📍 Museum📸 Tourist Attraction

Beyeler Foundation

Riehen, Switzerland

4.5 (0)

Overview

Museum collection in Riehen in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.

Why visit: Outsized collections for the country's size — Klee, Giacometti, watchmaking, transport and alpine history.

Things to do

›See the permanent collection
›Check the current exhibition
›Take the audio guide
›Stop at the café

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round — the reliable rainy-day and winter option

Weather

Temperate central-European climate — warm summers (20–27°C), cold winters (-2–5°C) with snow at moderate altitude, and grey, foggy spells over the plateau in late autumn.

Entry fee

Ticketed (~₹1,200 – 2,500)

Hours

Typically 10 AM – 5 PM; most close Mondays

Est. budget

₹1,500 – ₹4,000

Duration

2 – 3 hours

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