Partners within the worlds of industry and commerce are very important to the Fondation Beyeler. Through their commitment to the arts, our partners help ensure the sustainability of the Fondation’s arts provision and educational programme. If you are interested in supporting the Fondation Beyeler on a partner basis, please contact us. We look forward to hearing your ideas.
Our partnerships are individually tailored to the needs of our sponsors. This enables us to achieve strategic goals in the most effective way possible.
Main Partners
“Since 1998, Bank Sarasin and Fondation Beyeler have enjoyed a close partnership. Rooted in common convictions and values, this bond has given rise to exciting encounters and fostered sustained dialogue – locally and globally.”
Joachim H. Strähle, CEO Bank Sarasin & Cie AG
“Cultural work is a key component of Bayer’s social commitment. As a cultural magnet in Basel with international appeal, Fondation Beyeler is an ideal partner for us.”
Felix Reiff, CEO Bayer Consumer Care AG, Basel
“Thanks to its extraordinary collection of works of classical modernism and its magnificent program of special exhibitions, the Fondation Beyeler enjoys an excellent reputation at home and abroad. The Fondation Beyeler thereby offers an outstanding platform for customer events of all kinds.”
Guy Lachappelle, Chairman of the Executive Board
“JTI Japan Tobacco International is one of the world’s leading tobacco companies. Headquartered in Geneva, it operates in 120 countries and employs approximately 25,000 people from 90 nations. Besides funding a wide variety of social projects worldwide, JTI also supports the arts, maintaining partnerships with international institutions. JTI is also increasingly committed to supporting contemporary fine art and film. In partnership with the Fondation Beyeler, JTI has funded contemporary art since 2011, thus making an important contribution to one of the world’s leading museums.”
“A visit to the Fondation Beyeler, its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions offers a unique experience of art and is one of Switzerland’s cultural highlights.”
Samuel Holzach, UBS Regional Director, Basel
Partners
“As specialist fine art insurance brokers with an international portfolio of clients, we pride ourselves on our expertise, customer service, discretion, flexibility, quality and affordable solutions. We are delighted to be a small piece in the dynamic mosaic preserving the legacy of Ernst Beyeler and supporting the exciting, highly acclaimed projects at the Fondation Beyeler.”
Sandra Aebersold
“As a long-standing partner of Switzerland’s museums, the BNP Paribas Foundation is committed to the preservation and promotion of their treasures. By supporting Fondation Beyeler we seek to strengthen the bonds between culture and the world of finance.”
BNP Paribas Foundation
“Paying tribute to outstanding achievement is something we firmly believe in. For this reason we are proud of our active partnership with the Fondation Beyeler, whose collection and exhibitions enjoy national and international acclaim.”
André Nauer, CEO ISS Schweiz AG
“Our collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler is an enrichment for the Mercedes-Benz brand, and we are proud of this partnership. Our maxim -- the best or nothing -- conforms with the Fondation Beyeler's aim to provide a stage solely for the best in art.”
Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales and Marketing
“Anyone who is aware of and cares for his own cultural past is also capable of contributing constructively to the future. For Novartis, active support of the Fondation Beyeler is a part of the vital responsibility for society which has marked our enterprise from the beginning. For with its collection and changing exhibitions, the Fondation marvellously furthers cultural awareness on a broad basis.”
Dr. Daniel L. Vasella, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novartis AG
We thank Basler Versicherungen for their support.
Corporate membership is a major pillar of our exhibition activities. It is thanks not least to the support of local businesses, pledged through their membership, that the Fondation Beyeler is able to stage exhibitions of the highest quality. This support is met with reciprocal benefits. As a Corporate Member, you and your staff, customers and business contacts can enjoy valuable advantages such as entrance tickets, guided tours and catalogues. Corporate membership represents an active commitment to sustaining the vitality of cultural life in the Basel region. We welcome your enquiries.
With grateful thanks to our Corporate Members:
Baumann & Cie
Burckhardt + Partner AG
Cofely AG
Crystal Asset Management AG
HIAG AG
Kraft E.L.S. AG
Malerwerkstätten Heinrich Schmid GmbH & Co. KG
Manor AG
MCH Messe Schweiz AG
Musfeld AG
Nayak Reisen AG
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