In Riehen, you can marvel at both world-famous masterpieces and regional artworks with-in just a few minutes' walk. The town is one the world's top museum locations, thanks to the Fondation Beyeler and its renowned collection. Just a few steps further, you can dis-cover the works of regional artists at Kunst Raum Riehen and bring a smile to children's faces in the interactive Museum Kultur & Spiel, which re-opened in 2021.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums?q=eyJsIjp7fX0=","language":"en-gb","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRB.jpg"],"items":[{"guid":"c5a75e7af1854520bc9b0d752df2221b","title":"Fondation Beyeler","creationdate":"12\/01\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRC.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/Fondation-Beyeler\/1?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Baselstrasse 101, 4125 Basel","latitude":"47.5883156444264","longitude":"7.651026826938749","entry_ticket":"CHF 25 Adults (CHF 20 IV-pensioners with ID, Basel Card, et al.), FREE ADMISSION for youth up to age 25) ","opening_hours":"Mon \u2013 Fri , 8 am to pm \/ Sat and Sun, 7 am to 10 pm","phone":"+41 (0)61 645 97 00","fax":"+41 (0)61 645 97 19","email":"","external_link":"fondationbeyeler.ch","external_link_2":"","walking_village":"5","walking_fondation":"1","category":["Museums"],"short_content":"The collection and special exhibitions of the Fondation Beyeler are famous the world over and are displayed in a unique museum building. ","content":"
The Fondation Beyeler connects nature, art and architecture. The collection of works by artists from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries is one of the most renowned worldwide. It includes pieces by Monet, Picasso and Rousseau, among others. In addition, there are regular special exhibitions with other top artists. The pieces are showcased in the museum building designed by Italian star architect Renzo Piano. The modern structure stands in an English-style park with a historic villa, ancient trees and lotus ponds. It is among the most beautiful museums in the world. The building elegantly blends in with the landscape and its extensive windows offer views of the park, corn fields, grazing cattle and sheep, and the vineyards on the foothills of the Black Forest.<\/p>","is_hightlight":true,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"eb4f4359b25745db8b7e120e1871f9f6","title":"Kunst Raum Riehen","creationdate":"10\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRD.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/Kunst-Raum-Riehen\/21?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Baselstrasse 71, Riehen","latitude":"47.5863815","longitude":"7.6504773","entry_ticket":"Entry is free with exception of few exibitions","opening_hours":"Wed \u2013 Fri, 1 am to 6 pm\/ Sat and Sun, 11 am to 6 pm (during exibitions) ","phone":"+41 61 641 20 29 (during opening hours), +41 61 646 82 54 (outside opening hours)","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"www.kunstraumriehen.ch","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"3","walking_fondation":"1","category":["Museums"],"short_content":"Located on the repurposed Berower estate, Kunst Raum Riehen is mainly dedicated to the works of regional artists. \r\n","content":"
The municipality set up Kunst Raum Riehen in the direct vicinity of Fondation Beyeler. The public exhibition spaces are located in the renovated farm building of the historic Berower estate. Multiple exhibitions are presented every year, primarily consisting of regional artists \u2013 accompanied by a supporting programme with discussions, lectures, or tours. The works are curated by the Commission for Fine Arts of the Municipality of Riehen. The goals of Kunst Raum Riehen include promoting the many different forms of fine arts and exchange with artists. An annual highlight in Kunst Raum Riehen is the \"Regionale\" exhibition: a tri-national art project in which 19 institutions in Germany, France and Switzerland present the work of artists from the respective region.<\/span><\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"66880e16a56d482189f732801b214c8f","title":"Museum of Interment Culture","creationdate":"28\/04\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRE.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/Museum-of-Interment-Culture\/52?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"H\u00f6rnliallee 70, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.56592641416299","longitude":"7.640065682864295","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Every first and third Sunday of the month, 10 am to 4 pm","phone":"+41 (0) 61 601 50 68 \/ +41 (0)76 397 02 89","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"http:\/\/sammlunghoernli.ch\/index2.html","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"34","walking_fondation":"34","category":["Museums"],"short_content":"The Museum of Interment Culture at the cemetery at H\u00f6rnli offers an exciting view on the often-repressed topic of death. ","content":" Only a few museums in Europe are dedicated exclusively to the topic of death. One of them is the \"Friedhof am H\u00f6rnli\" collection on the grounds of the eponymous cemetery in Riehen. Founded in 1994, the museum deals with death and interment culture. A wide range of exhibits are shown, including hearses once drawn by horse, historical undertaker tools and cemetery equipment. There are also folk-cultural artefacts concerning death, such as burial crosses, pearl wreaths or urns, with exhibits from all around the world, from 1898 to the present day. The collection of surgical implants of deceased persons who were cremated at the crematorium is one of a kind.