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Kunstmuseum Basel

Fine Arts Museum

Huge permanent collection of 19th and 20th century works, including a whole room of Picasso, and medieval and renaissance paintings from Holbein, Grien and others. Housed in two buildings: Hauptbau & Neubau. On the same ticket but in the separate Gegenwart building at St. Alban-Rheinweg 60 (10-minute walk from the main facility) is the Museum of Contemporary Art, open Tu-Su 11:00-18:00.

Address: St. Alban-Graben 16
Getting there: city centre
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00
Price: Fr. 16 for all 3 buildings
Website: kunstmuseumbasel.ch (opens in a new tab)

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