Information Room: Building Project by Herzog & de Meuron. A Glimpse at the Future of the Museum der Kulturen Basel
30.08.2008 - 15.05.2011
The Museum der Kulturen is being extended. The building project by Herzog &
de Meuron includes a new, additional exhibition room, a new entrance hall downstairs and the redevelopment of the museum courtyard.
The new exhibition room on the top floor will complement the three existing levels of the main building at the Museum der Kulturen. With its irregular folds the new rooftop fits well into the existing landscape of medieval Basel, creating, at the same time, a new hallmark in the heart of the city. From 2011 on, the museum will have a large, continuous exhibition area at its disposal, offering spectacular views in every sense of the term.
An information room on the extension project shows building plans, visualizations and models as well as up-dated and current photographs of the building site (Entrance: Augustinergasse 8, second floor).