the humans behind the helmets, their moving stories and their function in society.
–6– 3/ANTIKENMUSEUM 5/AUSSTELLUNGS- BASEL RAUM KLINGENTAL SKULPTURHALLE Ausstellungsraum Klingental One of the largest collections of presents contemporary art plaster casts of ancient sculp- from the Basel region. Avant- tures. Complete reconstruction garde exhibitions and interna- of the sculptures from the tionally connected projects Parthenon in Athens – the only make this an inspiring meeting one of its kind in the world. place. The programme is man- aged by a team of dedicated artists and guest curators. 4/AUGUSTA RAURICA An imposing theatre, a quaint Due to the interior renovation Roman house, the largest of the Klingental church build- antique silver treasure in any ing, the Ausstellungsraum is museum and an animal park changing location for a period with ancient animal breeds make of approx. one year. Programme: this time travel to the Roman see ausstellungsraum.ch period an unforgettable experi- ence. At the end of every August, we invite you to the largest Roman Festival in Switzerland.
> 31.01.2020 Children? Children! Searching for traces in Augusta Raurica What was everyday life like for children 2,000 years ago?
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The former paper mill dating from the 19th century was converted by Katharina und Wilfrid Designed by the architects Rudolf Steib and inaugurated as Christ and Paul Bonatz, the main one of the world’s first building from 1936 was specifically dedicated museums of constructed for the world-famous contemporary art. collection. It is now connected to 18/Kunstmuseum Basel | the new building by an underground Gegenwart passageway. 18/Kunstmuseum Basel | Hauptbau
The new building by Basel’s Christ& Gantenbein architects, has been attracting international attention since its inau - guration. It accommodates presentations of works from the museum’s collection of modernist art as well as major special exhibitions. 18/Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
Former country seat of Johann Rudolf Wettstein, 17th century. 31/Wettsteinhaus, Spielzeugmuseum Riehen
A pleated rooftop landscape designed by Herzog&de Meuron juts out above the old buildings on cathedral hill. Schaulager’s role as an 21/Museum der Kulturen Basel active art storage facility is given vivid expression in the architecture of Herzog&de Meuron. A late-Gothic building 29/Schaulager conceals a modern rear construction designed by the architectural firm Herzog&de Meuron. 7/Cartoonmuseum Basel Mario Botta’s building shows Tinguely’s kinetic sculptures along with the current special exhibitions. 24/Museum Tinguely
An architectural ensemble combining buildings by Tadao Ando, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Frank O. Gehry, Nicholas Grims- haw, Zaha Hadid, Herzog& The sculptural con- de Meuron, SANAA and struction was the first Álvaro Siza, among others. European project by 35/Vitra Campus Frank O. Gehry. 35/Vitra Design Museum
A late baroque building from the period 1753/57. Originally designed as a tobacco factory, the building, which also served as a teaching institution and home to Johann Peter Hebel, became a Pedagogium in 1761. 8/Dreiländermuseum
Basel’s first museum building by Melchior Berri was home to the entire public art collection in the 19th century. 25/Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Renzo Piano and Ernst Beyeler’s idea of creating an exciting synthesis of art, architecture and nature is perfectly executed in the current museum building. At present, Atelier Peter Zumthor is plan- ning an extension project. The adjacent Iselin- Weber Park, which is privately owned, will be made accessible to the public in the next few years. 9/Fondation Beyeler
Roof, court, © Museum der Kulturen Basel, photo: Derek Li Wan Po 6/BASLER 7/CARTOONMUSEUM PAPIERMÜHLE BASEL Situated in a medieval paper Switzerland’s one and only mill, the museum illustrates the museum of narrative drawings – process from handmade paper from caricatures to comics. to finished book. Its substantial Temporary exhibitions on the collection presents the history contemporary art of drawings, of paper, scripture and print. political and social topics, also The onsite manufactory invites drawing on its own collection visitors to watch and get some of 10,000 original works of art. hands-on experience. > 24.03.2019 19.10. – 30.10.2019 Le Monde de Tardi Book and Form – The Art and The exhibition shows works Craft of Hand Bookbinding. from all of Tardi’s periods of “Five times Five” 25th Anniver- work. sary Exhibition The group BOOK AND FORM 07.04. – 11.08.2019 experiments with traditional Joann Sfar. Sans début ni fin and contemporary materials to The exceptional artist Joann create books and book objects. Sfar (* 1971), known worldwide They search for new applica- for his series “The Rabbi’s Cat”, tions and combine craft, design “Donjon” and “Vampire”, is and art in a dynamic symbiosis. currently the most successful draftsman of the Nouvelle Bande Dessinée. The Cartoon- museum Basel presents the first retrospective of his art.
Sfar, © Dargaud, 2018
–10– 24.08. – 10.11.2019 8/DREILÄNDER - Wiktoria Lomasko. MUSEUM Other Russias Past and present history of the Born near Moscow in 1978, Vic- border triangle where France, toria Lomasko closely observes Germany and Switzerland meet. people and situations, taking a In German and French. stylised yet precise approach to capturing them with skilfully > 03.02.2019 spontaneous, powerful lines. The Sea change 1918/19 exhibition at Cartoonmuseum The end of World War I had Basel will be the artist and ac- profound effects on the whole of tivist’s first major solo exhibi- Europe. tion. 13.04. – 17.11.2019 23.11.2019 – 08.03.2020 Rötteln castle. Dominion Tom Tirabosco. Wonderland between Basel and France Hailing from Western Switzer- Rötteln is one of the largest me- land, Tom Tirabosco is an inter- dieval castle ruins on the Upper nationally acclaimed draftsman Rhine. The family exhibition as well as a fanciful narrator illustrates the eventful history who is equally at home in auto- of the castle and its inhabitants biographical or surreal fields as and shows how its dominion, in socially critical or humorous the Markgräflerland, developed ones. The exhibition is the between Basel and France. artist’s first retrospective in a German-speaking country.
–11– Pablo Picasso: Acrobate et jeune arlequin (1905)
03.02. – 26.05.2019 The Young PICASSO – Blue and Rose Periods This exhibition, the most ambitious ever staged by the Fondati- on Beyeler, is devoted to the paintings and sculptures of the young Pablo Picasso from the so-called Blue and Rose Periods, be tween 1901 and 1907.
