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Beyeler Foundation

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The Fondation Beyeler is a modern art museum located in Riehen, Switzerland.

The Beyeler Foundation

The Beyeler Foundation is a special museum in Riehen, a town near Basel in Switzerland. It cares for a beautiful art collection that belongs to Hildy and Ernst Beyeler. People from all around the world come to see the art here.

The museum was built in 1997. A famous architect named Renzo Piano designed it. The building has big glass walls that let in lots of soft light. It looks like it is part of a garden, with green fields all around.

Inside, you can see wonderful paintings by famous artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh. There are also fun sculptures and special art from different parts of the world.

The Beyeler Foundation gets help from kind sponsors. Basel City and Basel County give money each year. Big companies such as Bayer, Novartis, and UBS also support the museum. This help makes sure everyone can enjoy the art.

Images

A beautiful painting of a wheat field filled with colorful cornflowers by Vincent van Gogh.
An abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich from 1915, featuring bold geometric shapes in a Suprematist style.
A beautiful Impressionist painting by Claude Monet showing a tranquil garden with a Japanese footbridge surrounded by greenery.
An abstract painting by Paul Klee titled 'Oh! These Rumors!' featuring colorful geometric shapes.
A scenic landscape painting by Paul Cézanne showing a bend in a country road, surrounded by natural beauty.
A peaceful garden scene featuring a colorful sculpture by artist Ellsworth Kelly at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland.
A colorful metal sculpture by artist Alexander Calder in the garden of the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland.

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