Suggestions for museums and attractions in the City of Basel and its surrounding region
Basel Architecture Museum |
The Basel Architecture Museum presents international as well as Swiss architecture in alternating presentations, and also issues publications which digest and document the exhibit themes.
Basel Architecture Museum, Steinenberg 7, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
www.architekturmuseum.ch
The Basel Architecture Museum also offers a series of architectural tours to the most interesting buildings in Basel and the immediate vicinity.
Interested parties should please register under info@in3.ch
City Tour: Basel and modern architecture |
The modern cityscape is characterised by buildings from international and national architects.
No matter whether it is between Aeschenplatz and St. Albantal, the Richard Meier Building via the railway station to Aeschenplatz, between Heuwaage and Spitalstraße or in Kleinbasel (Small Basel):
Modern architecture is an exciting theme in this city!
Basel Tourism also offers a series of exciting thematic tours.
You will find further ideas and information under www.baseltourismus.ch
Beyeler Foundation |
This is located in the idyllic park of a museum building from Renzo Piano.
The foundation documents over 200 works featuring classic modern art and about 25 objects of tribal art from the perspective of Mr. and Mrs. Beyeler with regard to 20th century art.
Renzo Piano has created an ideal building for the presentation of modern art in a close analysis of the collection, the donors and the locality.
The current exhibition is titled "EROS - modern art".
The exhibition can be viewed individually or via a guided tour.
Beyeler Foundation, Baselstrasse 101, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland
www.beyeler.com
Vitra Design Museum |
The Vitra Design Museum is located in a building from the architect Frank O. Gehry.
It is one of the world's leading museums for industrial furniture design and architecture.
The fire brigade house from Zaha Hadid also belongs to the museum.
The current special exhibition is titled "Jean Prouvé and the poetics of technical objects".
The exhibition can be viewed individually or via a guided tour.
Vitra Design Museum, Charles Eames-Strasse 1, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
www.design-museum.de
Tinguely Museum |
The museum is dedicated to the life and work of the important iron sculptor.
It was built by the Ticino architect Mario Botta.
The permanent exhibition depicts all phases of the artist's creative works.
The current special exhibition is titled "Niki & Jean, l'Art et l'Amour".
Tinguely Museum, Paul Sacher-Anlage 1, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
www.tinguely.ch
BaselCard |
Basel has much to offer: The international city in the triangle where three countries meet unites rich culture and history, significant architecture and culinary variety.
With the BaselCard you will receive the most cost-effective key to Basel's attractions: Because only with this card can you enjoy free admission to Basel's world-famous museums, profit from reduced prices for special exhibitions or free city tours.
BaselCard prices:
24 hours: CHF 20.00
48 hours: CHF 27.00
72 hours: CHF 35.00
24 hours "TNW": CHF 25.00 (incl. use of public transportation in Basel)
www.baseltourismus.ch
