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All Eyes on Basel
Basel is first and foremost a city of
art and culture. There are more
museums here than anywhere in
Switzerland; it’s the home of Art Basel
(Europe’s premier art show) and the
term Art Brut (Raw Art) was coined
here. Start at the Kunstmuseum
(p185), the world’s oldest public fine art
DISCOVER Switzerland Your Way of the Rhine. For 21st-century art,
gallery, then pay homage to local hero
and kinetic sculptor Jean Tinguely at
Museum Tinguely (p181) on the banks
finish up at the Kunsthalle (p179).

Visitors admiring works
by Fernand Leger in
the Kunstmuseum

SWITZERLAND FOR
ART LOVERS

Switzerland’s artistic heritage is second-to-none, with a succession of
world-class galleries, museums and renowned art fairs. National treasures
include Alberto Giacometti, Ferdinand Hodler, Jean Tinguely and Paul Klee,
but there are countless collections of Masters from around the world too.

Hats Off to Paul Klee
Call it Expressionism, Cubism or Surrealism,
but one thing’s clear: Paul Klee is one of
Switzerland’s greatest artists. He called
Bern home and it is there that you’ll find
the Zentrum Paul Klee (p77), a wave-shaped
museum designed by architect Renzo
Piano, dedicated to his life’s work. The vast
collection show cases the versatility of his
art, balancing masterpieces alongside
lesser-known pieces of art.

Combining history and
high spirits in Uebermut
(1939) by Paul Klee

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