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Museum Jean Tinguely

Enjoy the wacky animated mechanical artwork of Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), and other "kinetic" modern artists. The building was designed by Mario Botta, whose other museum buildings include the San Francisco MOMA. Another of his machine sculptures, the Fasnachtsbrunnen ("Carnival Fountain") can be seen on the plaza in front of Restaurant Kunsthalle on Steinenberg. There's more of his work in Fribourg, where he was born.

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Address: Paul Sacher-Anlage 1
Getting there: N bank of river, 1.5 km east of Mittlere Brücke, follow promenade; or bus no. 36
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Price: Fr 18
Website: tinguely.ch (opens in a new tab)

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