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KUNSTMUSEUM

BASEL

EXPERIENCE Northern Switzerland The prestigious Kunstmuseum Basel is the largest art museum
⌂ St Alban-Graben 16 # 10am–6pm Tue–Sun (to 8pm Thu)
∑ kunstmuseumbasel.ch
in Switzerland, with an impressive collection of paintings and
sculpture spanning the early 15th century to the modern day.

Ranging from 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings,
through 19th-century works by Delacroix and Pissarro, to
ART BASEL
20th-century art, including works by Rousseau, Picasso and
Each year, members of
Dalí, the Kunstmuseum Basel’s collection is vast. The galleries
on the first floor of the museum’s main building are hung
the city for Art Basel.
with works of art from the 15th to 19th centuries, while the
This internationally
second floor is devoted to 20th-century art. Located across
renowned art fair – and
the street from the original 1930s building, a concrete the art world gather in
an absolute highlight of
minimalist extension (connected to the main building by the art calendar – is a
an underground passageway) hosts special exhibitions week-long celebration
and changing displays from the permanent collection. of top modern and
Entry to the museum is free on the first Sunday of contemporary works
every month and also between 5 and 6pm on Tuesday, from around the globe.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. There are regular guided
tours, including some in English.

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1 Auguste Rodin’s evocative
bronze Burghers of Calais sculpture
is on display in the Kunstmuseum’s
inner courtyard.
2 The modernist façade of the
Kunstmuseum Basel was designed by
Basel-based architect Rudolf Christ.
3 Dating from 1627, David Presenting
Saul with the Head of Goliath is a small-
scale painting of the well-known
biblical story; it is one of Rembrandt’s
3 earlier works.
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