Travelogue- A place for art and culture lover- Basel, Switzerland

Well yes I’m in Switzerland again. Over the weekend I was in Basel (post baselworld). I heard so much about this little city while I was working, and never actually been. So I decided to go take a look myself. Basel is the city of art and culture, it is also a little hipster. As I stroll along the street, my friend was telling me little stories about the city. It’s a mixture of laid-back with rich historical heritage. Basel is actually a very cool place where quite a lot of hipster parties are held. My friends in the industry were surprised when I said I had the most fun party in Basel…!

Other than that, the city is a pleasant place to walk around. The colours, the historical houses, the architecture and little alleys. very much like some other Swiss cities, just peaceful and calm.

During my stay I heard about the Paul Gauguin exhibition at Fondation Beyeler .

I’m not very knowledgeable in art, but since I’m there, why not? So I went to take a look.
Also I was very curious to take a look at the Paul Gauguin painting that is still exhibiting, but sold to Qatar at US$300m (the highest price sold ever).

The museum is quite big, I only had 2 hours to spend, so I just walked through the exhibition and the rooms next to it.
I was quite happy to see Monet’s Lily Pond painting, and some of Van Gogh’s and Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture.

here is a picture of the “when will you marry” painting

Paul Gauguin
Nafea faaipoipo, 1892
Quand te maries-tu?
When Will You Marry?
Oil on canvas, 105 x 77.5 cm
Rudolf Staechelin Collection
Photograph by Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler

Paul Gaugin Exhibition (8 February to 28 June 2015)