May 2026

11.05. - 30.08.2026

tours and workshops for kindergartens, schools, higher education institutions and after-school care groups


Discover & Reflect – interactive formats for the exhibition ‹Groundwork›
How is architecture created today – and who shapes it? The exhibition ‹Groundwork› explores these questions. Films, documents and materials provide insight into different working methods and present architecture as an open process shaped by social and ecological conditions. The learning formats focus on key aspects of the exhibition and serve as a starting point for shared exploration. Observation, questioning and the development of personal ideas are at the core.

11.05. - 30.08.2026

Discovery tours for kindergartens, schools, higher education institutions and after-school care groups

Tour 1: Art in public space
Tour 2: Basel through time – A Discovery Tour with Sketching
Tour 3: Sustainable building – but how?
Tour 4: Erlenmatt Ost – new forms of living together

 

11.05. - 27.12.2026

Kultur unter einem Dach - Tandem-Rundgänge für Schulklassen im S AM & Kunsthalle Basel

Die Kunsthalle Basel und das S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum verbindet nicht nur ein gemeinsames Dach, sondern auch die Begeisterung für Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Darunter vereinen sie zeitgenössische Künstlerpositionen mit aktuellen Themen rund um Architektur und Städtebau. Diese Synergien werden in einem gemeinsamen Rundgang erlebbar gemacht, Schnittstellen gezogen, sowie Unterschiede und Bedeutungen für die Gesellschaft erörtert.

June 2026

26.06. - 26.06.2026

Müller-Meylan Lecture: Xu Tiantian (DnA_Design and Architecture)

7 PM
With the support of the Hans and Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung

As part of a series of international lectures supported by the Hans and Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung, Xu Tiantian (DnA_Design and Architecture, Beijing) will be giving a public lecture on her work.

Venue: S AM
Admission: Free
Language: English

July 2026

August 2026

12.08. - 12.08.2026

Lesekreis Landschaft: On Site

7 PM

With Yuma Shinohara, Curator S AM

‘Site’ can take on a myriad of meanings in architecture. Depending on the use case, it can signify a plot of land, a place where construction is taking place, or – more diffusely – the place or the context where a project intervenes. In light of climate crisis and social upheaval, the disciplinary borders of architectural practice are changing, expanding. What does this mean for architecture’s relationship to place? How do we define the ‘site’ of architecture today?

Venue: S AM 
Admission: Free
​Language: German

20.08. - 20.08.2026

Müller-Meylan Lecture: Jonas Janke (b+) und Josiane Schmidt (HouseEurope!)

7 PM

As part of a series of international lectures supported by the Hans and Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung, Jonas Janke (b+, Berlin) and Josiane Schmidt (HouseEurope!) will be giving a public lecture on their work. 

Venue: S AM 
Admission: Free
​Language: German

23.08. - 23.08.2026

Guided city tour: A City in Transition – New Districts in Northern Basel

2 PM, English
Registration by 
Basel Tourismus

How are new urban districts created?

Using the Lysbüchel site as an example, this tour explores how Basel is shaping urban development in the 21st century. A new neighborhood is gradually emerging on a former industrial and warehouse site, combining housing, commercial uses, cultural spaces, and public open areas.

Meeting point: Vogesenplatz, 4056 Basel
The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.

30.08. - 30.08.2026

Tandem Tour S AM & Kunsthalle Basel

15 Uhr
Kultur unter einem Dach

Die Kunsthalle Basel und das S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum verbindet nicht nur ein gemeinsames Dach, sondern auch die Begeisterung für Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Darunter vereinen sie zeitgenössische Künstlerpositionen mit aktuellen Themen rund um Architektur und Städtebau. 

September 2026

20.09. - 20.09.2026

Guided city tour: A City of Architecture: From the Old Town to the Present

2 PM, English
Registration by 
Basel Tourismus

How does architecture shape the face of a city?
This guided tour illustrates how historic, modernist, and contemporary architecture intersect in Basel’s cityscape and shape its public spaces.
As part of the tour, you will hear from museum experts as they share insights on architecture, urban history, and contemporary urban development.


The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.

 

October 2026

25.10. - 25.10.2026

Guided city tour: A City in Transition – New Districts in Northern Basel

2 PM, German
Registration by 
Basel Tourismus

How are new urban districts created?

Using the Lysbüchel site as an example, this tour explores how Basel is shaping urban development in the 21st century. A new neighborhood is gradually emerging on a former industrial and warehouse site, combining housing, commercial uses, cultural spaces, and public open areas.

Meeting point: Vogesenplatz, 4056 Basel
The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.

November 2026

29.11. - 29.11.2026

Guided city tour: A City of Architecture: From the Old Town to the Present

2 PM, German
Registration by 
Basel Tourismus

How does architecture shape the face of a city?
This guided tour illustrates how historic, modernist, and contemporary architecture intersect in Basel’s cityscape and shape its public spaces.
As part of the tour, you will hear from museum experts as they share insights on architecture, urban history, and contemporary urban development.


The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.