Mechanical memory meets art: at the Museum Tinguely in Basel, sculptures and machines dance to the rhythm of the imagination - an experience for the eyes and ears.
The work of Jean Tinguely comes to life at the Museum Tinguely - with the world's largest collection of kinetic sculptures by this exceptional artist. More than 200 of his works are on display today, many of them still in motion, full of sound, power and playfulness. The museum opened its doors in 1996 and is also a gift to the city of Basel, initiated by the Roche Foundation.
In the exhibition rooms, visitors are immersed in a world of cogwheels, chain reactions, noises and mechanical surprises. Tinguely's machines seem like organic beings - they groan, turn, collide with each other and leave traces in color and form. But it is not just technology that is at play here: Humor, social criticism and art history intertwine to create an independent cosmos. The museum never shows corpses on display, but living movements - and challenges visitors to look, listen, feel and marvel.
The museum is therefore not just a tribute to an artist, but a space of sensuality and reflection - a place where the boundaries between object and action, art and machine become blurred.
