37 square kilometres for nearly 40 museums – This is Basel

Do you know that Basel has almost 40 museums? 

Basel is very proud of its many museums. No other European city has so many top museums in such a small area. 37 square kilometres for nearly 40 museums. These museums are not just about art. It’s so diverse. You can find a cartoon museum, a medicine museum, a pharmacy, an anatomy museum, a culture museum and so much more. I think everyone can find a museum to suit their interests in Basel. 

Shirley Jaffe exhibition, Kunstmuseum Hauptbau 2023

Here you can fin list of the top museums in and around Basel;

Kunstmuseum, Basel – The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is considered the most important art museum in Switzerland. The museum has three different buildings with different exhibitions; Hauptbau, Neubau and Gegenwart. Museum Website: https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch

Kunsthalle, Basel – Since 1872, the Kunsthalle Basel has been one of the world’s most renowned and active public institutions for contemporary art. Museum Website: https://www.kunsthallebasel.ch

Fondation Beyeler, Riehen – The Beyeler Foundation is a museum of modern and contemporary art. Museum Website: https://www.fondationbeyeler.ch/en/home

Tinguely Museum, Basel – The Museum Tinguely presents a permanent exhibition on the life and works of the artist Jean Tinguely. In addition to the main exhibition, there are always interesting temporary exhibitions at the Museum Tinguely. Museum Website: https://www.tinguely.ch/en.html

Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein – If you are in Basel, you can cross the border and discover one of the most special museums in Germany. The Vitra Design Museum is one of the world’s leading design museums. Museum Website: https://www.design-museum.de/en/information.html