–12– 9/FONDATION 10/HEK (HAUS DER BEYELER ELEKTRONISCHEN Art, architecture and nature KÜNSTE BASEL) combine harmoniously in National competence centre Switzerland’s most-visited art for new media and technological museum. The museum’s build- art forms focusing on inter- ing in the idyllic Berower Park disciplinary approaches. Exhi- was designed by the architect bitions, small-scale festival Renzo Piano. The collection formats, performances and con- contains over 300 master- certs addressing current pieces of modern and contem- social issues and technological- porary art, including works aesthetic developments. by Picasso, Monet, Cézanne, Giacometti, Warhol and many 21.02. – 28.04.2019 more. !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Fragmentin, Lauren Huret – Pax Art Awards 2018 The winners of the Pax Art Awards 2018 present new works. In collaboration with HeK, the Art Foundation Pax awards the pioneering prizes for digital art to honour and support Swiss artists who focus on media- specific practices and use media technologies. Rudolf Stingel: Untitled (after Sam) (2006) 16.05. – 11.08.2019 26.05. – 06.10.2019 Artificial intelligence Rudolf Stingel The international group exhibi- The summer exhibition is tion will be devoted to the devoted to the contemporary current topic of artificial intelli- painter Rudolf Stingel gence and the pervasive pres- (* 1956 in Merano, Italy) who ence of intelligent and learning lives and works in New York algorithms and machines in our and Merano. The exhibition linked-up world. will be the first museum show in Europe to present a career-spanning selection of Rudolf Stingel’s major series of works.
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A sea view Take your time over dinner in the beautiful inner courtyard and admire Hellenistic fish made from little stones over pasta and wine. 2/Bistro Antikenmuseum
Culinary delights beside the mill wheel Light or substantial meals, freshly-made cakes and Sunday brunches accompanied by the idyllic burble of the “Dych”. 6/Restaurant and Café Papiermühle
Complete work of art in nature The restaurant at Villa Berower, a listed historic building situated in the parkland of the same name, offers international cuisine with a local touch, including vegan options, together with a view of Fondation Beyeler and sculptures by Alexander Calder and Ellsworth Kelly. 9/Restaurant Berower Park, Fondation Beyeler
Coffee and digital art Wi-Fi and a cosy atmosphere in the up-and-coming Dreispitz district. 10/HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel)
In good company Enjoy a snack or a sumptuous meal in the museum courtyard while admiring Auguste Rodin’s “Burghers of Calais”. 18/Bistro Kunstmuseum | Hauptbau
Good food in a historic setting Enjoy regional delicacies under the stucco ceiling of a 14th century building, or a Apéro in the picturesque yard. 21/Museumsbistro Rollerhof, Museum der Kulturen Basel
Raise your glass to Tinguely A trip by ferry, a walk along the banks of the Rhine, an aperitif and seasonal dishes served amongst the artwork and posters of Jean Tinguely – or on the patio with a unique view of the Rhine. 24/Museumsbistro Chez Jeannot, Museum Tinguely
–14– Messe- Clara- platz matte 35 Unterer Clarastrasse Klingental- Klingental Clara- fähre Rheinweg platz 9 Claragraben Blumenrain
Schiff- Brücke Riehenstrasse lände Mittlere Wettstein- Wettsteinallee Spiegelg. Fisch- platz Grenzacherstrasse markt BASEL
Markt- Augustinerg. platz 24 Münster- Freie fähre Rümelins- 21 Schaffhauserrheinweg platz Strasse
Münster- St.Alban- raben platz Rhein fähre Ritterg. Wettsteinbrücke Barfüsser- St.Alban-R platz
Graben GEGENWART NEUBAU Mühleberg 2 St.Alban-Vorstadt 6 Steinenberg St.Alban-18
32 Aeschenvorstadt HAUPTBAU
Zürcherstras
Theaterstr.
Steinenvorstadt
Elisabethenstrasse St.Alban-Anlage Aeschen- e platz
St.Jakobs-Stra10 Elisa- bethen- anlage
Italian intermezzo Surrounded by every imaginable kind of toy, relax and enjoy some authentic Italian cuisine. 32/Ristorante La Sosta and Boulevard Restaurant, Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
Surrounded by design Drinks and fresh specialities. During the summer months, a 1968 Airstream Globetrotter 20’ caravan dispenses picnic baskets, blankets and packed lunches for a walk along the Verner-Panton-Weg that takes you to a beautiful picnic spot on the Tüllinger Hills. 35/VitraHaus Café, Vitra Design Museum
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–15– 11–13/HISTORISCHES 22.06.2019 – 29.08.2021 MUSEUM BASEL Leaps in Time. The most important museum of A Brief History of Basel cultural history on the Upper From Neanderthals to Rhine, housed in three separate pharmaceutical hub: Visi- buildings. tors embark on a tour of 100,000 years of Basel his- 11/HISTORISCHES tory, including a selection MUSEUM BASEL – of 50 objects and 100 mile- BARFÜSSERKIRCHE stones, six film spots on Urban history from the Middle recent history and an inter- Ages to the present day. Featur- active installation of facts ing important sights, such and images illustrating the as the Basel Cathedral treasure, city’s development up to fragments of Basel’s Dance the present day. of Death, medieval tapestries, the “Kunstkammer” collection of curiosities, the Burgundian spoils, archaeological exhibits and more.
> 31.12.2020 Medieval Worlds of Faith The exhibition presents medieval works of art from churches in The two-batzen bread roll from the famine year 1817 Switzerland and the Upper Rhine. Impressive sculptures attest to the veneration of saints, illustrating the pervasive influence of the Christian church and faith on society and to this day.
–16– Altar Frontal from the Basel Cathedral (before 1019)
11.10.2019 – 19.01.2020 Gold&Glory. Gifts for Eternity The Historisches Museum Basel makes a guest appearance at the Kunstmuseum Basel with a major exhibition on the origins of Basel Cathedral around 1,000 A.D. In a world first, exquisite ivory carvings, gold treasures, and monumental bronzes will go on show alongside the Basel Antependium from Paris. The exhibition is hosted by Kunstmuseum Basel.
16.10.2019 – 22.03.2020 Superman. Friedrich Nietzsche and the Aftermath This exhibition marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of the famous German cultural critic and philoso- pher Friedrich Nietzsche, presenting the man and his works as well as his lasting influence on our world today.
Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche (ca. 1885) –17– – WALK AND PICNIC –
Enjoy a picnic in our picturesque courtyard and let yourself be Thriving collections, a carried away by the sounds of the flourishing vegetable Basel Symphony Orchestra garden, unusual rough at concerts staged at the museum pasture and much more during the summer months. to discover besides. 21/Museum der Kulturen Basel 19/Mühlemuseum/Merian Gärten
Whether among ancient ruins, on the meadows or in the woods – the nearby recreation area is the perfect place for a leisurely picnic. Also: Zoo with ancient animal breeds. 4/Augusta Raurica
The Vitra Slide Tower by Carsten Höller is a slide art installation and viewing tower rolled into one. From a height of 17 metres, it offers new perspectives of the Vitra Campus and the surrounding landscape. 35/Vitra Campus
The restaurant’s healthy food concept of the Depot Deli at the Vitra Schaudepot focuses on enjoyment, quality and a varied menu. The dishes served are prepared using high-quality natural ingredients put together in creative recipes – from breakfast to home-made salads and sandwiches. 35/Vitra Design Museum The ‘24 stops’ on the Rehberger Weg’ connect two countries, two municipalities and two cultural institutions – as well as countless stories. Guided by the 24 works by artist Tobias Rehberger, visitors are given the opportunity to explore multi- faceted natural and cultural landscapes. www.24stops.info 9/Fondation Beyeler und 35/Vitra Design Museum
Go for a walk, have a picnic, meet some friends or simply enjoy the peace and quiet of the Solitude-Park. Changing art installations. 24/Museum Tinguely
Discover sculptures by Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly and Thomas Schütte in the English landscaped gardens with their population of old trees and a magnificent view of the hills in the surrounding countryside. 9/Fondation Beyeler
In the heart of the beauti- ful Jura landscape, follow one of 21 walking tips* around the noisy museum. 22/Museum für Musikautomaten * “Seewen SO – 21 Wandertipps rund ums Museum für Musikautomaten” by Franz Baumann
Tobias Rehberger: «24 Stops» (2016), © Studio Rehberger, photo: Mark Niedermann 12/HISTORISCHES 14/JÜDISCHES MUSEUM BASEL – MUSEUM HAUS ZUM KIRSCH- DER SCHWEIZ GARTEN Judaism today: from cult to cul- The Haus zum Kirschgarten was ture, from daily life to holidays. the home and office of a Basel Take a tour of the museum with silk ribbon manufacturer from our videoguide featuring a the 18th century. An insight into Rabbi, an artist, a city historian, the domestic culture and living a child, a curator and a lawyer. environment of Basel’s wealthy middle classes. > 13.01.2019 The Diary. How Otto Frank > 26.01.2020 brought Anne’s Voice from Wild Boar and Lettuce. Basel to the World Strasbourg Faience of the 18th century Among the great treasures of 15/KUNST RAUM porcelain art are the animal- RIEHEN shaped tureens and deceptively Kunst Raum Riehen is the public real-looking plates of olives or art and cultural exhibition lettuce made by the Strasbourg venue of the municipality of manufactories. This new show Riehen. Its focus is on regional presents exquisite pieces in the contemporary art in all its larger context of the dining dimensions presented in tempo- culture of that era. rary exhibitions.
13/HISTORISCHES 16/KUNSTHALLE MUSEUM BASEL – BASEL MUSIKMUSEUM Ever since its establishment in Switzerland’s largest collection 1872, Kunsthalle Basel has of musical instruments featur- been dedicated to exhibiting, ing instruments from five cen- debating and reflecting on con- turies. Comprehensive overview temporary art. As one of the of European musical history. region’s first and most active institutions in the field of con- temporary Swiss and inter- national art, Kunsthalle Basel is renowned for its support of up-and-coming artists.
–20– > 06.01.2019 03.05. – 11.08.2019 Tania Pérez Córdova. Geumhyung Jeong Daylength of a room The Korean-born artist Geumhyung Jeong presents a 18.01. – 14.04.2019 new performance with related Daniel Dewar&Grégory film and sculptural elements Gicquel using do-it-yourself toy tech- This British-French artist duo nologies to blur the boundaries creates unusual sculptural between desire and control, objects using traditional crafts human and machine, animate and figurative motifs. and inanimate.
18.01. – 05.05.2019 24.05. – 11.08.2019 Wong Ping Dora Budor The Hong Kong-born artist Dora Budor, a Croatian-born Wong Ping makes pulsing, color- artist, investigates the dust, air ful animations and installations flows, exhibition- and archi- that at first glance seem playful tectural history of Kunsthalle and light, but actually portray Basel across more than a our contemporary urban condi- century to create an experimen- tion and its pathologies with tal exhibition. wry, dark humor.
Wong Ping: Jungle of Desire (2015), HD Video (still frame)
–21– 18.08. – 01.09.2019 17/KUNSTHAUS Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt BASELLAND This annual exhibition presents The Kunsthaus Baselland is artworks by recipients of the among the leading contempo- 2018 Basel-Stadt Art Credit rary art exhibition halls in the grant (Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt Basel region. In 2019, it will once Werkbeiträge). again focus on Basel-based artists in different age groups as 30.08. – 10.11.2019 well as on internationally active Kaari Upson artists who are in the process of Presenting a new body of developing new works. sculpture, video, and installation speaking equally of desire, inti- > 24.02.2019 macy, anxiety, and dejection, the Vittorio Brodmann. US-American artist Kaari Upson Annual exterior project 2018 takes us to the edge of her fan- Vittorio Brodmann has deve- tasies and memories surround- loped a work for the huge sur- ing her long-lost family home. face of the banner which issues from his typical narrative paint- Autumn 2019 ing, which is often reminiscent Joanna Piotrowska of comic scenes. Equally charac- The sumptuous black-and-white teristic are subjects which im- photographs of the Polish artist mediately appeal to the viewer’s Joanna Piotrowska focus on imagination. the psychological tensions of domesticity and family, captur- 01.03. – 14.04.2019 ing the tenderness and trauma Clément Cogitore of the everyday. Made in colla- The first Swiss solo exhibition boration with Culturescapes. for Colmar-born artist Clément Cogitore (* 1981), who currently lives in Paris and Strasbourg. Through powerful photography and video works he deals with questions of identity, belonging and exclusion.
