Museum · Basel · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Museum Tinguely is a museum in Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland. This place has a story in the app. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 180 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Story · Museum Tinguely
You're standing at the Museum Tinguely, in Solitude Park on the right bank of the Rhine in Basel. Take a look around: greenery on one side, the river on the other. A lovely spot for a museum that's all about movement.
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Museum Tinguely in Basel is an art museum dedicated to the artist Jean Tinguely, who created kinetic art. This is art that moves, such as machines that turn, rattle and squeak, often made from old scrap metal. Nowhere else in the world will you find more of his work in one place. The museum also stages exhibitions about other artists and about contemporary makers who work with movement. You will find it in the Solitudepark, on the right bank of the Rijn, at Paul Sacher-Anlage 1. It sits between greenery and water.
Outside, you can see the building designed by the architect Mario Botta. Inside, you walk past early reliefs and the Méta-Mécaniques, scrap machines from the sixties. There are also enormous moving sculptures. In 2023, Éloge de la folie from 1966 hung by the entrance. That large relief was originally made as a set for a ballet. You will also find drawings, sketches and posters. Many photographs cover the life of Tinguely, showing how he worked and with whom. They help you see his work and the artist behind it.
The museum opened in 1996, and it was designed by Mario Botta. The building became possible thanks to a gift from the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche to the city of Basel. The company therefore paid for the building, so that the city could have its own museum for Tinguely. Shortly after the opening, the museum received a great deal more work. Niki de Saint Phalle, the widow of Tinguely, donated more than 50 works from his estate. She was an artist herself and often worked with him. Thanks to her gift, the museum built up a large collection of his work of its own.
Museum Tinguely is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. On Thursday, it stays open later, from 11:00 to 21:00. According to our information, there are no opening hours on Monday. Entry is paid, so you will need Museum Tinguely tickets before going inside. The museum is wheelchair accessible. For the latest information on times and prices, please check the official website at tinguely.ch.
There are benches at Museum Tinguely, and the nearest one is 26 metres away. Within 500 metres, there are 88 benches. The closest public toilet to Museum Tinguely is 183 metres away, near Paul Sacher-Anlage, and there are 6 public toilets within 500 metres. For drinking water, the nearest tap is 102 metres away, at Schwarzwaldallee, and there are 8 water points within 500 metres. So you can fill your bottle before or after your visit.
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Museum Tinguely is open Tuesday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. On Thursday, you can visit from 11:00 to 21:00.
Mario Botta designed Museum Tinguely. The museum opened in 1996, thanks to a donation from Hoffmann-La Roche to the city of Basel.
Yes, admission to Museum Tinguely is paid. More information is available on the official website, tinguely.ch.
Yes, Museum Tinguely is wheelchair accessible.
The nearest public toilet is 183 metres from Museum Tinguely, at Paul Sacher-Anlage. There are 6 public toilets within 500 metres.
The nearest drinking water point is 102 metres from Museum Tinguely, at Schwarzwaldallee. There are 8 drinking water points within 500 metres.
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