Things to do and visits in Basel

The Basel Art Fair is one of the most important events in contemporary art. Some of the world's most prestigious art galleries are will compete with each other to showcase (and sell) their pieces. You can expect the crème de la crème of 20th and 21s

Otto Meyer-Amden is one of the most important Swiss artists of the modern era.The Kunstmuseum Basel currently owns the world's largest collection of works by Otto Meyer-Amden. The drawings exhibited, among them pieces never before exhibited or even

Some of the world's best folk music bands gather every year in an exceptional historical setting for this major event inspired by the Edinburgh Tattoo. The Basel barracks courtyard will be hosting this fantastic folk festival. Rich and colourful cul

The Swiss National festival, which takes place on 1 August, starts a day earlier in Basel: more than 100,000 people come to watch the day's special festivities.It is an opportunity to attend sporting events and other spectacular displays on the ban

16 years and over 150 exhibitions have elapsed since the opening of the Museum Tinguely in Basel. Since then the largest collection of works by Jean Tinguely has continued to grow.20 years after the master's death, the Tinguely @ Tinguely exhibition

During his later years, Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) pursued the development of his painting in a decisive way, giving rise to a number of his most important masterpieces. Through series and variations, the famous Swiss artist lent a new liberated f

Fifty of the world's best circus performers all under 27 years of age will gather for this four day festival beside the Rhine. During the Young Stage festival, the city of Basel becomes a stage for this international gathering of circus and performi

Max Ernst's production (1891-1976) is one of the most diverse in modern art. After being close to the Dada movement in Cologne, he quickly asserted himself as a pioneer of surrealism in Paris. Never tired of inventing new figures, forms and techniqu

Founded in 1803 by the family of the same name, the Knie circus is a veritable Swiss institution. This menagerie of talented performers and all kinds of animals has been travelling around Helvetia since 1919. Dressage is one of the Knie dynasty's s

The Im Fluss festival is an exciting alternative rock fest on the banks of the Rhine - enjoy some hardcore sounds in an idyllic, lush green setting. Free concerts are scheduled every evening. A crowd gathers in Basel every year at this time with tho

Following the success of the first Basel Blues festival which saw over 10,000 people in that first year, the organisers decided to make it an annual event. The outdoor festival features five stages, and a line up of national and international jazz a

In late August, tens of thousands of visitors flock to Basel for the traditional jazz festival "Em Bebby sy Jazz". Dozens of jazz musicians and groups will perform on stage and enliven the city with live concerts throughout the city centre.

After two years of work by architects Herzog and de Meuron who have rebuilt, renovated and expanded the site, the Museum of Cultures in Basel reopens to the public. It is the largest ethnographic museum in Switzerland and one of the largest in Europ

The Basel Historic Museum’s permanent exhibition programme recalls the various significant episodes which have contributed to the fashioning of the city’s identity, from the Middle Ages to our day.One of the most potent parts of the visit, taking i

The Basel Kunstmuseum is principally dedicated to the paintings and drawings of artists from the Upper Rhine and Netherlands from 1400 to 1600 and to the art of the 14th to 21st century. This institution holds the biggest collection of Holbein fami

The Basel Zoo, nicknamed "Zolli" by locals, was founded in 1874.This zoo was the first to be opened in Switzerland. It is now one of the most interesting and beautiful in Europe. The "Zolli" contains a considerable number of local and exotic animals

This museum is dedicated to the life and work of the great sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925 - 1991). It was opened in 1996, an is sponsored by F. Hoffmann-La Roche S.A.The permanent exhibition includes works by the artist in the early 50s with reliefs m

A majestic Gothic edifice, Basel cathedral sits in state on the Münsterplatz, one of the most beautiful public squares of the Old Continent.Its walls, made from pink sandstone, two towers, crypt, choir talls, Erasmus of Rotterdam’s grave, St. Gall d

The Historical Museum in Basel has a new look thanks to its new permanent exhibition: Paths to knowledge of the world. This new permanent exhibition is located in the basement of the church of the Cordeliers on Barfüsserplatz, this is the final comp