Opening hours
We are open on all days.
Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(Exception: Wednesday, December 26, open until 6 p.m.)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Fondation Beyeler is open daily, including on public holidays.
Balthus
Balthus
Balthus
„ Grosse Kunst. “
„ Sein Werk macht Spaß, wenn man sich für Komposition und Farbnuancen interessiert. “
„ Bilder wie aus einer anderen Welt. Die Fondation Beyeler stellt sich dem abgründigen Werk eines grossen Melancholikers: Balthus wird in all seinen Facetten gezeigt. “
„ Die Geheimnisse der Kindheit. Der Maler Balthus wird in Basel als Meister der Traumlogik wiederentdeckt. “
September 2, 2018 – January 1, 2019
Balthus is viewed as one of the great masters of twentieth-century art, and is certainly one of the truly singular painters of his time. In his complex and multifaceted oeuvre, admired by some and spurned by others, he pursued an artistic approach that embodied an alternative, and a challenge, to modern avant-gardes.
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Balthus Discuss
Was fasziniert, irritiert oder überrascht Sie an Balthus' Bildern? Sagen Sie uns Ihre Meinung.
What is it about Balthus' paintings that fascinates you, perhaps confuses or even surprises you? Share your thoughts with us.
Balthus Discuss
Beyeler Collection / Moonbird and Spider
Beyeler Collection / Moonbird and Spider
Beyeler Collection / Moonbird and Spider
October 3, 2018–January 13, 2019
The Beyeler Collection’s third exhibition in 2018 features many popular masterpieces fascinatingly set beside a selection of important works entrusted to the museum on permanent loan. To put it another way, the cards—or works—have been reshuffled, revealing contrasts that invite us to reflect on art and about interesting correspondences between works of art and artists.
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Events and Tips
"The young Picasso – blue and rose periods" Pre sales
"The young Picasso – blue and rose periods" from Febraury 3, 2019. Until December 31, 2018 you have the chance to purchase tickets online for CHF 25 instead of CHF 30. Exclusively online. Regular rate tickets (CHF 30.-) will be available from January 1, 2019 online and at the museum’s ticket desk.
Museum Admission Voucher Set of 3
"The Young PICASSO – Blue and Rose Periods" February 3 – May 26, 2019: In what will be the cultural highlight of the year, the Fondation Beyeler will present a unique exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s early masterpieces from the so-called Blue and Rose Periods. "Rudolf Stingel" May 26 – October 6, 2019: The first museum show in Europe to present a career-spanning selection of Rudolf Stingel’s major series of works. Developed in close collaboration with the artist. "Resonating Spaces" October 6, 2019 – January 26, 2020: The autumn exhibition brings together exemplary works by renowned contemporary artists, who give varied forms to specific qualities of spatiality.
Curator's Tour
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 6.30 pm – The curator's tour gives you the opportunity to do so. The curators speak not only about the underlying ideas but also the respective artists, their times, the making of the works, and their meaning. Open to a limited number of participants. Language: German
Balthus Discuss
What is it about Balthus' paintings that fascinates you, perhaps confuses or even surprises you? Share your thoughts with us.
«24 Stops» Rehbergerweg
Discover the «24 Stops» along the Rehberger-Weg on one of our guided walks in German and find out more about the artist, the individual objects and the landscape in which they are set.
Picasso – BLUE AND ROSE Periods
February 3 – May 26, 2019
The young PICASSO. Blue and Rose Periods
This exhibition, the most ambitious ever staged by the Fondation Beyeler, is devoted to the paintings and sculptures of the young Pablo Picasso from the so-called Blue and Rose periods, between 1901 and 1906. For the first time in Europe, the masterpieces of these crucial years, every one of them a milestone on Picasso’s path to preeminence as the twentieth century’s most famous artist, are presented together, in a concentration and quality that are unparalleled. Picasso’s pictures from this phase of creative ferment are some of the finest and most emotionally compelling examples of modern painting, and are counted among the most valuable and sought-after works in the entire history of art. It is unlikely that they will be seen again in such a selection in a single place.
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Rudolf Stingel
May 26 – October 6, 2019
The Fondation Beyeler will devote its summer exhibition 2019 to contemporary painter Rudolf Stingel (born in 1956 in Merano, Italy, he lives and works in New York and Merano). Like few other artists, he probes and interrogates the status quo of painting.
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Resonating Spaces
October 6, 2019 – January 26, 2020
For a long time, art did not concern itself much with the topic of space. However, since new forms of expression such as performance, installation and film found their way into the realm of art in the 1960s, space has become a vital theme and experience in modern and contemporary artistic output.
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Opening Hours
We are open on all days.
Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Ernst and Hildy Beyeler were passionately involved in the arts throughout their lives. They made all the paintings and sculptures of their world-famous art collection accessible to the public at the Fondation Beyeler in 1997. Today, the collection comprises 300 classic modern and contemporary works.
Art Mediation
Art Mediation
Art Mediation
Art Mediation
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.
Shop
This is the perfect place for art lovers, visitors and gift seekers. Since 1997 the Fondation Beyeler Shop offers a selection of exhibition catalogs, posters, special editions and contemporary books about art, architecture and design, as well as watches, accessories and other design articles. These are high-quality, limited editions and art reproductions (often signed by the artist), lithographs, engravings, silk-screen prints of selected works as well as exclusive objects and artists books.
Extension Project
Museum in a new park
“I TRY TO CREATE BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE LOVED.”
PETER ZUMTHOR
During the past 20 years, the Fondation Beyeler has become the most popular art museum in Switzerland. Through its program, it makes a significant contribution to the quality of life and attractiveness of the Basel region as well as to the level of cultural awareness there. Visitors come from near and far to see the impressive exhibitions, attend the wide range of events and enjoy the beautiful park. In order to be able to continue to satisfy the needs of art and the public in the future, the Fondation Beyeler is planning an expansion.