"A Night in the Spotlight" – Museums Night Basel 2026
23 January, 6 pm–2 am
Experience the history of the fashion show, have your future told, and let an immersive light installation carry you into a nocturnal soft rave.
The light installation »Track Tracy« is by Daems van Remoortere.
Concept & realization: Daems van Remoortere, co-production: De Studio vzw With the support of District Antwerpen, Robovision, Controllux, and& Festival, Diederik Van Remoortere en Domien Holthof. Management: Berserk Art Agency.
The light installation »Track Tracy« is by Daems van Remoortere.
Concept & realization: Daems van Remoortere, co-production: De Studio vzw With the support of District Antwerpen, Robovision, Controllux, and& Festival, Diederik Van Remoortere en Domien Holthof. Management: Berserk Art Agency.
Program:
Light installation »Track Tracy« – Daems Van Remoortere
Charles-Eames-Street
Become part of a participatory light choreography.
6 pm–2 am
Soft Rave with Kollektiv Avalon
Vitra Campus Gallery
Let sound and space carry you into the night.
9–11 pm
Fashion Lines – The Art of the Fashion Sketch
Vitra Design Museum
Create your own fashion designs.
7 pm–12 am
Future Oracle
Vitra Schaudepot
Have your future predicted by design chairs.
6 pm–12 am
Short guided tours (30 minutes each)
Doshi Retreat
Vitra Design Museum
Discover the newest architectural addition to the Vitra Campus.
Tours in German: 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 pm
Tours in English: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 pm
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Vitra Design Museum
Experience the runway as a stage for art, fashion, and society.
Tours in German: 7, 9, 11 pm
Tours in English: 8, 10, 12 am
Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse
Vitra Schaudepot
Enter a dialogue between science fiction and design.
Tours in German: 8, 10 pm
Tours in English: 9, 11 pm
Exhibition opening hours
»Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show« 6 pm–2 am
»Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse« 6 pm–2 am
Food & Beverages
The Depot Deli and the VitraHaus Café will offer warm meals, mulled wine, and children’s punch for an eventful night.
VitraHaus Café:
Open until midnight
Kitchen open until 10:30 p.m.
Airstream:
Open until 11 p.m.
Depot Deli:
Open until midnight
Tickets & Transport
Museum Night is an event organised by museen basel and the Department of Culture of Basel-Stadt: www.museumsnacht.ch
Tickets for the Museum Night can be purchased on 23 January 2026 from 6 pm at the Vitra Design Museum.
Advance booking information: www.museumsnacht.ch/tickets
The Vitra Campus can be reached from Basel during the Museum Night via the purple and light green shuttle lines.
Charles-Eames-Street
Become part of a participatory light choreography.
6 pm–2 am
Soft Rave with Kollektiv Avalon
Vitra Campus Gallery
Let sound and space carry you into the night.
9–11 pm
Fashion Lines – The Art of the Fashion Sketch
Vitra Design Museum
Create your own fashion designs.
7 pm–12 am
Future Oracle
Vitra Schaudepot
Have your future predicted by design chairs.
6 pm–12 am
Short guided tours (30 minutes each)
Doshi Retreat
Vitra Design Museum
Discover the newest architectural addition to the Vitra Campus.
Tours in German: 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 pm
Tours in English: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 pm
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Vitra Design Museum
Experience the runway as a stage for art, fashion, and society.
Tours in German: 7, 9, 11 pm
Tours in English: 8, 10, 12 am
Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse
Vitra Schaudepot
Enter a dialogue between science fiction and design.
Tours in German: 8, 10 pm
Tours in English: 9, 11 pm
Exhibition opening hours
»Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show« 6 pm–2 am
»Science Fiction Design. From Space Age to the Metaverse« 6 pm–2 am
Food & Beverages
The Depot Deli and the VitraHaus Café will offer warm meals, mulled wine, and children’s punch for an eventful night.
VitraHaus Café:
Open until midnight
Kitchen open until 10:30 p.m.
Airstream:
Open until 11 p.m.
Depot Deli:
Open until midnight
Tickets & Transport
Museum Night is an event organised by museen basel and the Department of Culture of Basel-Stadt: www.museumsnacht.ch
Tickets for the Museum Night can be purchased on 23 January 2026 from 6 pm at the Vitra Design Museum.
Advance booking information: www.museumsnacht.ch/tickets
The Vitra Campus can be reached from Basel during the Museum Night via the purple and light green shuttle lines.
Date of publication: 19.1.2026
Photos: © Vitra Design Museum, still: Studio CNP