Museums in Basel

At the Museum Tinguely in Basel you will find the world's largest collection of Jean Tinguely's artworks. Set his kinetic machines in motion at the touch of a button and hear them clatter. The museum building on the Rhine was designed by Mario Botta.

The Kunstmuseum Basel is one of the oldest public art museums in the world. The collection spans 7 centuries, from Holbein and Böcklin to van Gogh and contemporary art. In addition, there are special exhibitions of international stature.

In the middle of Basel's old town, the Natural History Museum shows mammoths, saber-toothed cats and original specimens of extinct animals. The collection in Basel takes you through the Ice Age to today's Swiss nature.