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Kunstmuseum Basel

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Kunstmuseum Basel

📍 Basel, Switzerland · Founded 1661

The oldest public art collection in the world has Holbein and Cranach, Picasso and Klee in two buildings in the Swiss city of Basel.

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History of the museum

In 1661 the city of Basel bought the collection of the Amerbach family, the first time that a private art collection was bought for the public. That is why Basel's museum is said to be the oldest public art museum in the world. It has the world's biggest collection of the painter Hans Holbein the Younger, and its modern wing is famous for Picasso.

Top pieces

In our gallery from here (5)

When Will You Marry? When Will You Marry?Paul Gauguin · 1892 The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb The Body of the Dead Christ in the TombHans Holbein the Younger · 1520 The Muse Inspiring the Poet The Muse Inspiring the PoetHenri Rousseau · 1909 A Woman with a Basket of Beans in a Garden A Woman with a Basket of Beans in a GardenPieter de Hooch · 1651 Senecio SenecioPaul Klee · 1922

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