Special

23 - 24 January 2026, 6 pm - 2 am

Museums Night | Democratic Landscapes

On 23 January 2026, 40 museums and cultural institutions offer a rich programme from 6 pm to 2 am.
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Programme at the Museum Tinguely:


Landscaping Democracy
Your vision counts! Together we will create an XXL city map of the Basel of the future.
6 pm to 2 am


Guided tours of the exhibition Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses
6:45 pm Führung (German)
7:15 pm Guided tour (English)
10:15 pm Visite guidée (French)£
10:45 pm Führung (German)


Guided tours of the exhibition Oliver Ressler. Scenes from the Invention of Democracy
7:45 pm Führung (German)
9:45 pm Guided tour (English)


Guided tours of the collection presentation La roue = c’est tout
6:15 pm Führung (German)
8:15 pm Visite guidée (French)
8:45 pm Guided tour (English)
9:15 pm Rehberli tur (Turkish)
11:15 pm Guided tour in German sign language
12:15 am Visita guidara (Italian)
12:30 am Führung (German)


Food and drinks
Pippo Pizzatruck and museum bistro Chez Jeannot


Oliver Ressler. Scenes from the Invention of Democracy
24 September 2025 - 1 March 2026

Oliver Ressler. Scenes from the Invention of Democracy

‘What is Democracy?’ This is the question at the centre of Oliver Ressler's eponymous video installation from 2009, for which he interviewed activists and analysts around the world. In view of climate change and the rise of the right in Europe, the question of political participation is as urgent as ever. Ressler’s new work, presented here for the first time, also deals with protest, in this case against the planned expansion of a car testing track that threatens a forest in Apulia, a drought-stricken region in Italy.


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