Public Guided Tours
basis offers regular, free public guided tours of current exhibitions. Together with a member of the basis staff you have the opportunity to learn more about different aspects and thematic contents of particular works on view and the subjects of exhibitions.
You will find current dates for tours here.
basis offers guided tours for groups, school classes, students, and special guided tours of select basis studios by arrangement.
Bookings can be made by e-mail at
or by telephone under 069 - 400 37 617
Education program on "HAP Studio-Programme // Exhibition"
The eight artists James Gregory Atkinson, Živa Drvarič, Shaun Motsi, Lukas Müller, Ivan Murzin, Dennis Siering, Joana Tischkau, and Franziska Wildt have had their working practice at basis e. V. over the past four years. Since March 2021, they have been supported by the HAP Studio Programme, for which they have received free studios and an individually conceived mentoring programme. The works they created during this period are to be presented now in a closing exhibition.
The show makes it apparent just how indispensable the support of artistic creation is for the safeguarding of a lively and critical culture of discussion in society. The artists’ works are highly diverse and address crucial issues of our time. From confrontations with the advancing climate catastrophe in the Capitalocene to the reappraisal of suppressed chapters in the history of Europe and Greece. From the recognition and reflection of the history of Black Germans to the empathetic observation of everyday and existential moments.
You can find more information in our current flyer basis.nah.
Art Education
In addition to public guided tours of current exhibitions, basis also offers its close to the basis art education program for young children, adolescents, and schools.
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The art education program basis nah is made up of a range of offers for young children, adolescents, and school classes of different ages.
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Artist visit + theory (age 10–16)
The aim of this workshop series is to introduce art as a mediator of current social questions and to give participants a direct, hands-on impression of contemporary art. Studio visits are followed by the theoretical positioning of what has been seen, combining direct contact with artists and the discussion of art-theoretical issues with the producers of art works.
The workshop lasts 1½ hours and addresses the 10–16-year-old age group. The program begins with a short introduction to the work of the artist to be visited. The children are introduced to issues concerning the artistic subjects, background, and motives of the artist in question, leading to an open dialogue with the artist. In conclusion, what has been seen and talked about is brought into relation to art and media theory and linked up to everyday topics.