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Postal Art – Letters around the world

Exhibitions
Wanderausstellung Postal Artistic Books. Artists: Olga Serral Claros and Monica Goldstein
The travelling exhibition "Postal Artist Books" shows a collection of leporellos and artist books by 68 artists from 34 countries. The objects created in 2020/2021 were designed in exchange by two artists each and exhibited for the first time in Sao Paulo.
The exhibition was conceptualised and curated by the Brazilian artist Angela Barbour.

Museum details

Address
St. Alban-Tal 37
4052
Basel
+41 61 225 90 90
Opening hours

47.554754, 7.603095

Origami
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Origami - the colorful world of folding

The Gelterkinden origami group creates colorful worlds out of paper. Visitors can create their own paper art under expert guidance.

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Faltbuch im Kleinformat
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The folding book in small format

Small becomes big: we design our own small folding books that can be transformed into large posters. Skill and patience are crucial here! The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed ...

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Faltbuch im Kleinformat
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The folding book in small format

Small becomes big: we design our own small folding books that can be transformed into large posters. Skill and patience are crucial here! The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed ...

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Tiefdruck
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Copperplate & Co.

Artist Nina Baggenstos enlivens the intaglio studio and offers insights into her working methods.

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Typo All Over
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Typo All Over

Letters with a difference! We'll get out our big stamps and create posters together from letters with (perhaps hidden) messages. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at ...

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Papierblumen
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It's blooming!

Together we create imaginative flowers from colorful paper and let everything around us blossom. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at children and adults. Registration is ...

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Origami
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Origami - the colorful world of folding

The Gelterkinden origami group creates colorful worlds out of paper. Visitors can create their own paper art under expert guidance.

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Japanische Buchbindekunst
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Japan binding made easy

We make our own blocks using Japanese thread stitching. Artistic books are created from colorful A6 sheets. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at children and adults ...

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Tiefdruck
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Copperplate & Co.

Artist Nina Baggenstos enlivens the intaglio studio and offers insights into her working methods.

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Japanische Buchbindekunst
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Japan binding made easy

We make our own blocks using Japanese thread stitching. Artistic books are created from colorful A6 sheets. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at children and adults ...

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Holzstruktur
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Pure structure

We take prints of a roughly grained wooden panel and let the structures inspire us. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at children and adults. Registration is not required.

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Holzstruktur
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Pure structure

We take prints of a roughly grained wooden panel and let the structures inspire us. The open workshop is included in museum admission and is aimed at children and adults. Registration is not required.

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Origami
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Origami - the colorful world of folding

The Gelterkinden origami group creates colorful worlds out of paper. Visitors can create their own paper art under expert guidance.

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Sommerferienprogramm
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Start of the summer vacation: TEXT-iles

The "TEXT-iles" workshop is about the creative process of writing and the creative use of words. Students of art and design education present their results and invite you to join in with their work ...

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