Museum Tinguely - Basel, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.572 E 007° 36.731
32T E 395597 N 5268279
This museum is unlike others: here, things rattle, squeak, crash and thump. Colourful scrap rotates, multi-coloured lights flicker.
Waymark Code: WM8KDT
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 04/14/2010
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Jean Tinguely (1925-1991) who grew up in Basel and belonged to the Parisian avant-garde in the 1950s and 60s, stimulated and revolutionised the “static” art world with his kinetic works. The Museum’s permanent collections present a selection of the artist’s machine sculptures, reliefs and drawings from all the periods of his career. The Museum also offers a varied and lively programme of temporary shows devoted to Tinguely’s fellow artists and contemporaries – Bernhard Luginbühl, Niki de Saint Phalle and Yves Klein – and to his models such as Marcel Duchamp and Kurt Schwitters, as well as to related subjects such as contemporary kinetic art. (Text from the museum website)
The building is from the famous architect Mario Botta.
The museum is completely sponsored by Pharma company Roche, that also sponsores a monthly jazz concert in the museum.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday – Sunday 11-19 h
Mondays closed
Admission Prices:
Adults: CHF 15.-
School children, students, apprentices, senior citizens, disabled: CHF 10.-
Groups of 20 pers. CHF 10.-
Children up to age 16: free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Half of a day (2-5 hours)
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
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