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Exhibition
Exhibition

S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum

Beton

Today: 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM

20 November 2021 - 24 April 2022

Concrete: either you love it or hate it. This exhibition examines this polarising material and its role in the Swiss self-image, challenging popular myths and uncovering surprising connections.

A coproduction of S AM, gta Archives ETH Zürich, Archives de la construction moderne EPF Lausanne and Fondazione Archivio del Moderno dell’Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio


The ‘Zementhalle’ by Hans Leuzinger (architect) and Robert Maillart at the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich, courtesy ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv
Museum

S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum

OpenClosed | 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Steinenberg 7,  4051  Basel

Opening Hours

Mo Closed  |  Tu 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  We 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Th 11.00 AM - 8.30 PM  |  Fr 11.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Sa 11.00 AM - 5.00 PM  |  Su 11.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Institution

The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum – seeks to enlarge our perception of architecture and urbanism. International and thematic exhibitions at S AM emphasize the socio-political aspects of architectural discourse. Thus S AM aims to enrich the exchange of ideas on contemporary urban landscapes.

Admission

CHF 12.–/8.– incl. Kunsthalle Basel

Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission

colourkey Free admission

Access

tram 2/3/8/10/11/14/15 > Bankverein, tram 6/10/16/17 > Theater

Accessibility

accessible
Exhibition
Exhibition

S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum

What if

25 November 2023 - 05 May 2024

Due to a change in our exhibition calendar as well as to accommodate the large interest in the show, the exhibition ‘What if’ will be extended until 5 May 2024.

Very few countries give their population such a far-reaching democratic right of co-determination in the ...
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