Beyeler Foundation

Fondation Beyeler
Beyeler Foundation in Riehen, Switzerland
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Established1982 (1982)
LocationRiehen, Switzerland
Coordinates47°35′17″N 7°39′4″E / 47.58806°N 7.65111°E / 47.58806; 7.65111
TypeArt museum
Visitorsc. 332,000 (2016)
DirectorSam Keller
Curator
  • Theodora Vischer
  • Ulf Küster
  • Raphaël Bouvier
  • Michiko Kono
Websitewww.fondationbeyeler.ch

The Beyeler Foundation or Fondation Beyeler, with its museum in Riehen, near Basel (Switzerland), owns and oversees the art collection of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, which features modern and traditional art. The Beyeler Foundation museum includes a space for special exhibitions staged to complement the permanent collection. In 2006, approximately 340,000 persons visited the museum. The number of visitors in 2016 was 332,000.[1] The Beyeler Foundation is the most visited museum of art in all of Switzerland.[2] The museum is properly funded, and it receives annual grants from the cantons of Basel City and Basel County and the commune of Riehen.[3] Major partners of the Foundation are Bayer AG, Novartis and Swiss bank UBS.[4]

  1. ^ Harris, Gareth (9 June 2017). "Fondation Beyeler: 20 years as an art world favourite". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Schweiz - Meistbesuchte Museen nach Anzahl der Eintritte 2016".
  3. ^ Martin Bailey (14 June 2013), An art-lovers’ paradise Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Art Newspaper.
  4. ^ "Foundation Beyerler. Partners and Sponsors". Fondation Beyerle. Retrieved 28 January 2018.