Visit

Kulturstiftung Basel
H. Geiger | KBH.G
Spitalstrasse 18
4056 Basel
Switzerland
T +41 61 262 01 66
info@kbhg.ch

Opening hours

Daily (except Tuesday) from 11 am to 6pm or by appointment
Free Entry

How to find us

Public Transport: Take the BLT Tram Nr. 11 (Direction St. Louis Grenze) from Basel Train station SBB until “Universitätsspital”, or Bus Nr. 30 (Direction Badischer Bahnhof) until “Kinderspital UKBB”. From German Train station DB, take Bus Nr. 30 (Direction Bahnhof SBB) until “Kinderspital UKBB”.

By Car: Arriving on the A2/A3, follow signs to Basel-Süd/City, Exit Basel-Süd/West Universitätsspital, Universitätsspital, use City-Parking.

Covid-19

In calculating the maximum number of visitors, the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger follows the guidelines of the federal government and the canton of Basel-Stadt. According to these guidelines, the maximum number of visitors is 1 person per 4 square metres. To protect everyone, we recommend wearing a mask when visiting our exhibition rooms. If you do not have a mask, we will provide you with one free of charge on request.

Exhibition Venue

The exhibition venue and offices of the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger are located in Basel’s City Center, close to the River Rhine, as well as the University of Basel and are directly opposite the University Hospital of Basel.

The showroom is located on the ground floor of a former factory for micro motors. Its industrial charm is retained in the exhibition spaces, having undergone gentle renovation works by architects Christ & Gantenbein. The location's original function is still present in beautifully designed details, although the focus of the renovation work was clearly on creating approximately 500 square metres available for the Foundation's exhibition activities.

Two to three exhibitions held per year, with current cultural and political references as well as art and topical exhibitions, conceived from individual and divergent perspectives – with this concept, the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger seeks to produce an exciting addition to the rich cultural life on offer in Basel.

Entry and exhibition catalogue are free of charge.

Exhibition

Publication

September

Sep. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Sep. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Sep. / Saturday / 5pm to 7pm
Radio X
Space of Sound | Live Radio Show from the exhibition
Interview with the artists: Minia Biabiany, Tessa Mars & Guy Regis Jr.
The podcasts will be online

Sep. / Wednesday / 5pm
Guided Tour in French
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Sep. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in English
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Sep. / Saturday / 10am / Door opening at 9.30am
Film viewing at the Stadtkino Basel
Zetwal | Gilles Elie-Dit-Cosaque
Zétwal, a documentary film, tells the story of local Martinican legend Robert Saint-Rose's attempt to propel himself to outer space through the poetry of writer Aimé Césaire (1913 - 2008). In a contraption built from metal scraps, abandoned cars, and corrugated iron, Saint-Rose's assent to space would be enabled not through fossil fuel or nuclear energy but by employing the artistic writings of the "superman" of black intellectualism, Césaire, to transcend the melancholia which beset Martinique. Saint-Rose was motived by the economic hardships resulting from departmentalization, which instigated riots on the island in the early 1970s.

Free entrance, ticket can be order under: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Sep. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

October

Oct. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in English
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Saturday / 5pm to 7pm
Radio X
Space of Sound | Live Radio Show from the exhibition
Interview with Makenzy Orcel
The podcasts will be online

Oct. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Tuesday / 7pm / Door opening at 6.30pm
Film viewing at the Stadtkino Basel
Carpinteros / Woodpeckers | José Maria Cabral
Nominated for Sundance Grand Jury Prize World Cinema, Woodpeckers follows inmate Julián who finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance with prisoner Yanelly must develop from behind the bars of the men's prison as he uses 'woodpecking' (sign language) to talk to the female inmates without the knowledge of the guards and keeping his secret from his cellmates.

Free entrance, ticket can be order under: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Sunday / 11am to 6pm
Family day
Workshop and cooking with Olivier Bur
Swiss-Dominican chef Olivier Bur will immerse you and your family into the fascinating and delightful world of Caribbean cuisine. Cooking with regional ingredients, combined with Caribbean spices and cooking techniques, learn how to make Dominican dumplings. It will include guided tours and additional workshop in the space.

Free entrance, registration under: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Mittwoch / 5.15pm to 8pm
Lecture: Makenzy Orcel

Introduction to the Haitian literature
Makenzy Orcel presented with a panorama of the arts and literature from his homeland, Haiti. Some of his texts, others Les Immortelles and L’Ombre animale have received international critical acclaim. In 2016 Orcel recognized the Prix Louis Guilloux and the Prix Littérature-Monde.

In collaboration with Alliance Française and Société d’études française, Bâle.
Guided tour of the exhibition starts at 5:15 pm
This event is held in French

Registration under: regazzoni@intergga.ch

Oct. / Wednesday / 5pm
Guided Tour in French
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in English
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Oct. / Saturday / 5pm to 7pm
Radio X
Space of Sound | Live Radio Show from the exhibition
Interview with Olivier Bur
Sound Capsule by Joel Rodríguez in collaboration with El Hombrecito and Watabwi
The podcasts will be online

November

Nov. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in English
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Nov. / Tuesday / 7pm
Film Stadtkino Basel
Nocturne by Beatriz Santiago Muñoz | Igna by Sandra Vivas
Santiago Muñoz filmed “Nocturne” in Haiti where, she said, “the example of the military that I use is very clear.” Haiti’s history, in the wake of the 2010 earthquake especially, “has required a lot of poetic work on their part. This is tied to the dream world and mystical thought in Haiti.” It is towards the film’s end that the dream world is addressed: artist Etze Pierre narrates a series of dreams, describing his movement away from skepticism of Vodou to embracing it.

Free entrance, ticket can be order under: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Nov. / Tuesday / 11am to 6pm
Family day
Workshop and cooking with Olivier Bur
Swiss-Dominican chef Olivier Bur will immerse you and your family into the fascinating and delightful world of Caribbean cuisine. Cooking with regional ingredients, combined with Caribbean spices and cooking techniques, learn how to make Dominican dumplings. It will include guided tours and additional workshop in the space.

Free entrance, registration under: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Nov. / Thursday / 5pm
Guided Tour in French
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Nov. / Saturday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Nov. / Sunday / 2pm
Guided Tour in German
In cooperation with the University of Basel

Max. participants: 15 Pers.
Masks are obligatory.
Registration email to: c.wiese@kbhg.ch

Agenda

Opening exhibition
until 15.11.

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Nelson Fory Ferreira
¡La Historia Nuestra, Caballero! (Our History, Sir!), 2008–present

Opening exhibition
until 15.11.

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Tessa Mars
A vision of Peace, Harmony, and Good intelligence I, 2020

Opening exhibitionuntil 15.11.

ONE MONTH AFTER BEING KNOWN IN THAT ISLAND

Join Us!

Opening exhibitionuntil 15.11.

ONE MONTH AFTER BEING KNOWN IN THAT ISLAND

Join Us!

Opening exhibition
until 15.11.

Opening exhibition
until 15.11.