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Museum collection in Riehen in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
The Beyeler Foundation or Fondation Beyeler, with its museum in Riehen, near Basel (Switzerland), owns and oversees the art collection of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, which features modern and traditional art. The Beyeler Foundation museum includes a space for special exhibitions staged to complement the permanent collection, which is not on public display. In 2006, approximately 340,000 persons visited the museum. In 2016, the number of visitors was 332,000, and it was the most visited art museum in Switzerland. The museum is properly funded, and it receives annual grants from the cantons of Basel City and Basel County and the commune of Riehen. Major partners of the Foundation are Bayer AG, Novartis and Swiss bank UBS.
