The Kunstmuseum Basel’s collections comprise ca. 4,000 paintings, sculptures, videos, and works of installation art, as well as the ca. 300,000 drawings and prints from seven centuries held by the Kupferstichkabinett. Obviously, we cannot present more than a small fraction of these treasures at our three venues.

A considerably larger selection is available through our Collection Online, which provides quick and easy access to the works, grouped by periods and artists, as well as carefully researched background information.

The database currently contains almost all of the paintings, sculptures, installations and videos in the collection. The drawings, watercolours and prints from the Kupferstichkabinett's holdings are continuously being digitized and made available. If you are interested in works that are not listed online, please contact the Kupferstichkabinett's study room. With its constantly expanding range of offerings, the Collection Online is not only an indispensable tool for art historians, but also offers all art enthusiasts a virtual journey through art history.

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Download

The Kunstmuseum Basel offers you numerous public domain images of its works for free download from the Collection Online. Click on the image to go to the page with the description of the work. Here you will find the download symbol at the bottom. This will take you to the terms of use, where you can select the desired file size, specify the use and start the download. If you receive a message that the reproduction is not available for download, please do not hesitate to contact our Rights and Reproductions department.

Audioguide

The new audio guide for the collection is now available! To use it, please bring your own smartphone and headphones. The audio guide is available in German, English, and French. We would like to thank Friends of Kunstmuseum Basel for their support.