–22– – SOUVENIRS –
TO DO LIST CHF 12 – Basler Papiermühle | BUTTERFLY-Montgolfière CHF 84.90 – Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel | “JEWISCH SWITZERLAND. 50 Objects Tell Their Stories” CHF 36 – Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz | MEMORY GAME “Kunstsprache” CHF 29.90 – Kunstmuseum Basel | SCARF decorated with motifs of a kimono from the collection CHF 119 – Museum der Kulturen Basel | WICKELFISCH floating bag CHF 35 – Museum Tinguely | PURSE Mille Fleurs CHF 15 – Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche | TOURIST T-SHIRT, Esther Hunziker CHF 50 – Kunsthaus Baselland | VICTOR PAPANEK: The Politics of Design € 59,90 – Vitra Design Museum | MUSIC CUBE (Kiener), “Edelweiss” melody CHF 49.50 – Museum für Musikautomaten | TEA MIXTURE in test tube CHF 8 – Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel | FLOWERS, Fischli/Weiss 2016, 100th edition, certificate, numbered and signed CHF 1,600 (excluding frame) – Fondation Beyeler | SAKKARO, Naef CHF 38 – Spielzeugmuseum Riehen | PAPER MASK Sea Eagle CHF 19.50 – Natur- historisches Museum Basel | “Schweine in Eile”, BOARD GAME with AUDIO CD CHF 18 – Museum.BL | HeK- CAP CHF 35 – HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel) –23– St.Johanns- Park 34 Klybeckstrasse St.Johanns- Feldbergstrasse Platz Riehenring
St.Johanns-Vorstadt 1 Spitalstrasse Johanniterbrücke
Messe- Clara- platz matte
Unterer Schanzenstrasse 5 Klingental- Klingental Clarastrasse Rheinweg Clara- fähre platz
Claragraben Mittlere Blumenrain 23
3 Strasse Schiff- Brücke Riehenstrasse lände Mittlere Missionsstrasse Wettstein- Wettsteinallee Peters- Spiegelg. platz Fisch- platz Grenzache markt BASEL
Schützengraben Markt- Augustinerg. Spalenvorstadt Petersgraben 26 platz 25 Münster- Freie fähre Rümelins- 21 Schaffhause 30 platz Strasse Leonhardsgraben 14 Münster- platz Rhein Ritterg. Wettsteinbrücke Barfüsser- platz
Steinengraben Graben GEGENWART 2 NEUBAU Mühleberg 13 11 St.Alban-Vorstadt18 18 7 32 Steinenberg St.Alban-18 Aeschenvorstadt 27 16 HAUPTBAU
Theaterstr. 12
Leimenstrasse Steinenvorstadt
Elisabethenstrasse St.Alban-Anlage Aeschen- platz
Heuwaage
St.Jakobs-Strasse Viaduktstrasse Elisa- bethen- Reinacherstrasse anlage
Centralbahn- platz
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c h Nature | Science | Technology t e e Berower s l e s n Park a g w li e s g s 1 Anatomisches Museum ö 15 R ngass 2 Antikenmuseum Basel und Garte e Sammlung Ludwig 3 Antikenmuseum Basel, Skulpturhalle
Erlensträsschen Spitalweg 4 Augusta Raurica, Augst RIEHEN 5 Ausstellungsraum Klingental
Baselstrasse 6 Basler Papiermühle Dorfplatz Schmiedgasse Schützengasse 7 Cartoonmuseum Basel 8 Dreiländermuseum, DE-Lörrach 31 9 Fondation Beyeler, Riehen / Basel 24 Schwarzwaldbrücke erstrasse 10 HeK (Haus der elektronischen Bahnhofstrasse Künste Basel), Münchenstein / Basel 11 Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche errheinweg 12 Historisches Museum Basel – Haus zum Kirschgarten St.Alban- 13 Historisches Museum Basel – fähre Musikmuseum St.Alban-Rheinweg 14 Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz 15 Kunst Raum Riehen 6 16 Kunsthalle Basel 17 Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz / Basel 18 Kunstmuseum Basel,
Zürcherstrasse Gegenwart | Neubau | Hauptbau Münchensteinerstrasse 19 Mühlemuseum Oslo-Strasse 20 Museum.BL, Liestal 21 Museum der Kulturen Basel 19 22 Museum für Musikautomaten Seewen
Strasse Helsinki-Strasse
23 Museum Kleines Klingental Freilager- Merian
platz Gärten 24 Museum Tinguely Florenz-Strasse 10 Schwertrainst 25 Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Wien- Frankfurt-Strasse Mailand-Strasse 26 Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel h e rstrasse s s r a . 27 S AM Schweizerisches tr Neapel-StrasseS l- e Architekturmuseum p Venedig-Strasse a e Frey-Strasse 28 Sammlung Friedhof Hörnli, 33 N Genua-Strasse Emil Riehen / Basel DREISPITZ Barcelona- 29 Schaulager, Münchenstein / Basel Strasse MÜNCHENSTEIN/BASEL Ruchfeldstrasse 30 Schweizerisches Feuerwehrmuseum Ruchfeldstrasse 31 Spielzeugmuseum Riehen erstrasse 32 Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel 29 33 Sportmuseum Schweiz, Münchenstein / Basel 34 Verkehrsdrehscheibe Schweiz 35 Vitra Design Museum, DE-Weil a. Rh. Basel Tourism teinerstrasse
Massstab: 1:17 750 17 18/KUNSTMUSEUM > 10.02.2019 (Neubau) BASEL Füssli. Drama and Theatre Gegenwart, Neubau, Hauptbau: Johann Heinrich Füssli had a three homes for the famous preference for literary motifs, treasures of the world’s oldest for instance themes from Shake- municipally owned public art speare’s dramas. Presenting collection, comprising around numerous works on loan from 4,000 paintings, sculptures, international collections, this installations and videos as well monographic exhibition traces as 300,000 drawings and prints the dramatic concept in Füssli’s from seven centuries. A journey work. through the history of art. > 31.03.2019 (Hauptbau) > 06.01.2019 (Hauptbau) Carl Burckhardt. InnenWelten. Donation by Betty Antique Spirit – modern Form and Hartmut Raguse-Stauffer Basel’s public spaces are home to a number of sculptures by > 20.01.2019 (Gegenwart) Carl Burckhardt (1878–1923). Martha Rosler&Hito Steyerl. The exhibition focuses on Burck- War Games hardt’s lesser-known kinetic Critical engagement with socio- sculptures as well as his draw- political themes underlies the ings and paintings. artistic production of both Martha Rosler and Hito Steyerl.
> 03.02.2019 (Gegenwart) Sophie Jung. The Bigger Sleep Sophie Jung is showing her first exhibition in Basel as part of the Manor Art Prize. In her work, the artist combines per- formance, sculpture and text. The large atrium at the Kunst- museum Basel | Gegenwart simultaneously functions as a stage and exhibition space for her sculptures.
–26– Robert Delaunay: Hommage à Blériot (1914)
30.03. – 04.08.2019 (Neubau) The Cosmos of Cubism. From Picasso to Léger Showing some 130 works by the main protagonists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque as well as the wider circle of the so-called Salon Cubists, this comprehensive exhibition in Basel is the first to present the complex development of cubism.
–27– 25.05. – 15.09.2019 (Neubau) 11.05. – 01.09.2019 (Neubau) Helmut Federle. Leiko Ikemura. Large Paintings Towards New Seas Over more than 40 years, Helmut From the beginning, the Federle (* 1944) has developed aspect of self-analysis has an œuvre which represents a played a central role in the perfect balance of geometric works of Japanese-born ar- construction and painterly tist Leiko Ikemura (* 1951), expression. Based on Federle’s who has been living in own portfolio, the exhibition Europe since 1972. Pain- shows six paintings, a series of tings, sculptures, drawings drawings and historical ceram- and monotypes from each ics from the artist’s collection. of her creative phases will be on display in the base- 25.05. – 15.09.2019 (Hauptbau) ment of the Neubau. Max Sulzbachner. Hustle and Bustle in Basel The Kunstmuseum Basel is honouring the versatile work of the Basel artist Max Sulzbachn- er with a retrospective on the mezzanine floor of the Haupt- bau. The focus is on the artist’s early works, which were charac- terized by their proximity to the Red-Blue I group, as well as the works on paper.
Leiko Ikemura: Shadow in Pink (1995/96)
–28– William Kentridge: More sweetly play the dance (2015)
08.06. – 29.09.2019 (Gegenwart) William Kentridge The South African William Kentridge (* 1955) is an artist, film- maker and narrator: For over three decades his work has been spanning various artistic disciplines. In addition to works from the 1980s and 1990s, the exhibition will also show lesser- known recent works.
