Museumsnacht 2024
Friday, January 19 2024, 6 p.m.–2 a.m.
Time to Shine!
Dare to stand out! We give you all the tools to shed old habits, reinvent yourself, and dare to make an appearance. Discover Kunstmuseum Basel as a place for experimenting.
HAUPTBAU
Welcome Desk
Location: Hauptbau, foyer
Time: Continuously from 6 PM
Zeit, aus dem Rahmen zu fallen!
Draw, build on and supplement what other visitors have already put on paper. Together we transform the windows of the art museum into a community work.
Location: Hauptbau, foyer, 1st floor
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
Floh im Ohr
Let our voice from the off guide you through the collection. We whisper ideas into your ear that make you perceive art and the museum space differently.
Location: Hauptbau, 1st and 2nd floor, Meeting point: small courtyard walk
Duration: 30 min
Start times: 7 / 8 /9 / 10 p.m.
Max participants: 15 people, ticket at the info desk from 6 p.m.
«Draw me like one of your French Girls»
Whether wrinkled, curvy, large or small - in our life drawing workshop we celebrate the diversity of bodies and invite you to think about traditional nude painting and create your own nude drawings.
Location: Hauptbau, large studio Education & Mediation
Duration: 30 min
Start times: 10 / 11/ 12 p.m.
Max participants: 25 people, ticket at the info desk from 6 p.m.
NEUBAU
Travailler du chapeau!
Whether headscarf, beret, top hat, headband, crown or hairband. Make a fashion statement with your self-designed, extravagant headgear.
Location: Neubau, Event Foyer
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
The canvas is me
Here you will receive extravagant makeup from drag queens from the House of UnArt and you can watch Tessa Testicles drag transformation, before she inspires you with her performance! Give yourself and your friends a new glow and experiment with your look.
Location: Neubau, Event foyer
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
Don’t Stop Me Now
All dressed up, it's time to hit the dance floor for a stop dance. Together we move our bodies until the music suddenly stops.
Location: Neubau, Event foyer
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
Strike a Pose
Cheese and Click. Capture the nigh in the photo booth.
Location: Neubau, Event foyer
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
Karaoke Live on Stage!
Ready to perform? Grab the microphone and get on our karaoke stage! Afterwards, DJ The Entertainer will make you dance.
Location: Neubau, delivery
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–10 p.m./ DJ: 10 p.m.–2 a.m.
BAR – Order Based on How You Feel
Come and discover your personal emotional drink.
Location: Neubau, delivery
Duration: continuous
Time: 6 p.m.–2 a.m.
GEGENWART
Tell a Secret to a Stranger
Let the artist Carrie Mae Weems inspire you to be more honest. Take a look behind the scenes at our open stage or share a secret with a stranger in our speed dating
Open Stage
Write personal texts with support from Wortstellwerk and dare to get on stage with Nora Osagiobare.
Location: Gegenwart, ground floor
Duration: 30 min
Start times: 8.30 / 9.30 / 10.30 PM
Tell a Secret to a Stranger
The last little white lie, the first crush, or unusual quirks? In our speed dating, we get to know each other in a different way.
Location: Gegenwart, 2nd floor
Duration: 30 min
Start times: 8 / 9/ 10/ 11 p.m.
Twenty Minutes Carrie Mae Weems
Get insights into the current exhibition in our short tours and ask your questions.
Location: Gegenwart
Duration: 20 min
Start times: 7 /8 / 9 p.m.
Sri Lankan Food and Drinks
Quench your thirst here and discover the Sri Lankan cuisine of Kitchen of Legends.
Location: Gegenwart
Time: 6 p.m.–2 a.m.
Die Museumsnacht ist eine Veranstaltung der museen basel und der Abteilung Kultur Basel-Stadt. Am 19. Januar 2024 bieten 40 Museen und Kulturinstitutionen von 18–2 Uhr ein reichhaltiges Programm.
