We finally made it to the Beyeler Museum in the Riehen suburbs of Basel (well, Matt had been before). Art dealers Ernst Beyeler and his wife Hildy commissioned Renzo Piano (famous for the Pompidou in Paris) to design a museum to house their expansive private collection, which includes several works from their friend Pablo Picasso. The museum itself is a gorgeous piece of architecture, very light and airy. Tickets are pretty pricey but we had free entrance thanks to an entertainment book we were given from Roche! Unbeknownst to us, we went on "family day" so it was a bit crowded.
The exhibition was Odilon Redon, a 19th century symbolist painter who we had never heard of. His works were beautiful, starting with dark lithographs and ending with colorful pastels. We also enjoyed the Daros LatinAmerica exhibition (contemporary art) and Beyeler's permanent collection. Our afternoon ended with tasty hot dogs in the courtyard, French style where the bun is hollowed out, doused in ketchup and perfectly hugs the dog. Culture and food, that's how we roll!
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