What to Do in Basel, Switzerland
A small, quirky university city – and an international epicentre for art and architecture – Basel makes the perfect urban getaway for design-loving travellers.
08 August, 2022
In partnership with
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Fondation Beyeler
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Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel’s Kunstmuseum holds what is arguably the oldest public art
collection in the world, purchased by the city and the university
as a joint effort back in 1661. Still, it feels thrillingly modern,
thanks to an extension that was completed in 2016.
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Vitra Design Museum
With a focus on interior design, the Vitra Design Museum’s
collection is a feast of great furniture housed in architect Frank
Gehry’s first European project, an architectural attraction in its
own right.
Address
Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Str. 2
D-79576 Weil am Rhein
The Lowdown
Looking for tips on exploring Basel’s arty side? Visit
basel.com,
or purchase Volume 37: Craft today and receive A Creative’s Guide
to Switzerland, an 80-page SUITCASE travel companion to Zurich,
Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux Riviera, and Basel.
Main photo credit: Kevin Faingnaert