Fondation Beyeler

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY MASTERPIECES
The museum in Riehen near Basel is internationally renowned for its high-calibre exhibitions, its outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as its ambitious programme of events. The museum building was designed by Renzo Piano in the idyllic setting of a park with venerable trees and water lily ponds. It boasts a unique location in the heart of a local recreation area, looking out onto fields, pastures and vineyards close to the foothills of the Black Forest. In collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the Fondation Beyeler is constructing a new museum building in the adjoining park, thus further enhancing the harmonious interplay of art, architecture and nature.

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Opening 1997

Current exhibitions

Doris Salcedo

21.05.2023 - 17.09.2023

The Fondation Beyeler will devote a large solo exhibition to internationally acclaimed Colombian artist Doris Salcedo (*1958), featuring key works from the different phases of her career. It will be Salcedo’s first museum exhibition in Switzerland. In her objects, sculptures and site-specific interventions, she explores the ever-repeating cycle of violence, outrage, grief, remembrance and oblivion.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E

The Mind's Eye. Images of Nature from Claude Monet to Otobong Nkanga

10.06.2023 - 27.08.2023

New collection presentation.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E

Next exhibition(s)

The Modena Paintings

11.06.2023 - 27.08.2023

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The Fondation Beyeler presents for the first time a group of large-format works painted by Basquiat for a solo show in Modena, Italy, which was cancelled before the shows opening.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D

Niko Pirosmani

17.09.2023 - 28.01.2024

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Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is a legend: (for now) unknown to many, he is almost fanatically revered by others. As the exhibition will show, Pirosmani was an outstanding exponent of early modern art. To a rare extent, already in his lifetime Pirosmani’s art spoke to all, from people on the street and in taverns to avant-garde artists and writers. With just a few brushstrokes, he transformed the quotidian into the exceptional, creating icons of glowing intensity.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E