Basel Art Museum

The Kunstmuseum Basel, ranked as the fifth top museum, by the Times of London in 2013 enjoys renown for housing the oldest public art collection. A new extension, seamlessly linked below ground to the structure and crafted by Basel architects Christ & Gantenbein has just been unveiled. This expansion has effectively increased the museums exhibition area by a third, within an architectural environment.

Art Museum Main Building

The primary structure, on St. Alban Graben showcases artworks spanning from the century to 1960. Moving forward special exhibits will be featured in the rooms of the extension showcasing pieces from 1960 to 1990.

Together the three buildings of Kunstmuseum Basel provide an exhibition space of 10,000 square meters.

The collection at Kunstmuseum, also known as Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel consists of four thousand paintings, sculptures, installations and videos alongside three hundred thousand drawings and prints spanning seven centuries. It stands as Switzerlands public art collection.

Notable artists represented in the collection include Hans Holbein, Rembrandt, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh Pablo Picasso, Sophie Taeuber Arp and Andy Warhol.

Art Museum Basel offers a voyage through art history from the century to contemporary times across its three sites. With an array of over 300,000 artworks in its possession and engaging exhibitions lined up along with programs, for visitors delightment.

Video Art Museum Basel [Switzerland] | Basel.com

The art museum, in Basel boasts the worlds public art collection showcasing paintings and drawings from the Upper Rhine region between 1400 and 1600 along with artwork spanning the 19th to 21st centuries. Visitors can admire pieces by artists, like Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh Arnold Böcklin and more on display year round.

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Video Meet the Institutions | Art Museum Basel

Opening to the public over 350 years ago, the Kunstmuseum Basel is a living symbol of Baslers’ love of art. Its program unfolds over three striking venues – the Hauptbau, Neubau, and Gegenwart – that are located by the Rhine and operate like ‘three parts of a single organism’s body’, says director Josef Helfenstein. The Kunstmuseum Basel’s collections range from Pre-Renaissance painting to installations by Modern and contemporary artists. Yet far from relying on such riches, the museum constantly strives to offer visitors new perspectives on its holdings.

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Video 4 Top-Museen in Basel

With around 40 museums on just 37 square kilometers, Basel offers an impressive density of museums. With such a large selection, it’s easy to lose track. That’s why you can now find out which four museum highlights should not be missed during a visit to Basel.

In this video:
• Art Museum Basel
• Museum Tinguely
• Fondation Beyeler
• Vitra Design Museum & Vitra Schaudepot

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