The Luminator at the Euroairport

Exhibition

Museum Tinguely

Today: 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM

from 30 March 2019

Jean Tinguely’s Luminator was designed in 1991 for the Kulturgüterzug Kulturgüterzug (“train of cultural goods”), an exhibition organized by Klaus Littmann at Messe Basel in June of that year. For the exhibition artists such as Daniel Spoerri, Bernhard Luginbühl and Eva Aeppli each designed a goods wagon. After the exhibition the sculpture was bought by the Swiss Bank Corporation. Following Tinguely’s death on 30 August 1991 and in accordance with his own express wish and proposal, the Luminator was installed in the entrance hall of the Swiss Railway station in Basel, where it greeted visitors to the city for many years. In 2005 it was donated by the UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland with which the SBC had merged) to Museum Tinguely. It now stands at the Euroairport, thus fulfilling Tinguely’s intention that it should enjoy the greatest possible degree of public exposure.

External exhibition or venue

EUROAIRPORT
68304 Saint-Louis Cedex, France

Museum

Museum Tinguely

OpenClosed | 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Paul Sacher-Anlage 2, 4002 Basel

T.: +41 61 681 93 20

infos@tinguely.ch
www.tinguely.ch/en.html

Opening Hours

May Day 2020

01 May 2020: 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Institution

With his kinetic artworks, Jean Tinguely (1925–1991) was a pioneering figure in the art of the period after 1950. Museum Tinguely, designed by Mario Botta, is located directly at the Rhine and presents the world’s largest collection of his work, of which a selection is on permanent display, from the delicate early reliefs to the monumental machine sculptures of the 1980s.

Museum Tinguely shows a varied temporary exhibition programme that seeks dialogue with other artists, art forms and disciplines, promising an interactive museum experience for all of the senses.

A diverse programme of events – with guided tours and workshops for all age groups, concerts, artistic interventions and interdisciplinary cooperations – allows visitors to experience the museum’s collection and exhibitions in a wide range of ways.

Admission

Adults: CHF 18.-
Students, disabled persons: CHF 12.-
Groups (more than 12 persons): CHF 12.-
Children under 16 years and (accompanied by an adult person) free
School classes: free, registration compulsory

50% discount on museums admission with the BaselCard

Swiss Museum Pass Free admission

Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission

Access

SBB (Central Railway Station): Tram no. 2 to «Wettsteinplatz», switch to Bus no. 31 or 38 to «Tinguely Museum»

Badischer Bahnhof: Bus no. 36

By car: Highway exit «Basel Wettstein/Ost», parking directly under the bridge or at car park Badischer Bahnhof

Disabled parking at the Museum entrance at Grenzacherstrasse. Wheelchair access to all exhibition spaces (wheelchairs available).

Accessibility

The museum is accessible for visitors impairments. Guide dogs are allowed.

Additional information for people with disabilities >

Shop

T.: +41 61 688 94 49

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Bistro

Chez Jeannot

T.: +41 61 688 94 58

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The Chez Jeannot team welcomes you in an artistic setting on the Rhine! Our bistro/restaurant is charming and hearty, just like the artist Jean Tinguely himself. Everyone is welcome and invited to enjoy our seasonal, home-style cuisine. Let us make you feel at home – as if you were at Jean Tinguely’s house – be it for a wine and appetizers event on our terrace or an elegant meal in an artistic setting.

Mediation

Education

Beat Klein / Sarah Stocker

T.: +41 61 688 92 70

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Media

Communication and Marketing

Isabelle Beilfuss

T.: +41 61 687 46 08

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