Masterpieces and avantgarde
The 300 carefully selected best galleries from Europe, America, Asia and Australia show high quality modern and contemporary art works. On show are paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, prints, video and multimedia art as well as performances by over 2,500 interesting artists. All the famous names are represented from the modern and contemporary masters like Picasso, Miró, Klee, Warhol and Beuys to the newest generation.
Old favourites and new discoveries
The high quality, the wide variety and the international participation has brought Art Basel an unequalled reputation. Some 50,000 artists, gallery owners, museum directors, private collectors and other art lovers gather for what insiders call "the annual family meeting of the art world". Their interface with art and artists brings many thrilling and inspiring moments.
City of culture - Mecca of art
Throughout Art Basel, the cultural city of Basel gets a unique ambiance, reinforced by special events all over the city. Art has in fact always been in the heart of this lovely medieval city on the river Rhine. It hosts art museums of international reputations, sculptures in public spaces, theatres, concert halls and notable buildings by leading contemporary architects. Located at the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany, Basel is a transport hub, easily reachable from everywhere.
A visit of the city is always memorable especially during Art Basel - The International Art Fair.
The 300 carefully selected best galleries from Europe, America, Asia and Australia show high quality modern and contemporary art works. On show are paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, prints, video and multimedia art as well as performances by over 2,500 interesting artists. All the famous names are represented from the modern and contemporary masters like Picasso, Miró, Klee, Warhol and Beuys to the newest generation.
Old favourites and new discoveries
The high quality, the wide variety and the international participation has brought Art Basel an unequalled reputation. Some 50,000 artists, gallery owners, museum directors, private collectors and other art lovers gather for what insiders call "the annual family meeting of the art world". Their interface with art and artists brings many thrilling and inspiring moments.
City of culture - Mecca of art
Throughout Art Basel, the cultural city of Basel gets a unique ambiance, reinforced by special events all over the city. Art has in fact always been in the heart of this lovely medieval city on the river Rhine. It hosts art museums of international reputations, sculptures in public spaces, theatres, concert halls and notable buildings by leading contemporary architects. Located at the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany, Basel is a transport hub, easily reachable from everywhere.
A visit of the city is always memorable especially during Art Basel - The International Art Fair.




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