Out and About in March

With Fasnacht over, except for the “Bummel” Sundays on 1st, 8th and 15th March, it’s maybe the time to visit one of Basel’s many exhibitions.

The Beyeler has two exhibitions, Cezanne and Sensations, the latter being works from their own collection: https://www.fondationbeyeler.ch/.   

At the Kunstmuseum, the special exhibition Ghosts ends on Sunday 8^th March. There are, however, plenty of other things to see: https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch/en/.

The kHaus at the Kaserne is showing “Aufbruch”, works from Health Care Workers from Tuesday 3^rd March to Saturday 28^th March: https://www.healthcare-artists.ch/khaus-basel/.

Hero Games at the Antikmusuem closes on Sunday 29th March: www.herogames.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/.

Science Fiction Design opens at the Vitra Schaudepot on Wednesday 18^th March: https://www.design-museum.de/en/.

The first act of five short Fuzzy Logic exhibitions by Nicolas Darrot takes place from Thursday 5^th to Saturday 7^th March at the Tinguely Museum, always a good place to spend an afternoon: https://www.tinguely.ch/en/.  

The University library also has an exhibition, London Calling, about contacts between Switzerland and Britain between 1600 and 1780: www.ub.unibas.ch/de/ausstellungen/london-calling/.

On the sporting side there is also plenty to see in March.

The Yonex Swiss Open Badminton Tournament takes place at the St Jacobshalle from Tuesday 10^th to Sunday 15^th March: www.swissopen.com.

Jumpy castle fans, young and old, might enjoy the XXL Bounce Circus at the Messe Basel, 11:00 to 18:00, from 14th March to 29^th March on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays: www.bounce-circus.ch.

For gridiron fans, the Gladiators Beider Basel have home matches on Saturday 21^st and 28^th March, 15:00 – 21:00 at the Sportzentrum Rankdorf: https://www.gladiators.ch/.

“Soccer” fans will be hoping that Switzerland beat Germany on Friday 27^th March, 20:45, at St Jakob-Park. FCB fans, on the other hand, will be hoping for positive results and no missed penalties on Thursday, 5th March, against Grasshoppers and Sunday, 15th March, against Servette: www.fcb.ch.

More information on what’s on in Basel and surrounding areas can be found at www.basel.com and https://basellive.ch/.

Text: Peter Berrie