Free museum offers

Free and reduced admission for all

Free admission to the collection on the following days
Tue + Thu, Fri: 5–6pm
Wed: 5–8pm
Every first Sunday of the month
Holidays excluded

Free admission to the special exhibition during the vernissage

Reduced admission for all to the special exhibition for CHF 16 instead of CHF 30 on the following days
Wed: 5–8pm
First Sunday of the month

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Free zones and rooms in the museum

HAUPTBAU
Ground floor inner courtyard
Groud floor exhibition rooms
Small courtyard walkway, foyer and shop

NEUBAU
LED panel on the exterior facade
Event foyer and connecting wing
Foyer and shop

GEGENWART
Shop and Studio Gegenwart

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Free mediation services

Audioguide to the collection
The tours are available in German, English and French. Please bring your smartphone and headphones to use the audio guide.

Mitmach-Hefte
These are usually available at the ticket offices every Sunday. Only available in german.

Mitmach-Mittwoch
Workshops every Wednesday in the Atelier Hauptbau for young adults aged 14 and over.

Open Studio
Workshops every first Sunday of the month. From 0 - 100 years

Macht Platz!
Pop-up libraries and more at various locations in the museum, every first Sunday of the month

YARD
Wednesdays from 6 P.M. art, music and drinks in summer in the courtyard, Hauptbau

Family Day
Every first Sunday in November

Openings
Participation in the exhibition opening is free of charge for everyone.

Children's vernissage
The children's vernissages for children between 4 and 12, which take place parallel to special exhibitions, are a free interactive offer.

Museums Night
Every year on the third Friday of January, free for anyone under 26.

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Wed 19 Mar

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: City and Urbanity in Transformation

Your museum!

What does "city" mean to you? Do you consider Basel to be urban? Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Wed 26 Mar

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: City and Urbanity in Transformation

Your museum!

What does "city" mean to you? Do you consider Basel to be urban? Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Fri 28 Mar

VERNISSAGE

HAUPTBAU
18:00–20:00

Children's vernissage "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture": Freshly hatched and set in stone

In this children's vernissage, we draw inspiration from the sculptures of artist Medardo Rosso. Age: 4–12 years. Participation free of charge. In collaboration with Freunde des Kunstmuseums Basel.

 

VERNISSAGE

NEUBAU
18:30–21:00

Vernissage: "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture"

6.30 p.m., Neubau Eventfoyer. You are invited to the opening of the exhibition "Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture". Participation free of charge.

Wed 2 Apr

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism

Your museum!

Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Sun 6 Apr

HAUPTBAU
10:00–18:00

Macht Platz!

The art museum makes room for you and adapts to you. Come by to linger and discover. Participation free of charge.

 

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
10:00–16:00

Open Studio: My body, a landscape

Let your body speak! With hands, feet, and knees, we work on a composition of body shapes and gestures. Open to all. Participation free of charge, no registration recquired.

Wed 9 Apr

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism

Your museum!

Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Wed 16 Apr

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism

Your museum!

Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Wed 23 Apr

WORKSHOP

HAUPTBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism

Your museum!

Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.

Wed 30 Apr

WORKSHOP

NEUBAU
17:00–20:00

Mitmach-Mittwoch: In Search of Realism

Your museum!

Can art represent reality? We explore the questions of truth, art, and artificiality in our collection and in our studios. Every Wednesday. Age: From 14 years. Participation free of charge, no registration.