The Kunstmuseum Basel’s library doubles as the library of the University of Basel’s Department of Art History. It is also open to all readers interested in art. Foci of the collection include literature on the history of painting, drawing, and sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the present with a special emphasis on 15th- and 16th-century art from Germany and the Upper Rhine region, as well as exhibition catalogues, monographs on individual artists, and literature on the methodology of the study of art and theories of art and visual culture.
In its 170-year history, the library has also accumulated a significant collection of historic books. Around 240 journals and yearbooks keep readers up to date on the contemporary arts scene and recent art scholarship; the most important periodicals are available in the reading room. To learn more about the research library, visit https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch/en/research/library.
On this Monday morning, librarian Mareike Doleschal will offer a tour of the Kunstmuseum library. You will have the opportunity to peek behind the scenes of one of the largest museum libraries in Switzerland. You will explore the building's fascinating history, see some of the treasures in the library's strong rooms and discover an oasis of calm and tranquility. The tour lasts for approximately one hour; meeting place is in the Foyer of the Kunstmuseum library.
Cost of the tour is free but it is limited to eight attendees, so register quickly by emailing Mareike Doleschal at mareike.doleschal@unibas.ch.

Website
kunstmuseumbasel.ch/en/research/library

Where
Kunstmuseum Basel, Bibliothek
St. Alban-Graben 10
4051 Basel

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