Events in Basel - Art exhibitions

Dala Nasser (*1990) explores artistic forms of expression through abstraction and alternative forms of pictorial design.

The invention of modern sculpture

Spielerisch fördern Bauklötze Fantasie und Feinmotorik, räumliches Denken und Problemlösung, aber auch Geduld. Spielstationen laden dazu ein, zu bauen und sich die Welt (be-)greifbar zu machen.

The galleries on the Hauptbau's first floor facing St. Alban-Graben are the domain of the long nineteenth century.

Permanent collection

What the shop windows in a prominent pedestrian location in the middle of Basel already announce is confirmed at every turn inside the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel.

Ein zentrales Anliegen des französisch-schweizerischen Künstlers Julian Charrière ist die Frage, wie der Mensch die Welt bewohnt und wie sie wiederum uns bewohnt.

Stories from the back.

A Documentation of the General Inventory in the Historical Museum Basel

15th through 18th centuries

Alongside Hans Holbein the Younger, Arnold Böcklin is one of the patron saints of the Kunstmuseum Basel, which houses the most important collection of his works with over 90 paintings and sculptures.

From May 22, 2025, a historic ghost train at Museum Tinguely will be transformed into the immersive art installation "Scream Machines".

Ausgewählte Objekte der privaten Stiftung Im Obersteg begegnen in rund zwanzig Gegenüberstellungen Gemälden, Skulpturen und Fotoarbeiten der museumseigenen Sammlung.

Immerse yourself in the Egypt of yesteryear and experience ancient Egyptian culture with all your senses.

The growing collection of works by the artist Tinguely will be comprehensively exhibited again in the large hall for the first time since its founding.

In her video installation De tu puño y letra (By Your Own Hand) (2014-2015/2019), Suzanne Lacy positions us in the middle of a bullfighting arena and confronts us with the harrowing testimonies of

For the first time in Europe, the Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective of the Eisner Award-winning artist Alison Bechdel.

What is Judaism today?

A history of interpretation

The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition features rocks from northwestern Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old.