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Kunstmuseum Basel -- The World's Oldest Public Art Collection,
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Kunstmuseum Basel -- The World's Oldest Public Art Collection

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world (established 1661) and one of the most important in Europe, spanning from 15th-century masterworks by Holbein and Cranach through Impressionism, Cubism, and contemporary art -- the main building, Neubau extension, and Gegenwart gallery together hold approximately 4,000 paintings and 300,000 drawings, making it Switzerland's largest and most comprehensive art museum.

Kunstmuseum Basel -- The World's Oldest Public Art Collection

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world (established 1661) and one of the most important in Europe, spanning from 15th-century masterworks by Holbein and Cranach through Impressionism, Cubism, and contemporary art -- the main building, Neubau extension, and Gegenwart gallery together hold approximately 4,000 paintings and 300,000 drawings, making it Switzerland's largest and most comprehensive art museum.

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