The Beyeler foundation was created in 1982 by Swiss art dealers Ernst Beyeler and Hilda Kunz. The collection includes more than 200 works of classic modernism. With more than 300000 yearly visitors, Fondation Beyeler is the most visited art museum in Switzerland.
Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and completed in 1997, the museum building is located inside the Berower Park in Riehen, near Basel.
Fondation Beyeler
The museum walls use porphyry, a volcanic rock.
Fondation Beyeler
Fondation Beyeler
Fondation Beyeler in the Berower Park
The total exhibition space is close to 4000 square meters and the entire museum building is filled with natural light
Fondation Beyeler
Fondation Beyeler - exhibition space
Fondation Beyeler
In 2021, the site-specific artwork Life by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson was installed at Fondation Beyeler. The museum's facade was removed so that the existing pond could flow into the galleries !
museum facade during the 2021 installation Life by Olafur Eliasson
view from inside the museum into the park
A wooden walkway allowed visitors to walk inside the museum. The bright green water that takes up most of the space was created through the usage of uranine, a non-toxic dye used to study water currents.
Life by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson
Life by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson - wooden walkway
Life by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson
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