Party

Thursday, 22 May 2025, 6 pm

Birthday Party Tinguely100

On 22 May 2025, Jean Tinguely would have turned 100. To mark this occasion, we will be celebrating his centenary with a birthday party open to the public with attractions in Solitude Park in front of the museum. Everyone is welcome to join us!


The festivities will include a birthday dinner, cake, the opening of our Art Ghost Train Scream Machines and various artistic activities. 

Programme: 
6:30 pm Welcome:
Dr Severin Schwan (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Roche Group), Beat Jans (Federal Councillor), Dr Conradin Cramer (President of the Government of Basel-Stadt), Rebecca Moss (artist), Roland Wetzel (Director of Museum Tinguely)
The speeches will be translated into sign language. 

Approx. 9 pm:
Cutting of the birthday cake

Also: Vélo Cocktail, Crêpe Automaat, Sorbélo, Vélo Vent, souvenir photos with photographer Pati, music by Los Boozan Dukes and DJ ieva

The opening speeches will be translated into German sign language.

As part of the celebration, the following guided tours through the collection presentation will take place:

7:15 pm - 7:45 pm, in German
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm, in French
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm, in English
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm, in German
9:15 pm - 9:45 pm, in German

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Scream Machines – Art Ghost Train
22 May - 30 August 2025

Scream Machines – Art Ghost Train

«Scream Machines», a large-scale installation designed by British artist Rebecca Moss and Swiss artist Augustin Rebetez, will take visitors on a short journey through an immersive artistic landscape. The installation will pay homage to «Le Crocrodrome de Zig et Puce», a work by Jean Tinguely created in 1977 in collaboration with Bernhard Luginbühl, Daniel Spoerri, and Niki de Saint Phalle for the opening of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.


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