Events in Basel - City events

The growing collection of works by the artist Tinguely will be comprehensively exhibited again in the large hall for the first time since its founding.

In her video installation De tu puño y letra (By Your Own Hand) (2014-2015/2019), Suzanne Lacy positions us in the middle of a bullfighting arena and confronts us with the harrowing testimonies of

The invention of modern sculpture

The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition features rocks from northwestern Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old.

Stories from the back.

Immerse yourself in the Egypt of yesteryear and experience ancient Egyptian culture with all your senses.

The exhibition traces the company's rise from a local start-up to a global phenomenon and focuses on Nike's fascinating design history.

Eine Reise durch die wechselvolle Geschichte der Anatomie mit ihren Höhen und Tiefen und die Entstehung und Entwicklung des Anatomischen Museums in Basel.

What is Judaism today?

A history of interpretation

Permanent collection

What the shop windows in a prominent pedestrian location in the middle of Basel already announce is confirmed at every turn inside the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel.

Ausgewählte Objekte der privaten Stiftung Im Obersteg begegnen in rund zwanzig Gegenüberstellungen Gemälden, Skulpturen und Fotoarbeiten der museumseigenen Sammlung.

Spielerisch fördern Bauklötze Fantasie und Feinmotorik, räumliches Denken und Problemlösung, aber auch Geduld. Spielstationen laden dazu ein, zu bauen und sich die Welt (be-)greifbar zu machen.

The galleries on the Hauptbau's first floor facing St. Alban-Graben are the domain of the long nineteenth century.

The histories of window dressing and fine art have been closely interwoven for decades.

"Upcycling Music" is an exhibition of musical instruments and works of sound art created by multi-instrumentalist and music teacher Max Castlunger from old and used materials and objects.

The Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting the first museum retrospective of the multi-award-winning artist Thomas Ott.

The exhibition tells the story of psychiatry over the last 150 years. It provides an insight into patient histories from the Basel clinic and shows the changes in diagnoses and treatment methods.

Alongside Hans Holbein the Younger, Arnold Böcklin is one of the patron saints of the Kunstmuseum Basel, which houses the most important collection of his works with over 90 paintings and sculptures.

15th through 18th centuries

A Documentation of the General Inventory in the Historical Museum Basel

Breathtaking shows

The music event of the year

Big celebration with lots of attractions and guided tours.

19 highly qualified children's and youth choirs from 13 European countries and a choir from Cameroon give over 50 concerts in the Basel region.

Gaming, cosplay, film, comics, anime, manga, art, Asian street food and much more will be united over three days on more than 100,000 m2!

Ein zentrales Anliegen des französisch-schweizerischen Künstlers Julian Charrière ist die Frage, wie der Mensch die Welt bewohnt und wie sie wiederum uns bewohnt.

The most important world fair of the international art market for 20th & 21st century art.

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 kicks off in Basel on July 2, 2025!

Das Cartoonmuseum Basel präsentiert erstmals in Europa eine grosse Retrospektive der u. a. mit dem Eisner Award ausgezeichneten Künstlerin Alison Bechdel.

On July 8, 2025 at 18:00, Germany and Denmark will face off at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

The best and most spectacular music and show formations from all over the world present themselves in Basel.

On July 13, 2025 at 21:00, the Netherlands and France will meet at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

On July 19, 2025 at 21:00, a quarter-final of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 will take place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

The highlight of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 will take place on July 27 at 18:00 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel!