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Museum Night Basel: "Moving towards the Future"
Friday | 17 January 2025, 6 pm to 2 am
Vitra Campus
Experience an exciting journey of discovery into the world of design, sport, and science fiction at Museum Night Basel on the Vitra Campus. Immerse yourself in the design history of Nike, test your sporting prowess and design your own 3D paper sneaker. In the Future Portal, you can write a message to your future self, whilst an atmospheric science fiction sound installation transports you to another world. There will also be numerous 30-minute guided tours through the current exhibitions "Nike: Form Follows Motion" at the Vitra Design Museum and “Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse” at Vitra Schaudepot, as well as an architectural tour of Khudi Baris by architect Marina Tabassum. The Depot Deli (6 pm–12 am, kitchen closes at 11.30 pm) and VitraHaus Café (6–11.30 pm, kitchen closes at 10.30 pm) will be serving hot meals, mulled wine, and children's punch throughout this eventful night.
Programme
Design your Paper Sneaker
Vitra Design Museum, 6–11 pm
Design your own 3D sneaker out of paper – from pattern to colour selection.
The Human Scale
Vitra Campus, 6–10 pm
Challenge yourself on Charles-Eames-Strasse and test your athleticism!
Future Portal
Vitra Schaudepot, 6 pm–2 am
Hello 2026! Write a message to your future self.
Science Fiction Sound Installation
Vitra Schaudepot, 6 pm–2 am
Immerse yourself in our science-fiction soundscape.
Short guided tours (30 minutes each)
Nike: Form Follows Motion
Experience Nike’s fascinating design history.
German: 7 pm, 9 pm, 11 pm
English: 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm, 11:30 pm
Science Fiction Design. From the Space Age to the Metaverse
Discover the dialogue between science fiction and design.
German: 8 pm, 10 pm, midnight
English: 8:30 pm, 10:30 pm, 12:30 am
Khudi Bari architectural tour
Learn about the lightweight structure of Khudi Bari by architect Marina Tabassum.
German: 7 pm, 9 pm
English: 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm
Museum Night is an event organised by museen basel and the Basel-Stadt Department of Culture. On 17 January 2025, 41 museums and cultural institutions will offer varied programmes from 6 pm to 2 am: www.museumsnacht.ch
Tickets for the Museum Night can be purchased on 17 January 2025 from 6 pm at the Vitra Design Museum.
Advance booking information: www.museumsnacht.ch/tickets
Ticket price: €25
The Vitra Campus can be reached from Basel during the Museum Night via the purple and light green shuttle lines.
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The Museum Night is an event organised by museen basel and the Department of Culture Basel-Stadt. On 17 January 2025, 40 museums and cultural institutions will offer a rich programme from 6pm-2am
Motion & Flow: Yoga at the Vitra Design Museum
Saturday | 25 January, 22 February 2025
10 am, Vitra Design Museum
Inspired by the exhibition »Nike: Form Follows Motion«, the Vitra Design Museum, in collaboration with Studio B. Yoga Basel, invites you to revitalise your life through movement in our yoga sessions. The classes, which range from powerful and intense to calming and restorative, are open to all levels of yoga experience.
The yoga session will be held in Tadao Ando's conference pavilion, located right next to the Vitra Design Museum. What do you need? Only sportswear and water.
Price: € 30 per person, including the yoga session and admission to the »Nike: Form Follows Motion« exhibition.
Please register here.