ARTour – digital art and augmented reality
Leaping sheep on Münsterplatz and luminous, singing jellyfish in Basel’s fountains – the ARTour augmented reality app gives you a chance to discover interactive, digital artworks on a tour around the city of Basel.
Stadtcasino Basel – world-class acoustics & outstanding architecture
After a four-year renovation period by architects Herzog & de Meuron, one of the world’s best concert halls is now restored to its full splendour: welcome to the Stadtcasino Basel, the pinnacle of musical culture in the three-countries region.
Where art is created: insights into the world of artists
How many artists live in a city like Basel? Where is art created, and in what sort of environment do artists work? Basel is not only famed for its prestigious institutions and their important collections and exhibitions, but is also home to a vibrant and highly active community of artists.
Erasmus of Rotterdam – Basel’s Renaissance spirit
Welcome to our fascinating tour chronicling Erasmus of Rotterdam’s time in Basel. Accompany an actor on a journey through the streets this distinguished scholar once wandered. Discover his influential network of contacts, his pioneering writings and his defining role in European intellectual history. You can be part of this unforgettable experience!
Monthly tour of May "Basel's strong women"
Pioneering, influential, pugnacious. This new walking tour is devoted to women who have helped to shape the city of Basel - either as individuals or as part of a movement.
Short guided tour of the Town Hall
The magnificent 16th century Town Hall on the Marktplatz is still the seat of government for the Canton of Basel-Stadt even today. Here you will encounter a combination of architecture, art and politics.
Augusta Raurica in a nutshell
Delve into the everyday life of the Romans: This tour will give you some fascinating insights into everyday life in the Roman town.
Jailbirds, butchers and elegant ladies
Basel, around 1850. Traugott and Irma von der Mühll would never have imagined that two escapees from the Lohnhof prison would drop in on the day of their memorial celebration for Uncle Friedrich. Be bold and embark on a different kind of walk - with the jailbird and his accomplice - through a part of Basel that has quite a lot to tell.