17.08. – 01.12.2019 (Neubau) collector and connoisseur Hans “Schau, ich bin blind, schau.” Furer and his wife. Kunstmuse- From Rémy Zaugg to John um Basel is dedicating an exhi- Baldessari. Highlights of bition to the collection to honour the Hans and Monika Furer the occasion of its donation. Collection The Hans and Monika Furer- Brunner Foundation, which owns 24 important works by Rémy Zaugg, is managed by art
–29– 11.10.2019 – 19.01.2020 19/MÜHLEMUSEUM Water mill from the 16th cen- (Neubau) tury in the heart of the Merian Gold&Glory. Gifts for Gardens. Small exhibition on Eternity the history of milling from The Historisches Museum bronze-age crafts to industrial Basel makes a guest appea- production. rance at the Kunstmuseum Basel with a major exhibiti- on on the origins of Basel Cathedral around 1,000 A.D. 20/MUSEUM.BL Bringing history to life for In a world first, exquisite young and old. Nature and cul- ivory carvings, gold treasu- ture presented side by side. res, and monumental bron- Innovative and fun-filled exhibi- zes will go on show along- tions make this an unfor- side the Basel Antependium gettable experience for every - from Paris. one, including families and school groups. 26.10.2019 – 29.03.2020 (Hauptbau) > 17.02.2019 A Passion for Paintings. Lively city. Louise Bachofen-Burckhardt: 9th Swiss paper cut exhibition Collecting for Basel Using scissors and knives, over The Kunstmuseum commemo- 60 artists bring their perception rates the 100th anniversary of of urban life to paper. The works the death of Louise Bachofen- entered in the competition of the Burckhardt (1845 –1920) to hon- Suisse Club of Paper Cut show our its most important patron the diversity of this craft. from the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition shows > 11.08.2019 large parts of the collection’s The pig. Likeable, clever and 305 objects which the donator tasty had obtained for the museum. Livestock and creatures with human traits: The Museum.BL accompanies pigs on a farm, showing their curiosity, playful nature and mutual friendships. Researchers, breeders, farmers and butchers illuminate the human view of the pig.
–30– 02.03. – 28.04.2019 21/MUSEUM DER The world in miniature. The KULTUREN BASEL creation of historical models One of Europe’s most eminent The 18 models in various sizes ethnographic museums presents and scales created by local artist a collection of global renown. Marius Rappo for different mu- Permanent and temporary exhi- seums range from Gallic temples bitions highlight current every- and Roman squad barracks to day subjects and bring out Prangins Castle during its con- diverse cultural dimensions. version. The exhibition displays An inspiring way of seeing the both his works and his method. world with different eyes.
08.06. – 13.10.2019 > 06.01.2019 Bathing beauties and Take Your Pick – 125 objects for beach boys. Hanro swimwear 125 years of the 1930s The anniversary exhibition The 1930s were eventful times, presents 125 objects selected by not only in the political arena. the people of Basel. People’s desire for sun, air and physical activity called for com- > 20.01.2019 fortable clothing. The company Sun, Moon and Stars Hanro in Liestal designed and Even though distant, the sun, produced fashionable bathing moon and stars make up part of and beach dresses for the inter- our human world. Across cul- national market. tures, they are endowed with distinct properties and mean- 21.09.2019 – 05.01.2020 ings. Left and right. A training circuit for your weak side > 21.04.2019 Most people prefer one particu- Secrecy – Who’s allowed to lar side, they’re right- or left- know what handed. Where does this prefer- Secrecy is alluring. It refers to ence come from? And how does it knowledge reserved for some feel to do things the other way and hidden from others. around? Why not try our train- Possessing secret knowledge ing circuit and test your weak means power, revealing it brings side? danger. An anthropological topic is making headlines.
–31– 22.03.2019 – 19.01.2020 Thirst for Knowledge meets Collecting Mania Museums are facing challenging times: what was a must-have for ethnographic museums in the past – such as skull collec- tions – is now a sensitive issue. The exhibition explores the motives for this collecting mania and reflects on the appro- priate handling of sensitive objects.
Weapons, skull, ivory tusks
22.11.2019 – 05.01.2020 by different concepts of mother- Mother and Child hood, ideal parents and good Infants and parents form un- children. equal couples. Their relationship is subject to intense emotions and cultural norms. Across cultures, their image is informed
–32– 22/MUSEUM FÜR MUSIKAUTOMATEN The one-hour guided tour takes you on an exclusive journey through the diverse and fasci- nating world of music auto- matons – accompanied by live performances of nostalgic melodies. Families can combine this tour with the popular magi- cal sound tour.
> 31.01.2019 Melodic Gold. Glorious masterpieces from Mr Punch, glove puppet, Germany, collection the collection of the Museum Hans Peter His für Musikautomaten Spectacular miniature objects 23.08.2019 – 02.08.2020 and amazing examples of the Bima, Mr Punch, artisan watch and music auto- and Demon maton makers of the 18th and Puppet theatres are popu- 19th century are on display. lar. This exhibition pre- sents stick puppets, sha- 27.03.2019 – 01.03.2020 dow play figures, glove Automaton Music 4.0 – puppets and marionettes Forty years, four themes, one from Asia and Europe. exhibition and visions of the Puppeteers also use their future performances to educate, To mark its anniversary, the mu- criticize current conditions seum successively presents four and show possible courses focus topics under the heading of action. “Automaton Music 4.0”. Automa- tons, music boxes, souvenirs and railway station music boxes of- fer a retrospective of collections brought together over forty years.
–33– 23/MUSEUM KLEINES > 27.01.2019 KLINGENTAL Radiophonic Spaces The former Dominican convent exhibits convent history, a city 16.02. – 05.05.2019 model and original Romanic and Cyprien Gaillard Gothic sculptures from Basel Cathedral. Regular special exhi- 17.04. – 01.09.2019 bitions with supporting events Lois Weinberger – Debris Field highlight regional art and cul- tural history.
05.06. – 22.09.2019 > 03.03.2019 Rebecca Horn. Basel Tramway-City. On the Body Fantasies rails to the modern city This joint project by Muse- um Tinguely and Centre 13.04.2019 – 16.02.2020 Pompidou-Metz presents Basler Münster. A once in a the artist Rebecca Horn millennium building. (* 1944). The presentation in The story of bishops and Basel focuses on processes master workmen, benefactors of transformation involving and stonemasons bodies and machines. On the occasion of the 1,000- year anniversary of the Heinrichs-Münster, the museum is staging a special exhibition which presents the varied con- struction history of the Basler Münster.
24/MUSEUM TINGUELY High spirits, laughter and the pleasure of discovery: A museum that sets the senses in motion and lets art come to the viewer. Designed by Mario Botta and located on the banks of the Rhine, Museum Tinguely shows Rebecca Horn: Weisser Körperfächer (1972), the world’s largest collection of (Filmstill) works by Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925–1991).
