Festive mood and joyful anticipation of an art-filled 2024 at the Fondation Beyeler

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The Fondation Beyeler will remain open daily all through the holidays, welcoming visitors for a relaxed visit to the museum, which is humming with the joyful spirit of Christmas. As the cold and the grey draw in, the richly coloured artworks in the exhibition rooms shine and glow all the more enticingly. The exhibition «Niko Pirosmani» (through 28.1.) and the current collection display «From Cézanne to Tillmans» (through 2.1.) remain on view into the month of January.

We are also filled with joyful anticipation of the art-filled year ahead at the Fondation Beyeler, with the upcoming «Jeff Wall» exhibition devoted to the Canadian artist and his powerfully affecting photographic work. We are of course also looking forward to the highly popular yearly «Museums Night» on 19 January, which will once again kick off an eventful year.

We look forward to welcoming you for these and further exhibition and event highlights in 2024!

An exhibition at the crossroads of tradition and modernity: «Niko Pirosmani»
17 September 2023 – 28 January 2024
Niko Pirosmani’s deeply expressive works remain on view at the Fondation Beyeler through 28 January 2024. The Georgian painter knew how to show the essence of things with just a few colours and brushstrokes. In paintings of brilliant simplicity and elegant sincerity, always also imbued with a touch of wonder, he proved himself a master of reduction to essentials.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of the legendary and mythical painter!

The Beyeler Collection: «From Cézanne to Tillmans»
12 October 2023 – 2 January 2024

The current collection display offers novel insights, unfamiliar perspectives and inspiring encounters – on view through 2 January 2024.

«Jeff Wall»: «early bird» tickets 28 January – 21 April 2024 
Launching into the new year, the Fondation Beyeler will devote a comprehensive solo show to Canadian artist Jeff Wall (b. 1946). Featuring more than 50 works spanning five decades, the upcoming exhibition will present the full range of the founder of staged photography – from his iconic large-scale transparencies displayed in lightboxes to his large-format black-and-white photographs and inkjet colour prints. The exhibition has been conceived in close collaboration with Jeff Wall himself and will place particular emphasis on works produced in the last two decades, among them photographs on public view for the very first time.

From 2 January 2024, book reduced-price «early bird» tickets for the «Jeff Wall» exhibition, available online for CHF 20 instead of 25.

Summer Show 19 May – 11 August 2024 
For the first time in the Fondation Beyeler’s more than 25-year history, the entire museum and its surrounding park will become the setting of an experimental presentation of contemporary art.

Henri Matisse 22 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 
In autumn, the Fondation Beyeler will host the first large-scale Henri Matisse retrospective in the German-speaking world in almost 20 years! Featuring more than 70 key works, the exhibition will span the full range of the artist’s dizzying output – from his early works to Fauvism and the legendary cut-outs of the later years.

Creative workshop «Artful Christmas greetings» Friday 15 December 2023, 6–8 p.m. 
Drawing direct inspiration from the works in the collection of the Fondation Beyeler, create your very own Christmas cards in the museum’s exhibition spaces. The workshop provides an opportunity to design customised greeting cards that will spark joy well beyond the festive season. Participants will be able to experiment with new materials and techniques, using the masterpieces in our collection as springboards for their imagination.

Meeting point: Foyer. The workshop is open to those who may wish to spontaneously join in. All materials provided.

«Winter solstice gong bath» with Alan Steinborn Friday 22 December 2023, 6.30 p.m. 
In order to escape the oftentimes hectic pace of the pre-Christmas period, the Fondation Beyeler invites you to the museum for a relaxing and inspiring gong meditation. Guided by Alan Steinborn, the 90-minute session will encourage you to open your senses and calm your spirit. Alan Steinborn’s meditations foster physical regeneration, emotional balance and spiritual well-being.

The meditation will take place in English. Guests are kindly asked to bring their own yoga mats. The exhibitions can be viewed before and after the session.

Museums Night Friday 19 January 2024, 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. 
On the occasion of the coming Museums Night, the Fondation Beyeler invites all art enthusiasts to a «date with Pirosmani». Visitors will delve into the Georgian artist’s fascinating world and be able to discover the mythical painter’s work in a creative manner. Short tours held in several languages will facilitate focussed encounters with the iconic paintings and animal horoscopes will provide a highly personalised access to Niko Pirosmani’s animal portraits. In the winter wonderland of the museum park, cosy up to the open fire to grill twist bread and marshmallows from 6–10pm, to the ethereal sounds of Arvild J. Baud. Museums Night at the Fondation Beyeler holds the promise of a night filled with art and heightened experiences.

Tickets for the Museums Night are available only from the museum ticket desk (no online box office).

The Museums Night is organised by museen basel and the Basel-City Department of Culture. On 19 January 2024, 41 museums and cultural institutions welcome visitors from 6pm–2am with a richly varied programme: www.museumsnacht.ch

Annabelle Selldorf in conversation with Theodora Vischer, Chief Curator of the Fondation Beyeler Wednesday 24 January 2024, 6.30 p.m. 
As part of the talk series «Art Women», the Fondation Beyeler invites female curators, authors, artists, designers, architects and scientists to share their perspective on experiences, evolutions and achievements around the topic of women in the art world. The next conversation at the Fondation Beyeler will be held with Annabelle Selldorf, founding principal of Selldorf Architects, a 70-strong architectural practice she established in New York City in 1988.

The conversation will be held in German.
Attendance is included in admission to the museum and the exhibitions can be viewed before the event.

Talk by Jeff Wall Sunday 28 January 2024, 2 p.m. 
Canadian artist Jeff Wall will be discussing his current work and his newly opened exhibition on view at the Fondation Beyeler from 28 January to 21 April 2024. The exhibition can be visited before or after the event.
The talk will be held in English.

Inspiring Christmas presents straight from our Art Shop .

Treat yourself or your loved ones for Christmas: our Fondation Beyeler Art Shop offers a carefully curated range of beautiful books, posters and design objects. Find inspiration from your favourite exhibitions or choose among original, locally produced craftwork, stylish fashion accessories or elegant home furnishings.

The museum Art Shop is open daily (including all public holidays) and can be accessed without admission to the museum during the museum’s opening hours. Or browse our online Art Shop anytime from home to have your favourite items delivered to your door.

Fondation Beyeler «Advents-Gewinnspiel» 
There is still time to take part in our «Advents-Gewinnspiel» on Instagram for a chance to win fantastic prizes selected from our Art Shop.

The holiday season at «Beyeler Restaurant im Park» . All through the cosy winter time, our «Beyeler Restaurant im Park» welcomes all those in search of a stylish setting and culinary highlights to round off their museum visit. Whether you are planning an intimate dinner for two, a celebratory get-together with your team or a festive family outing – come enjoy magical winter cosiness against the artfully inspiring backdrop of the Fondation Beyeler! Our team is at your disposal to plan larger events requiring customised creative ideas and menu suggestions.
For more detailed information and our current menu, visit restaurant.fondationbeyeler.ch