Fondation Beyeler | Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

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Please note: Until February 28, 2021 the Fondation Beyeler will be closed due to federal regulations to stop the spread of the coronavirus. More information

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Exhibitions

"The Lion Is Hungry" 10.10.2020 – 7.2.2021

The new collection presentation shows a selection of legendary paintings and sculptures in eight rooms- all of them masterpieces of classical modernism or contemporary art.

"You are the Weather" 10.10.2020 – 17.1.2021

This fall, the Fondation Beyeler will be presenting You are the Weather (1994–1996) by the American artist Roni Horn (*1955). In the one hundred portraits of a young woman, the viewer encounters the same face time and again in the water of an Icelandic thermal spring.

"Rodin/Arp" 13.12.2020 – 16.5.2021

For the first time in a museum exhibition, Auguste Rodin's and Hans Arp's enter into dialogue. The groundbreaking work of the great innovator of late 19th century sculpture meets the influential work of a protagonist of 20th century abstract sculpture.

Olafur Eliasson 18.4. – 11.7.2021

Eliasson’s art invites viewers to explore future forms of coexistence by welcoming multiple perspectives – human and non-human alike. For his solo show at Fondation Beyeler, the artist immerses the institution in a border-crossing investigation of our preconceptions of nature and culture.

"Close-Up" 19.9.2021 – 2.1.2022

The exhibition shows works by women artists occupying prominent positions within the history of modern art from 1870 to the present day.

"Goya" 10.10.2021 – 23.1.2022

The Fondation Beyeler is presenting one of the most important exhibitions ever devoted to Francisco de Goya outside of Spain. Goya was one of the last major court artists and the first pioneer of modern art.

Art experiences At Home

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EXHIBITION TOUR "RODIN/ARP" WITH RAPHAËL BOUVIER

Take a tour of the exhibition with its curator Raphaël Bouvier. With around 110 works from international museums and private collections, "Rodin/Arp" is one of the Fondation Beyeler’s most extensive sculpture exhibitions ever.

"YOU ARE THE WEATHER" AN INTRODUCTION WITH THEODORA VISCHER

Curator Theodora Vischer discusses the 100 portraits of a young woman, in which the viewer time and again encounters the same face in the water of an Icelandic thermal spring.

"YOU ARE THE WEATHER" COMMENTATED VIEWING WITH ANNE SIEGEL

Looking at the artist’s work, the bestselling author shares all that finds itself reflected in «You are the Weather» for those familiar with Iceland.

"SNOWMAN" BY FISCHLI/WEISS COMMENTATED VIEWING WITH SAM KELLER

Sam Keller, Director of the Fondation Beyeler, sheds light on the many questions «Snowman» raises about our encounters with art, nature or ourselves.

"The lion is hungry" Exhibition tour with Ulf Küster (in english)

Like the lion that throws itself hungrily at the antelope in Henri Rousseau's paintings, we at the Fondation Beyeler also feel a powerful hunger - and a hunger for art:

HENRI ROUSSEAU’S "LE LION AYANT FAIM" FOR CHILDREN

What happens when a small squirrel meets a hungry lion in the museum? Well obviously, it starts wondering about art! A nutty enjoyment for all children aged 5 to 10 and an appetiser for the holiday season.

“Collecting and Curating Media Art”

Online panel discussion with Julia Stoschek, Han Nefkens and Daniel Birnbaum! Co-hosted with our partner Rolls Royce Muse.

Artist Talk with Susan Philipsz

Her work "Seven Tears" is currently on display at the museum. Get to know her in conversation with Thomas D. Trummer, Director Kunsthaus Bregenz. Co-hosted with UBS Art.

Events & Tips

“Rodin/Arp” LIVE guided tour [in French]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 7 P.M. – Take a tour of the exhibition with its curator Raphaël Bouvier. With around 110 works from international museums and private collections, "Rodin/Arp" is one of the Fondation Beyeler’s most extensive sculpture exhibitions ever.

"Snowman" by Fischli/Weiss

The sculpture shows the friendly and familiar figure of a snowman, consisting of three stacked snowballs, the top and smallest one displaying two holes for eyes and a dash for a mouth. It stands in a refrigerator with a glass door, allowing it to exist throughout the year.

Artshop: Art for your home

Our online shop is still available: With artistic puzzles to pass the time, high-quality art prints to adorn your walls or various books for your reading corner - let the art come to you.

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

POSTPONED – With reference to the exhibition «Rodin / Arp», celebrated choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, one of the most influential figures of contemporary dance, will present a new performance. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker confronts her choreographic intervention Dark Red with Auguste Rodin’s and Hans Arp's sculptural universes.

"ART in the Park" – App

The Fondation Beyeler in new dimensions - Download the app now for free in the Apple App Store and discover hidden features of the collection works in the park. If you don't have an Apple device, you can borrow an iPad from the cloakroom.

Art Mediation

The Fondation Beyeler's main goal is to bring art and spectator together. Through our guided tours and workshops, we do not only share knowledge about artists, works and epochs, we create above all a space in which to deepen observations and exchange different views, perceptions, thoughts and feelings. Our goal is to let stories and therefore connections develop between the artwork and the viewer and it's especially important to the Fondation Beyeler that children and young people also be able to find their very own stories and connections.

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