–34– 23.10.2019 – 26.01.2020 25/NATUR - Len Lye. Motion Composer HISTORISCHES Len Lye (1901– 1980), a MUSEUM BASEL The archives of life from inter- native of Christchurch, national and regional collections: New Zealand, was one of dinosaurs, minke whales and the most important experi- sabre-toothed cats, quaggas, mental filmmakers of the dodos, butterflies and squids 1930s to 1950s. The exhibi- selected from a wealth of 7.7 tion showcases Lye in all million objects. A variety of sub- his variety and breadth, ject matters, from the origin paying special attention to of the world to the development the relationships between of mammals. the different media.
> 05.05.2019 Into the Ear. A sensory experience Children and adults alike will love this special exhibition which presents the structure of the ear, explains how verte- brates hear and produce sounds and shows how the ear has de- veloped over time. Len Lye: tredici – work image 29.03. – 30.06.2019 Aqua. Photographs of Michel Roggo Bears and crocodiles, tropical forests and fathomless caves, these are just some of the plethora of predominantly sub- aqueous motifs captured by Freiburg-based photographer Michel Roggo. The exhibition presents a beautiful underwater world awash with light.
–35– 08.11.2019 – 03.05.2020 The Earth at its Limit We are in the midst of a new geological period: the Anthropo- cene, or the age of man. This exhibition goes beyond the issues of climate change and biodiversity loss and draws our attenti- on to the profound changes to which our earth is exposed.
Head of a deer, Valais, Switzerland
26/PHARMAZIE- > 31.01.2019 MUSEUM DER THERIAK. The Past in the UNIVERSITÄT BASEL Present One of the largest and most British artist Sarah Craske pre- significant collections on the sents artwork in dialogue with history of pharmacy, featuring the Pharmacy Museum’s collec- historical drugs, laboratory tions. utensils and pharmacist’s ce- ramics from the 15th to the 19th 27.04. – 02.06.2019 century. The “Zum vorderen Inside Motion. Medicine in the Sessel” building is a place of Fourth Dimension historical significance where The exhibition provides insight Erasmus of Rotterdam and into the moving interior of the Paracelsus were frequent guests.
–36– living human body. Visitors are Paris, Berlin, London and New invited to discover the worlds of York, this 21st-century Swiss modern medicine and the human invention serves as a model for body via virtual and augmented reclaiming river areas as spatial reality. resources.
28.09. – 10.11.2019 27/S AM The Songyang Story. SCHWEIZERISCHES Xu Tiantian, DnA_Design and ARCHITEKTUR- Architecture, Peking MUSEUM For decades, rural areas lost out A wider vision of the fields to Chinese high-speed urbanism. of architecture and urbanism. “The Songyang Story” chronicles International and thematic the architectural revival of exhibitions at S AM emphasize Songyang County, once left be- the socio-political aspects of hind as a backwater, and pre- architectural discourse, enhan- sents a portrait of its architec- cing the exchange of ideas on ture, its residents and their lives. contemporary urban landscapes. 30.11.2019 – 15.03.2020 > 05.05.2019 Under the Radar Dichtelust – Forms of Urban The “architecture” of territory is Coexistence in Switzerland largely designed without archi- In Switzerland, the term density tects. Nevertheless, or precisely has noticeably negative conno- for this reason, architects today tations. This perception should are increasingly investigating be corrected and the real mea- the processes that shape these ning of density should be shown. territorial spaces. “Under the Density does not necessarily Radar” presents various exam- mean building upwards but first ples of international research on and foremost taking a compact this topic. approach. When applied proper- ly, it is the best way to prevent “proximity stress”. 28/SAMMLUNG FRIEDHOF HÖRNLI 25.05. – 15.09.2019 A unique collection and perma- Swim City nent exhibition featuring objects “Swim City” is the first exhibi- relating to burial culture and the tion to draw attention to a con- history of cremation. temporary urban space phe- nomenon: river swimming as a mass movement. For cities like
–37– 29/SCHAULAGER 32/SPIELZEUG The Schaulager houses the WELTEN MUSEUM collection of the Emanuel Hoff- BASEL mann Foundation, combining Unparalleled in Europe: a the preservation, study and pre- collection of over 6,000 teddy sentation of modern and con- bears, dolls, toy grocers’ shops, temporary art. It is primarily doll houses and carousels. geared towards professionals The world’s largest collection and students. Occasional exhibi- of teddy bears. tions and events are open to the general public. > 10.02.2019 Design at the Christmas tree. Art Glass – tree decoration 30/SCHWEIZERI- from around 1920 SCHES FEUERWEHR- MUSEUM BASEL > 07.04.2019 Permanent exhibition on the his- Hats off to hats. From everyday tory of firefighting, from medi- object in the 1750s to today’s eval hand-operated spraying de- designer creations vices to modern oxygen inhalers. A short journey through the history of the hat including modern hats by famous 31/SPIELZEUG - milliners and artists. MUSEUM RIEHEN A memorable journey through 20.04. – 06.10.2019 the world of toys. Regularly Corsets – with class and color. changing temporary exhibitions Selected pieces from the belle and an extensive event pro- époque and beyond gramme invite visitors to come For four centuries, the corset and play. was considered a means of representing feminine beauty > 29.04.2019 and seduction.The exhibition “Freckles on her nose...” shows exquisite corsets in the P.V.R.P.E. Longstocking period 1770 to the present.
04.08. – 30.11.2019 19.10.2019 – 05.04.2020 Dolls. Exhibits from the Doris Bags – Icons and investments. Im Obersteg collection History of a timeless accessory This exhibition is all about the History of the bag, from the past collection, collector’s passion to catwalk bags by contemporary and the collector herself. Not artists. just for doll enthusiasts.
–38– 16.11.2019 – 09.02.2020 To this day many chairs serve The nativity scene in its diver- as symbols of success and afflu- sity ence. Modern cultural history of Before the Christmas tree was seating. widely used in the 19th century, the nativity scene was the focus > 10.03.2019 (Museum) of the Christmas celebration. Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design The designer, author, and design 33/SPORTMUSEUM activist advocated socially, SCHWEIZ ecologically, and politically ori- Currently closed ented global design. The exhibi- tion shows both Papanek’s role in transforming design into a 34/VERKEHRS - tool for political change and his DREHSCHEIBE influence up to the present day. SCHWEIZ UND UNSER WEG ZUM MEER 02.02. – 07.07.2019 (Gallery) Shipping museum focussing Lake Verea: Paparazza Moderna on freight shipping and an exhi- Mexican artists Francisca bition on current means of Rivero-Lake and Carla Verea transport. Seagoing vessels and portray forgotten or hidden passenger transport from Basel. homes designed by renowned modernist architects. They approach these buildings like 35/VITRA DESIGN paparazzi – unannounced and MUSEUM spontaneous – with the aim of The world’s most prominent capturing them in an unem- design museum. Design, past bellished, completely private and present, and its relationship state. to architecture, art and everyday culture.
> 20.01.2019 (Gallery) Christien Meindertsma: Beyond the Surface
> 17.02.2019 (Schaudepot) Seats of Power The origins of the chair can be traced back to the thrones of antiquity and the Middle Ages.
