Swiss Sophistication: Zürich & Basel Featuring Art Basel

June 13 – 21, 2027

With Christopher Noey

A panoramic view of Basel, Switzerland, featuring historic buildings along the Rhine River under a clear blue sky

June 13 – 21, 2027

Starting from

$16,999

Experience Art Basel, the iconic international art fair.

Experience the world’s most prestigious art fair: Art Basel. Join art historian and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Noey on this exclusive art odyssey in Zürich and Basel, featuring special access to Art Basel’s groundbreaking installations.

Admire centuries of splendid works by artists such as Chagall, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh on a private tour of Kunsthaus Zürich, and discover the Rosengart Collection amid Lucerne’s charming landscapes. Transfer to Weil am Rhein, Germany, for a behind-the-scenes look at the Vitra Design Museum and VitraHaus, with its acclaimed architecture and contemporary furniture collections. Enjoy a day trip to Colmar, France, for a guided tour of the Unterlindern Museum.

Highlights

Attend Art Basel, the prestigious international exhibition of modern and contemporary art, in the company of an Art Basel curator.
Admire works by Picasso, Klee, and other greats during a visit to Sammlung Rosengart Luzern, and gaze upon classical pieces by Giacometti, Van Gogh, Monet, and Chagall during a private tour of Kunsthaus Zürich.
Traverse the world’s oldest surviving truss bridge in Lucerne, stroll around the Marktplatz in Basel, and ascend the Lindenhof in Zürich during intimate visits to each city’s historic centers.
Discover the architectural marvels of the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, during a private tour of the Vitra Design Museum and VitraHaus.
Meander through a renowned collection of modern and contemporary art set against the backdrop of beautiful architecture and serene gardens at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen.
Accompany a local art expert through the Löwenbräukunst-Areal cultural complex, housed in a former 19th-century brewery, including a full exploration of the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art.
Witness the 60-year-old Heureka Fountain, an oddly-shaped, fully functional kinetic sculpture created by Jean Tinguely, known as the first “purposeless machine,” in Zürich.

Lecturer

Christopher Noey

Lecturer

Christopher Noey is an art historian, author, and an Emmy award-winning producer of films on art and culture. He holds both a bachelors and masters degree in art history. At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, he created video installations for a diverse array of exhibitions including Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven, and he was series director of the innovative online features 82nd & Fifth and The Artist Project, in which he interviewed 120 contemporary artists on how they are inspired by The Met and its collections. An expert in Asian and Islamic art, Mr. Noey has taught at Williams College and at the City College of New York. In the Connections episode “Tennessee,” he talks about his childhood state and the unusual places it pops up in The Met.