Basel - Museum of Art Öffentliche Kunstsammlung
From the Basle Minster, Rittergasse, lined by handsome Rococo houses, runs southeast into St-Alban-Graben. At the corner of Dufourstrasse in a building designed by R. Christ and P. Bonatz (1932-36), is the Basle Public Art Collection or Museum of Art (Kunstmuseum), which contains the finest collection of pictures in Switzerland, including both old masters and modern art, and also a Print Cabinet.
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Museum of Art - modern art
The second floor houses an outstanding collection of 19th and 20th C. art, including Impressionists, Expressionists and Surrealists (Gauguin, Van Gogh, Corot, Corinth, Cézanne, Braque, Kokoschka, Picasso, Kandinsky, Léger, Chagall, Paul Klee, Juan Gris, Dali, Max Ernst), together with 20th C. works and special exhibitions.
Items of particular importance include Böcklin's "Island of the Dead" (earliest version, 1880) and works by Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918).
Items of particular importance include Böcklin's "Island of the Dead" (earliest version, 1880) and works by Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918).
Old Masters
On the first floor are the old masters, from Konrad Witz to Holbein the Younger (both well presented), and a collection of French and Dutch pictures presented by Professor Bachofen.
Items of particular importance include the Heilspiegel (Mirror of Salvation) Altar by Konrad Witz (d. ca. 1447), portraits by Holbein (16th C.), a "Crucifixion" by Mathias Grünewald (d. 1528), paintings by Niklaus Manuel-Deutsch (d. 1530) and Rembrandt ("David with Goliath's Head", 1627), Böcklin's "Island of the Dead" (earliest version).
Items of particular importance include the Heilspiegel (Mirror of Salvation) Altar by Konrad Witz (d. ca. 1447), portraits by Holbein (16th C.), a "Crucifixion" by Mathias Grünewald (d. 1528), paintings by Niklaus Manuel-Deutsch (d. 1530) and Rembrandt ("David with Goliath's Head", 1627), Böcklin's "Island of the Dead" (earliest version).
Basel Oeffentliche Kunstsammlung
St Alban-Graben 16, Postfach 4010
CH-4010 Basel
Switzerland
St Alban-Graben 16, Postfach 4010
CH-4010 Basel
Switzerland
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday - Christian (Feb 21)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday - Christian (Feb 21)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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Gift shop
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