–39– 22.02. – 19.05.2019 (Schaudepot) Lorenz. The exhibition will Anton Lorenz: From Avant - present important documents garde to Industry from his bequest as well as To mark the 100th anniversary tubular steel furniture by Mar- of Bauhaus, the Vitra Design cel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Museum is focusing on entre- Rohe, Le Corbusier, and other preneur and designer Anton designers.
Balkrishna Doshi: Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore (1989)
30.03. – 08.09.2019 (Museum) Balkrishna Doshi. Architecture for the People The Indian architect, urban planner, and teacher ranks among the most influential pioneers of modern Indian architecture. In 2018, he won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. The museum will present the first European retrospective of Doshi’s work.
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1/Anatomisches Museum der Universität Basel anatomie.unibas.ch/museum / Pestalozzistrasse 20 / T + 41 (0)61 207 35 35 Mon – Fri 14 –17 h; Sun 10 –16 h / CHF 8/5 / tram 11 > St. Johanns-Tor bus 30/33 > Kinderspital UKBB, bus 31/36/38 > Metzerstrasse
2/Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig antikenmuseumbasel.ch / St. Alban-Graben 5 / T + 41 (0)61 201 12 12 Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun 11–17 h / Thu, Fri 11–22 h / CHF 10/5 special admission fees for temporary exhibitions; free admission under 13 tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum
3/Antikenmuseum Basel, Skulpturhalle antikenmuseumbasel.ch / Mittlere Strasse 17 / T + 41 (0)61 260 25 00 Mon 12 – 17 h; Wed 10 – 14 h; Sun 11–17 h / free admission tram 3 > Spalentor, bus 30/33 > Bernoullianum
–41– 4/Augusta Raurica augustaraurica.ch / Giebenacherstrasse 17 / Augst / T + 41 (0)61 552 22 22 Museum, roman house, open-air sites, roman animal park and protection shelters: Mon – Sun 10 –17 h / CHF 8/6 / train S1 from Basel SBB railway station > Kaiseraugst, bus 81 from Basel Aeschenplatz > Augst
5/Ausstellungsraum Klingental ausstellungsraum.ch / RANK, Kasernenstrasse 34 / T + 41 (0)61 681 66 98 free admission / Changing hours, see website
6/Basler Papiermühle papiermuseum.ch / St. Alban-Tal 37 / T + 41 (0)61 225 90 90 Tue – Fri, Sun 11–17 h; Sat 13 –17 h / CHF 15/13/9; families CHF 45/30 tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum, tram 3 > St. Alban-Tor
7/Cartoonmuseum Basel cartoonmuseum.ch / St. Alban-Vorstadt 28 / T + 41 (0)61 226 33 60 Tue – Sun 11–17 h / CHF 12/7 / tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum
8/Dreiländermuseum dreilaendermuseum.eu / Basler Strasse 143 / DE-Lörrach T + 49 (0)7621 41 51 50 / Tue – Sun 11–18 h / EUR 3/1 train S6 from Basel Badischer Bahnhof > Lörrach Museum/Burghof bus 6/16/Ü3 from Riehen Grenze > Museum/Burghof
9/Fondation Beyeler fondationbeyeler.ch / Baselstrasse 101 / Riehen/Basel / T + 41 (0)61 645 97 00 daily 10 –18 h; Wed 10 –20 h / CHF 25/20/12/6 / tram 6 > Fondation Beyeler train S6 from the Basel SBB railway station > Riehen or car park Zentrum
10/HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel) hek.ch / Freilager-Platz 9 / Münchenstein/Basel / T+41 (0)61 283 60 50 Wed–Sun 12–18 h; free admission under 17 / CHF 9/6 / tram 11 > Freilager
–42– 11/Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche hmb.ch / Barfüsserplatz / T + 41 (0)61 205 86 00 /Tue – Sun 10 –17 h CHF 15/8 special admission fees for temporary exhibitions; free admission under 14 / tram 3/6/8/11/14/15/16/17 > Barfüsserplatz, tram 6/10/E11/16/17 > Theater
12/Historisches Museum Basel – Haus zum Kirschgarten hmb.ch / Elisabethenstrasse 27 / T + 41 (0)61 205 86 78 Wed –Sun 11 –17 h / CHF 10/5 special admission fees for temporary exhibitions; free admission under 14 / tram 1/2 > Kirschgarten
13/Historisches Museum Basel – Musikmuseum hmb.ch / Im Lohnhof 9 / T + 41 (0)61 264 91 60 / Wed – Sun 11 –17 h CHF 10/5 special admission fees for temporary exhibitions; free admission under 14 / tram 3 > Musik-Akademie
14/Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz juedisches-museum.ch / Museum: Kornhausgasse 8, Galerie: Petersgraben 31 T +41 (0)61 261 95 14 / Museum & Galerie (Galerie until 13.01.2019; reopening autumn 2019): Mon – Fri 13 –16 h; Sun 11–17 h / CHF 12/8/5 tram 3, bus 30/34 > Universität
15/Kunst Raum Riehen kunstraumriehen.ch / Im Berowergut / Baselstrasse 71 / Riehen/Basel T + 41 (0)61 641 20 29 / Wed – Fri 13 –18 h; Sat, Sun 11–18 h / free admission tram 6 > Fondation Beyeler, train S6 from Basel SBB railway station > Riehen or car park Zentrum
16/Kunsthalle Basel kunsthallebasel.ch / Steinenberg 7 / T + 41 (0)61 206 99 00 Tue, Wed, Fri 11–18 h; Thu 11–20.30 h; Sat, Sun 11–17 h / CHF 12/8 incl. S AM Schweiz. Architekturmuseum; free admission under 19 tram 1/2/3/8/10/11/14/15 > Bankverein, tram 6/10/16/17 > Theater
–43– 17/Kunsthaus Baselland kunsthausbaselland.ch / St. Jakob-Strasse 170 / Muttenz/Basel T + 41 (0)61 312 83 88 / Tue – Sun 11–17 h; Wed 14 –20 h / CHF 12/9; free admission under 13 / tram 14, bus 36/37/47 > St. Jakob
18/Kunstmuseum Basel kunstmuseumbasel.ch / Gegenwart: St. Alban-Rheinweg 60; Neubau: St. Alban-Graben 20; Hauptbau: St. Alban-Graben 16 / T + 41 (0)61 206 62 62 Tue, Thu– Sun 10 –18 h; Wed 10 – 20 h; Gegenwart Tue – Sun 11–18 h CHF 16/8; CHF 26/18; special exhibitions; free admission under 13 tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum
19/Mühlemuseum meriangaerten.ch / Merian Gärten / Vorder Brüglingen 5 T + 41 (0)61 319 97 80 / daily from 8 h until sunset / free admission tram 10/11, bus 36/37/47 > Dreispitz, tram 14, bus 36/37/47 > St. Jakob
20/Museum.BL museum.bl.ch / Zeughausplatz 28 / Liestal / T + 41 (0)61 552 59 86 Tue – Sun 10 –17 h / CHF 8/6 / train from Basel SBB > Liestal, bus 80/81 from Aeschenplatz > Liestal
