On the morning of the 29th, while in Basel, Switzerland, we went to the Foundation Beyeler, a museum by Renzo Piano. The museum is well integrated into the landscape and had a beautiful exhibit on Venice by a variety of artists. Some of the gallery spaces having completely glass walls that allow the interior floor to lead out to a reflection pool outside; this extended the view to the mountains making the landscape art as well. The exhibit currently on display on Venice was a large collection of sketches, oil paintings, photographs, watercolors, and other art mediums done by artists such as Whistler, Turner, Monet, Cezanne, and many more. It made me miss Venice and look foreword to our Italian tour in a few weeks; we are to spend a few days in Venice during the two weeks of travel. A photo of the museum is above.
We spent the rest of the day exploring the city, seeing a large portion of "old town" Basel and some interesting architectural works. On the left below is a bank designed by Mario Botta; On the right is a photo of the mill at the paper making and printing museum in old town. Unfortunately we could not go into the museum as it was closed on Mondays.
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