Livia Gysin
Livia grew up in Kleinbasel and started out as a gallery attendant in a museum on the Rhine before she began writing. She knows on which trade fair days tram line 2 is packed and which rooms are still empty in the morning. She only recommends what she has visited herself, ticket in hand.
Art Basel tickets in Basel: which ticket for whom, where to buy it and what costs extra
Art Basel sells several ticket types at very different prices per hour. Which ticket suits which visit, what applied in …
Art Basel in Basel, Paris, Miami Beach, Hong Kong and Qatar: what sets the five fairs apart?
The Art Basel brand has five fairs on four continents. When each one takes place, what only the Basel edition offers, wh…
Museums in Basel: the Museum Pass, the Museums Night and the venues worth your time
Basel is known as a city of museums, but the number depends on who is counting. Which venues suit which interests, what …
Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein: Design Museum, Fire Station and getting there from Basel
The Vitra Campus is in Germany, a tram or bus ride from Basel. What the museum, the Schaudepot and the VitraHaus offer, …
Novartis Campus Basel: what you can see of the architecture, walking routes and guided tours
The Novartis Campus has been open since 2022, but its buildings have not. When you can get in, what the free audio tour …
Basel Minster: tower climb, the Pfalz, opening hours and admission
The Minster costs nothing; the towers cost 6 CHF. When you can climb and when you cannot, what the cloister and the Pfal…
Art Basel in Basel: dates, tickets, sectors and how to visit the fair
Art Basel 2027 takes place from 17 to 20 June at Messe Basel, with a preview on 15 and 16 June. What is fixed and what i…
Museum Tinguely in Basel: opening hours, tickets, exhibitions and the Carnival Fountain
Museum Tinguely shows machines that rattle, squeak and spin, in Solitude Park by the Rhine. Opening hours, prices, curre…
Kunstmuseum Basel: main building, new building, Gegenwart, prices and free hours
The Kunstmuseum Basel is not one building but three: the Hauptbau, the Neubau and the Gegenwart. What you see where, wha…
Fondation Beyeler in Riehen: tickets, time slots, 2026/27 exhibitions and getting there from Basel
The Fondation Beyeler is in Riehen, not Basel. What admission has cost since October 2026, how the time slots work, whic…