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Kunstmuseum Basel

The Kunstmuseum Basel ranks among the most renowned institutions of its kind in Europe and beyond. Its world-famous collection, the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, now encompasses around 4.000 paintings, sculptures, installations, and videos as well as 300.000 drawings and prints from seven centuries. Its historic nucleus is the Amerbach Cabinet, the art collection built by Basilius Amerbach, a prominent citizen of Basel. It was purchased by the city and the university in 1661 and displayed to the public starting in 1671, arguably making it the world’s oldest municipal art collection.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/I/E
Opening 1661

Kunstmuseum Basel | Hauptbau
Kunstmuseum Basel | Hauptbau
Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart

Current exhibitions

Camille Pissarro

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Camille Pissarro (1830–1903) gehörte zu den bedeutendsten Künstlern im Frankreich des 19. Jahrhunderts. Entlang seines überaus vielfältigen Werks entfaltete sich die Geburtsstunde der Moderne. Trotzdem wird Pissarro in der heutigen Kunstgeschichte oft an zweiter Stelle genannt. Als Freund und Mentor pflegte Pissarro rege Beziehungen mit Künstlern verschiedener Generationen wie Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt und weiteren.

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

Location of the museum

St. Alban-Graben 16
4010 Basel

Location/directions

St. Alban-Graben 16

Open

Tuesday – Sunday 10am–6pm
Wednesday 10am–8pm
Monday closed

Admission

Sammlung / Sonderausstellungen
Erwachsene (ab 20 J.):
CHF 16 / CHF 26
Gruppen (ab 10 Pers.):
CHF 8 / CHF 18
Jugendliche (13-19 Jahre):
CHF 8 / CHF 8
Studenten (20-30 Jahre) :
CHF 8 / CHF 10
Kinder (bis/mit 12 J.): gratis

Contact

Kunstmuseum Basel
St. Alban-Graben 16 Postfach
4010 Basel
061 206 62 62 Telephone (Museum)
061 206 62 52 Fax (Museum)
info@kunstmuseumbasel.ch
http://www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch
  • Member of the Swiss Museums Association.
    Member of the Swiss Museums Association.
  • Museum pass: holders of the Swiss museum pass have free admission.
    Museum pass: holders of the Swiss museum pass have free admission.
  • Cafeteria
    Cafeteria
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Shop
    Shop
  • Extremely children and family-friendly
    Extremely children and family-friendly
  • Completely wheelchair accessible
    Completely wheelchair accessible
  • Very good accessibility with public transport
    Very good accessibility with public transport