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Museum Tinguely

The Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland, showcases a permanent collection of works by Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Designed by Ticinese architect Mario Botta, it opened on October 3, 1996, in Solitudepark by the Rhine. Read more about Museums.

An immersive purple installation shows a person lying on a raised platform beneath suspended screens, with a surrounding pit of blue and pink plastic balls and projected digital imagery on the walls.

The Future-Facing Museum Exhibitions Not to Miss in Basel

This year’s strongest Art Basel-adjacent shows are asking big questions about our future, with artists using digital worlds, living systems, petrochemicals, machines and ritual to consider what might come next.
By Elisa Carollo
Installation view at Museum Tinguely showing large-scale kinetic sculptures with colorful gears, wheels, and mechanical components, as visitors of all ages walk and interact with the vibrant, machine-filled gallery space.

How Museum Tinguely Is Keeping Jean Tinguely’s Legacy Alive 100 Years Later

The centenary of the artist's birth is likely to prompt renewed interest in his multifaceted practice.
By Elisa Carollo
A grand stone fountain blazes with flames at night, with fire erupting from its tiers and water flowing beneath, creating a surreal clash of elements.

Julian Charrière’s ‘Midnight Zone’ Channels Abyssal Intensity to Inspire Ecological Awareness

"I see art as a medium of encounter. Not just with nature, but with forces greater than ourselves," the artist told Observer.
By Elisa Carollo

What to See in Basel Beyond the Fairs: Our Top Exhibitions of 2025

By Elisa Carollo
A man in a suit walks through a tall grassy field outside Art Basel’s contemporary Messeplatz venue, with a sleek, patterned metal building in the background.

Maike Cruse On Why Art Basel’s Flagship Still Sets the Bar

By Elisa Carollo
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 08: (EDITORS NOTE: This Picture has been digitally retouched. Available for 14 days after create date.) French author Michel Houellebecq by Photographer Francois Berthier for the Contour Collection poses at the Film Haus Arsenal during the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival on February 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.

Houellebecq Makes Space for Fellow Smokers, Nazi Memorabilia Sale Sparks Controversy

By Alanna Martinez
Im Schatten der Made (In the Shadow of the Maggot) (2010) by John Bock.

‘In the Shadow of the Maggot’ at Anton Kern Gallery

By Will Heinrich
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