Visit: Kunstmuseum Basel
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The Kunstmuseum Basel is one of the most renowned institutions of its kind internationally. Its world-famous collection, the Basel Public Art Collection, includes over 300,000 works from eight centuries, from the late Middle Ages to the present day. The core, the Amerbach Cabinetwith its treasures of art from the 15th and 16th centuries, was bought by the city in 1661, transferred to the university property and opened to the public. This means that the city of Basel has the oldest public art collection in the world.