Switzerland welcomed thousands of collectors, dealers and artists to Basel on 16 June as Art Basel opened its VIP preview days, with the fair drawing close attention as a possible sign of renewed ...

Switzerland recorded its hottest June day in history on Wednesday when Basel hit 38 degrees Celsius, snapping a record that had stood since 1947. The reading, confirmed by Switzerland’s national ...

Art Basel’s flagship fair is known as a place to buy expensive art in an expensive town. While its multimillion-dollar artworks are the headline grabbers each year, there are also pieces with ...

Basel in Switzerland will be the next host of the Eurovision Song Contest, the competition’s organisers have announced today. Following Swiss singer Nemo’s victory in Malmö at this year’s competition ...

Basel will be in the international spotlight for a week of festivities surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest but the Swiss city has been at the heart of European culture for centuries. With a ...

The town's bid was helped thanks to 2024 entrant Nemo, who sang about gender identity journey in "The Code." By Gil Kaufman The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is setting up roots in the northern Swiss ...

On a recent Jewish Heritage press trip to Switzerland, we spent a few days in Basel visiting the synagogues and prosperous neighborhoods where Jews thrived during the 20th century, and where a small ...