<\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"b35d1fb9b5aa4d6c9a163babf3b5506d","title":"Memorial for Refugees","creationdate":"28\/04\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRF.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/Memorial-for-Refugees\/53?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Inzlingerstrasse 44, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.587883372844715","longitude":"7.654465099412822","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Mon \u2013 Sun, 9 am to 5 pm ","phone":"+41 (0)61 645 96 50","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"www.gedenkstaetteriehen.ch","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"6","walking_fondation":"6","category":["Museums"],"short_content":"The memorial in the former signalman\u2019s building of the German Reichsbahn commemo-rates the fate of refugees in the Second World War.","content":" Around 50,000 refugees, including 21,000 Jewish refugees, found asylum in Switzerland during the Second World War. Due to the undeveloped \"green\" border as well as the rail-way tracks of the German Reichsbahn running on Swiss territory, Riehen had special significance for refugees. A memorial in the former signalman's building of the Reichsbahn now commemorates the fate of those who came across the border at the time. It presents authentic accounts of refugees, addresses the special role of Riehen as a border town and deals with Switzerland's refugee policy during the Second World War.<\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"1fef671c41d34c58b2b38dd1532b41c4","title":"Museum Kultur & Spiel Riehen (MUKS)","creationdate":"29\/04\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRG.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/Museum-Kultur-Spiel-Riehen-MUKS\/76?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Baselstrasse 77, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.584255094175845","longitude":"7.6493527538661095","entry_ticket":"CHF 10 Adults, (CHF 8 mit V-pensioners with ID) CHF 6 Students (ages 16 to 25), FREE ADMISSION for children up to age 16, Raiffeisenkarte, MPM-Museumspass, Schweizerischer Museumspass, u.a. ","opening_hours":"Wed - Mon, 11am to 17pm","phone":"+41 (0)61 646 81 00","fax":"","email":"","external_link":"muks.ch","external_link_2":"","walking_village":"2","walking_fondation":"3","category":["Museums"],"short_content":"MUKS is a family museum to participate: the exhibitions connect the history of the village with the exclusive toy collection and the subject \u00ab Play\u00bb.","content":" Reopened in summer 2021, the Museum of Culture & Play\u00a0MUKS places p<\/span>eople and their actions at the centre of focus. The exhibitions \u00abVillage\u00bb<\/span> and \u00ab<\/span>Play\u00bb\u00a0 trace human activities, such as \u00ab<\/span>Living\u00bb<\/span>, \u00ab<\/span>Household\u00bb<\/span>, \u00ab<\/span>Working\u00bb<\/span>, \u00ab<\/span>Dreaming\u00bb<\/span>, and \u00ab<\/span>Fighting\u00bb.<\/span> Here visitors can immerse themselves into past life and draw connections to their own experiences. The yard and the newly designed historic garden invite you to play and linger. MUKS invites to participate and is aimed at families with children as well as grandparents with grandchildren.<\/p>\r\n MUKS is located in the historic Wettsteinhaus in the village centre. It was built by the mayor of Basel, Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594\u22121666). Wettstein is still well-known for achieving the de-facto independence of Switzerland from the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaty of Westphalia. As the most prominent resident, Wettstein comes to life in the various stations integrated into the new permanent exhibition.<\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>","is_hightlight":true,"highlight_text":"NEU: MUKS - Museum Kultur & Spiel Riehen"},{"guid":"a18f1a12224e4b24af5e518bd33a2b7a","title":"St. Martin village church","creationdate":"06\/06\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRH.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/museums\/$\/St.-Martin-village-church\/122?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Dorfkirche Riehen, Kirchstrasse 7, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"","longitude":"","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Open daily","phone":"","fax":"","email":"","external_link":"","external_link_2":"","walking_village":"2","walking_fondation":"5","category":["Architecture"],"short_content":"With its 1000-year history, the beautiful St. Martin village church is a fascinating monument, historic centre and landmark of Riehen. ","content":" According to the findings of previous building research, the earliest foundations of the church date back to the 10th century. A fortress church was built here in the 12th century. In 1942, the remains of fortifications and a medieval manor were found nearby. The church dedicated to Saint Martin was first mentioned in records in 1157 and was destroyed during the Basel earthquake of 18 October 1356. It was replaced in the late Gothic period by a building with a relatively narrow church nave. The new church tower was constructed in 1395 and extended in 1544 and 1612 to its current height of 41 metres. It continues to be the tallest building in Riehen. The gable roof of the tower features a pointed, hexagonal ridge turret, dating from a later period, which contains a small belfry and is topped by a weather vane. The late-Gothic church with the extended nave emerged from a reconstruction in 1693\/94. The structure has largely retained this form to the present day.<\/p>","is_hightlight":true,"highlight_text":""}]}