Museum Night Basel

Museum Night Basel
SPECIAL (DE/EN)
Friday | 23 January 2026
6 pm–2 am, Vitra Campus

»A Night in the Spotlight« – Museums Night Basel 2026 
6 pm–2 am 

Experience the history of the fashion show, have your future told, and let an immersive light installation carry you into a nocturnal soft rave. 

The light installation »Track Tracy« is by Daems van Remoortere. 
Concept & realization: Daems van Remoortere, co-production: De Studio vzw With the support of District Antwerpen, Robovision, Controllux, and& Festival, Diederik Van Remoortere en Domien Holthof. Management: Berserk Art Agency 

Program
 

Light installation »Track Tracy« – Daems Van Remoortere
Charles-Eames-Street
Become part of a participatory light choreography. 
6 pm–2 am 
Soft Rave with Kollektiv Avalon
Vitra Campus Gallery
Let sound and space carry you into the night. 
9–11 pm 
Fashion Lines – The Art of the Fashion Sketch (DE/EN)
Vitra Design Museum
Create your own fashion designs. 
7 pm–12 am 
Future Oracle (DE/EN)
Vitra Schaudepot
Have your future predicted by design chairs. 
6 pm–12 am 

Short guided tours (30 minutes each)
 

»Doshi Retreat« 
Vitra Design Museum 
Discover the newest architectural addition to the Vitra Campus. 
Tours in German: 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 pm 
Tours in English: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 pm 
»Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show« 
Vitra Design Museum 
Experience the runway as a stage for art, fashion, and society. 
Tours in German: 7, 9, 11 pm 
Tours in English: 8, 10, 12 am 
»Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse« 
Vitra Schaudepot 
Enter a dialogue between science fiction and design. 
Tours in German: 8, 10 pm 
Tours in English: 9, 11 pm 
Exhibition opening hours 
»Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show« 6 pm–2 am 
»Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse« 6 pm–2 am

Food & Beverages
 

The Depot Deli and the VitraHaus Café will offer warm meals, mulled wine, and children’s punch for an eventful night. 

VitraHaus Café: 
Open until midnight 
Kitchen open until 10:30 p.m. 
Airstream:
Open until 11 p.m. 
Depot Deli: 
Open until midnight 

Tickets & Transport
 

Museum Night is an event organised by museen basel and the Department of Culture of Basel-Stadt: www.museumsnacht.ch 
Tickets for the Museum Night can be purchased on 23 January 2026 from 6 pm at the Vitra Design Museum. 
Advance booking information: www.museumsnacht.ch/tickets  
The Vitra Campus can be reached from Basel during the Museum Night via the purple and light green shuttle lines. 

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