Kunstmuseum Basel, Art museum in Basel, Switzerland
The Kunstmuseum Basel consists of three buildings housing extensive collections from medieval to contemporary art across multiple specialized exhibition spaces.
Established in 1661 with the acquisition of the Amerbach Cabinet collection, the institution became the first municipally owned and publicly accessible art museum worldwide.
The museum displays significant works from Upper Rhine artists of the 14th and 15th centuries alongside masterpieces by Holbein, Picasso, and contemporary creators.
Located near Basel Cathedral, the museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00, with extended hours until 20:00 on Wednesdays.
The museum's prints and drawings department contains 300,000 works, including fifty drawings by Cézanne and the original woodblock of Saint Jerome from 1492.
Location: Basel
Inception: 1661
Architects: Rudolf Christ, Paul Bonatz
Official opening: 1661
Address: St. Alban-Graben 16 4010
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-18:00; Wednesday 09:00-20:00
Phone: +41612066262
Website: https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.55417,7.59417
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:55
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