Photos: Wladyslaw Sojka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 WikiEuropian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Wladyslaw Sojka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 WikiEuropian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The world's oldest public art collection
Your local guide
Nadja Hess
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Highlights
- The world's oldest public art collection
- Open in some form since 1661
- An original building and a newer wing
- Basel's major art holdings, described
- History explained from outside the collection
About this tour
This session looks at the museum holding the oldest continuously public art collection in the world from outside its walls. You see the original entrance and the newer wing added later for its growing collection. It stays outside the building throughout, since the artwork itself stays indoors.
I explain what sits inside in real detail, particularly the museum's major holdings, even though the camera cannot show them directly. Questions about the collection and the artists involved are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone interested in art history who wants context before or after visiting the collection themselves. It also works well paired with the Tinguely Fountain session nearby.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Basel before heading out.
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Kunstmuseum Facade 21 min
You see the museum's main entrance, home to the oldest continuously public art collection in the world, open here in one form or another since 1661.
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Museum Extension 21 min
Around the corner, the camera finds a newer wing added to the original building, built to hold the collection's growing twentieth-century additions.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Basel: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Mehlsuppe and Gundeldingen, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zurich time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Basel, showing you Kunstmuseum Facade and Museum Extension live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I studied kinetic sculpture, so I explain the mechanics behind what you see as much as the art itself.
Times shown in Zurich time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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