Events in Basel

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.

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

The new permanent exhibition is dedicated to the history of the museum's origins and the most important donations that made its foundation possible and later contributed significantly to its expansion.

Fuzzy logic and Darrot's figures stand for fuzzy, human thinking full of spontaneity and imperfection.

How do people perceive their fellow world? What relationships do they have with the earth, with other beings and things? What values guide their coexistence?

The festival offers theater, dance, performance, urban actions, panel discussions, films and party designed by 170 stage creators from numerous countries.

Permanent collection

How did the dinosaurs live? What did they eat? How fast did they grow? Why did they grow so big? And what was their social behavior like?

Diese möglichen Leben ist eine Gruppenausstellung, die sich mit Fiktion und Spekulation als operative Kräfte in der Kunst auseinandersetzt.

Widmet sich einem der prägendsten Independent-Magazine im Kontext von Style Writing und überführt dessen publizistische Praxis in ein zeitgenössisches Ausstellungsformat, kuratiert von Adrian Nabi,

One of the world's largest collections on the history of pharmacy. Materia medica, pharmacy ceramics and furniture, alchemist laboratory, mortars, travel pharmacies, books and much more.

A bilingual pub quiz with creative question categories and an entertaining mix of pop culture, current events, geography, history, and wonderfully useless trivia.

Authentic Swiss cuisine combined with Ukrainian, Georgian and Italian specialties - in the heart of Basel.

The "Whispering Things" exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum showcases the multifaceted work of designer Hella Jongerius.

Die Ausstellung ist die erste Retrospektive über das Gesamtwerk der niederländischen Designerin, die unter anderem mit Maharam, KLM, Camper und Vitra zusammenarbeitete.

An educational exhibition with interactive stations for young and old to learn about the creation and use of Greek ceramics.

New permanent exhibition about the Etruscans, one of the most important ancient civilisations.

From monkey fur to spittoons, from typewriters to Game Boy: the theme of the exhibition is objects that are no longer in use.

Hannes Meyers und Hans Wittwers Beitrag zum Architekturwettbewerb für die Petersschule wird 100 Jahre alt.

Testimonies to the Near Future

Von September bis Anfang November bietet die Markthalle Basel eine Plattform, um Regionalität, Nachhaltigkeit und Vernetzung in den Fokus zu rücken.

Treat yourself to beneficial exercise and relaxation! "Active! in summer" offers you an hour of healthy activity. In the most beautiful parks in the city and countryside, from mid May to the beginning of September. Free of charge and without registration.

Exhibition of the american comicartist Emil Ferris

The exhibition shows Verner Panton's visionary work of design, architecture and spatial installations.

Frank Stella and the destroyed wooden synagogues. Special exhibition

Cult, culture, art. Jewish experiences

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

Showcased here will be medieval works of art from churches in Switzerland and on the Upper Rhine.

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

A guided tour through Basel's beer diversity.

Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeiten stehen Situationen, in denen Wesen versuchen, sich selbst zu behaupten.

Eine Entdeckungsreise durch die Basler Esskultur

Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Kleines Klingental Museum, Great Refectory

Gruppenausstellung mit sieben jungen internationalen Künstlerinnen und Künstlern während der Kunsttage Basel 2026, Vernissage am 30. August 2026, 13:00–17:00 Uhr.

Discover otherwise hidden places and gain exclusive insights behind the scenes of cultural institutions. A brisk walk through workshops, secret passages and underground burial chambers.

We present an unvarnished cross-section and the consequences of carelessness: across 100 m², we display an archive of everyday objects that have been tossed aside.