21/Museum der Kulturen Basel mkb.ch / Münsterplatz 20 / T + 41 (0)61 266 56 00 / Tue – Sun 10 –17 h every first Wed of the month: 10 – 20 h / CHF 16/5; free admission under 13 tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17, bus 31/33/34/36/38 > Schifflände, tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum
22/Museum für Musikautomaten musikautomaten.ch / Bollhübel 1 / Seewen/SO / T + 41 (0)58 466 78 80 Tue – Sun 11–18 h / CHF 15/6; families 30 (incl. guided tour) / train from Basel SBB > Liestal or Dornach/Arlesheim or Grellingen, change to post bus > Seewen, Musikautomaten, bus 111 > Seewen, Zelgli, ca. 10 min walk
23/Museum Kleines Klingental mkk.ch / Unterer Rheinweg 26 / T + 41 (0)61 267 66 25/42 / Wed, Sat 14 –17 h Sun 10 –17 h / CHF 8/5 / tram 6/8/14/15/17, bus 31/34/38 > Rheingasse
–44– 24/Museum Tinguely tinguely.ch / Paul Sacher-Anlage 1 / T + 41 (0)61 681 93 20 / Tue – Sun 11–18 h CHF 18/12; free admission under 17 / bus 31/36/38/42 > Tinguely-Museum
25/Naturhistorisches Museum Basel nmbs.ch / Augustinergasse 2 / T + 41 (0)61 266 55 00 / Tue – Sun 10 –17 h CHF 7/5; free admission under 13; special admission fees for temporary exhibitions / tram 6/8/11/14/16/17, bus 31/33/34/36/38 > Schifflände, tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum
26/Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel pharmaziemuseum.ch / Totengässlein 3 / T +41 (0)61 207 48 11 / Tue–Sun 10–17 h / CHF 8/5 / tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17 > Marktplatz, bus 31/33/34/36/38 > Schifflände
27/S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum sam-basel.org / Steinenberg 7 / T + 41 (0)61 261 14 13 / Tue, Wed, Fri 11–18 h Thu 11–20.30 h; Sat, Sun 11–17 h / CHF 12/8 incl. Kunsthalle Basel; free admission under 19 / tram 1/2/3/8/10/11/14/15 > Bankverein, tram 6/10/16/17 > Theater
28/Sammlung Friedhof Hörnli sammlunghoernli.ch / Hörnliallee 70 / Riehen/Basel / T + 41 (0)61 601 50 68 1st and 3rd Sun of each month 10 –16 h / free admission / bus 31/34/35/45 > Friedhof am Hörnli
29/Schaulager schaulager.org / Ruchfeldstrasse 19 / Münchenstein/Basel T +41 (0)61 335 32 32 / Open to the public only during exhibitions and special events. For scholars and research purposes, visits are possible on request. / tram 11 > Schaulager
–45– 30/Schweizerisches Feuerwehrmuseum Basel rettung.bs.ch > Feuerwehr 118 > Feuerwehr hautnah > Feuerwehrmuseum Spalenvorstadt 11 / T + 41 (0)61 268 14 00 / Sun 14–17 h / free admission tram 3, bus 34 > Universität, bus 30/33 > Spalentor
31/Spielzeugmuseum Riehen spielzeugmuseumriehen.ch / Baselstrasse 34 / Riehen/Basel T+ 41(0)61 641 28 29 / Mon,Wed – Sun 11–17h/ CHF 7/5 / tram 6, bus 32 > Riehen Dorf
32/Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel swmb.museum / Steinenvorstadt 1 / + 41 (0)61 225 95 95 / January – November: Tue – Sun 10 –18 h; December: Mon – Sun 10 –18 h CHF 7/5, free admission for children under 17. Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult. / tram 3/6/8/11/14/15/16/17 > Barfüsserplatz tram 6/10/16/17 > Theater
33/Sportmuseum Schweiz Currently closed
34/Verkehrsdrehscheibe Schweiz und unser Weg zum Meer verkehrsdrehscheibe.ch / Westquaistrasse 2 / T + 41 (0)61 631 42 61 March to December: Tue – Sun 10 –17 h, January – February: Tue, Sat, Sun 10 –17 h / CHF 9/6 / tram 8, bus 36 > Kleinhüningen
35/Vitra Design Museum design-museum.de / Charles-Eames-Strasse 2 / DE-Weil am Rhein T + 49 (0)7621 702 32 00 / Mon – Sun 10 –18 h / Museum EUR 11/9 Schaudepot EUR 8/6; free admission under 13 / tram 8 > Weil am Rhein, bus 55 from Basel Claraplatz > Vitra
Admission to the collections of the Basel-Stadt state museums is free at certain times. www.museenbasel.ch
Basel Tourism, Tourist Information inside the Stadtcasino at Barfüsserplatz or in the SBB railway station T + 41 (0)61 268 68 68, [email protected], www.basel.com
–46– – PICTURE CREDITS –
Murmillo helmet, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, © Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták | Roof, court, © Museum der Kulturen Basel, photo: Derek Li Wan Po | Sfar, © Dargaud, 2018 | Pablo Picasso: Acrobate et jeune arlequin (1905), Private collection, © Succession Picasso / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich | Rudolf Stingel: Untitled (After Sam) (2006), photo: Ellen Page Wilson, Courtesy of the artist | The two- batzen bread roll from the famine year 1817, photo: HMB, Alwin Seiler | Altar Frontal from the Basel Cathedral (before 1019), photo: © RMN-Grand Palais (musée de Cluny – musée national du Moyen-Âge), Michel Urtado | Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche (ca. 1885) with his signature | Tobias Rehberger: «24 Stops» (2016), © Studio Rehberger, photo: Mark Niederberger | Wong Ping: Jungle of Desire (2015), HD Video (still frame) | Robert Delaunay: Hommage à Blériot (1914), photo: Kunstmuseum Basel | Leiko Ikemura: Shadow in Pink (1995/96), Tony Wuethrich Galerie, photo: Jochen Littkemann, Berlin, © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich | William Kentridge: More sweetly play the dance (2015), photo: © studiohanswil- schutEYEFILM | Weapons, skull, ivory tusks, © MKB, photo: Omar Lemke | Mr Punch, glove puppet, Germany, collection Hans Peter His, © MKB, photo: Omar Lemke | Rebecca Horn: Weisser Körperfächer (1972), (Filmstill), © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich | Len Lye: tredici – work image | Head of a deer, Valais, Switzerland | Balkrishna Doshi: Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore (1989) © VSF, photo: John Panikar
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Cyprien gaillard 16.2.– 5.5.2019
Lois Weinberger. Debris Field 17.4.– 1.9.2019
Rebecca Horn. Body Fantasies 5.6.– 22.9.2019
Len Lye. motion composer 23.10.2019 – 26.1.2020
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