The Fondation Beyeler grew out of the Beyeler Collection, which was assembled over several decades, and opened in 1997 in the museum building designed by Renzo Piano.
Today, the Beyeler Collection comprises more than 400 works of modern and contemporary art, ranging from Paul Cezanne and Claude Monet to Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko, as well as Louise Bourgeois, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dumas, Roni Horn and Wolfgang Tillmans. Major temporary exhibitions featuring important loans from renowned international collections complement the exhibition programme, while a wide range of art education formats and events offer diverse ways of engaging with art.
The museum park shapes the experience, and amidst nature, art reveals itself in a surprising interplay with it: bee colonies become part of living works, water lilies pulsate, a snowman outlasts the summer, and a tree made of steel blends naturally into the landscape.
In the heart of the park, the Beyeler Restaurant in the historic villa invites you to enjoy culinary delights and linger a while.
With the expansion of the ensemble in 2026, new spaces and possibilities have been added. The Beyeler Museum by Renzo Piano is now complemented by three new buildings designed by Peter Zumthor: the Wyss Museum, with exhibition spaces dedicated in particular to the Fondation’s own collection and collections with close ties to it; the Ammann Pavilion, a platform for cultural events; and the Gatehouse, which provides office space and facilities for art logistics.
Restored historic buildings offer space for workshops, a music salon, a greenhouse, and an experimental project room. Rooted in its history and the vision of its founders, today’s Fondation Beyeler is a place in motion and of encounter.