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S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

The leading institution in the mediation of contemporary architecture in Switzerland.

Steinenberg 7, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

S AM Swiss Architecture Museum is the leading institution dedicated to public exhibitions and outreach programmes about contemporary architecture in Switzerland, seeking to bridge the gap between professional discourse and the wider public.

This platform boats a national and international audience and influence. S AM focuses on present and future issues linked to the field of architecture and related disciplines. S AM has specialised in temporary exhibitions, oriented towards the key programme elements “history and the present in Switzerland” and “learning from…”.

In addition to the exhibitions, S AM also fulfils its function as a specialist platform for exchange and networking.

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OPENING TIMES:
Tue, Wed, Fri 11am – 6pm
Thu 11am – 8:30pm
Sat, Sun 11am – 5pm

ART BASEL:
Jun 16 – Jun 22 10am – 8pm

Jun 19 10am – 10pm

ADMISSION:
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T: +41 61 2611413
M: info@sam-basel.org
W: S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

ADDRESS
Steinenberg 7, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

ESTABLISHED
1984
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Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Napoli Super Modern

Everyone seems ‘to know’ Naples, even those who have never been there: its setting, its sounds, its people, its tastes, its informality and, not least, its stories, shaped by the fervor with which the inhabitants live this city.

12 May 2022 - 21 Aug 2022
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

Exhibitions

Mock-Up

The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents the exhibition “Mock-up”. Mock-ups are usually...

28 Aug 2021 - 31 Oct 2021
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

Exhibitions

BASEL 2050

A coproduction with the Bureau for Urban Development and Architecture of the Canton Basel-City Construction and Transport Department.

11 Sep 2020 - 27 Sep 2020
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Swim City

S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents the exhibition Swim City, which draws attention to a particular...

25 May 2019 - 29 Sep 2019
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Bengal Stream. The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh

The exhibition ‘Bengal Stream’ brings together over 60 projects by established and emerging architects...

02 Dec 2017 - 24 Jun 2018
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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in Land aus Land

There’s barely a country in which architect’s order books are fuller than in Switzerland. Nevertheless,...

01 Jul 2017 - 12 Nov 2017
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Forum Basel

As cities grow and societies become increasingly heterogeneous, communal urban spaces become indispensable....

20 May 2017 - 18 Jun 2017
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Schweizweit: Recent Swiss Architecture

In 1992 the artist Ben Vautier made a provocative statement with the inscription “La Suisse n’existe...

18 Nov 2016 - 07 May 2017
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Imagine La Suisse

In autumn 2016, S AM closes its doors for conversion work. However, instead of just being closed during...

01 Nov 2016 - 17 Nov 2016
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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André M. Studer. On The Measure Of Things

André M. Studer adopted a special position of significance in post-war Swiss architecture. His expressive...

20 May 2016 - 25 Sep 2016
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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This Was Tomorrow: Reinventing Architecture 1953-1978

The SAM presents “This Was Tomorrow” an exhibition by the Drawing Matter collection about...

13 Mar 2016 - 08 May 2016
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Constructing Film: Swiss Architecture in the movie image

The exhibition “Constructing film” will go down a new path and for the first time, aside...

31 Oct 2015 - 28 Feb 2016
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Spatial position: the sound of Architecture

On the occasion of the new music festival ZeitRäume, S AM presents an exhibition dedicated to the sound...

05 Sep 2015 - 10 Oct 2015
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel

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Bernard Tschumi. Architecture: Concept and Notation

The exhibition is an adaptation of the first great European retrospective on this influential theorist...

09 May 2015 - 28 Aug 2015
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

Basel