June 19 - 22, 2025
Art Basel in Basel
From show opening hours and rehanging schedule to events and VIP support, here are some key information to help you stay prepared during the show week.
Show Days & Opening Times
Parcours Sector Opening
Monday, June 16, 10am - 8pm
Unlimited Sector Opening (By invitation only)
Monday, June 16, 4pm - 8pm, First Choice (3pm - 8pm, Welcome Area open)
Monday, June 16, 6pm - 8pm, Preview
VIP Days (By invitation only)
Tuesday, June 17, 11am - 8pm, First Choice
Tuesday, June 17, 4pm - 8pm, First Choice & Preview
Wednesday, June 18, 11am - 8pm, First Choice, Preview, One-Day VIP & Two-Day VIP
Vernissage (access with a ticket or by invitation)
Wednesday, June 18, 4pm - 8pm
Public Days* (access with a ticket or a VIP Card)
Thursday, June 19, 11am - 7pm
Friday, June 20, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, June 21, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, June 22, 11am - 7pm
*VIP hour Unlimited / Collectors Lounge, June 19 - 22, 10am - 11am
Access Times
Service Center
As we are expecting a high volume of visitors, we kindly ask for your patience. For signage or museum barriers to protect artworks, please visit the Service Center (orders subject to availability).
The Service Center, located next to booth A12 in Hall 2, is your onsite contact point to place orders and/ or discuss technical problems about the booth buildout. Equipment such as ladders, stanchions, museum barriers, and other tools can be rented here.
The Service Center is also the place where the Invoice for Custom Clearance for sold artworks is issued. Should a sold artwork (Swiss goods only) not be handled by the Art Freight Handler but handcarried directly by the buyer, a stamped copy of the Invoice for Custom Clearance is necessary to exit the halls with the artwork.
In addition, the Service Center takes in and records any possible damage reports or losses.
Opening hours during the show
| Date | Time |
| Tuesday, June 17 - Wednesday, June 18 | 8am - 9pm |
| Thursday, June 19 - Sunday, June 22 | 8am - 8pm |
Rehanging Regulations
Once the Art Basel show has opened, rehanging of artwork is only allowed during non-open hours of the show.
For security and safety reasons, installation teams & Art Freight Handlers must respect a minimum 15 min exiting period at the end of the show in order to start re-hanging.
Failure to comply with this policy may result in fines to the exhibitor and/or freight handler and/or warning from the Fire Chief in command as well as Show Management. Please refer to the Badge Information and Regulations below for access times to the halls during non-open hours of the show.
Sales during the show
In order to guarantee a high level of security for sales during the show, Art Basel follows a strict process for direct removal of Artwork by buyers.
In the event of a sales during the show; should the buyer want to remove the Artwork personally and not through a Freight Handler, the below steps need to be followed and explained to the buyer:
Completion of the Sales Contract
The sales contract consists of a 4-carbon copies Form. It is distributed in advance of the start of the show in each booth and can be obtained at the Hall Manager. In the event that a buyer wants to remove an Artwork on its own, the sales contract needs to be completed and signed as below:
- Sheet 1 (white) original for the seller. Serves as sales receipt.
- Sheet 2 (red) copy for the Freight Handling Agent or Custom officer.
- Sheet 3 (blue) copy for the security guard at Exit door.
- Sheet 4 (yellow) copy for the buyer. Serves as a sales receipt.
Customs Declaration
Prior to the removal of (non-swiss) Artwork(s) from the fairground, the customs delcaration and payment of the VAT have to be completed prior export:
- Self custom declaration (using the online tool e-dec) can be completed at the Swiss custom Office accessible through Hall 2.1.
- The Custom declaration can also be outsourced to one of the Art Basel official Freight Handlers.
- All offices are located within the Hall 2.2
Removal Authorization
Removal of sold Artwork(s) during the show are done exclusively from the main entrance/exit in Hall 2.
Prior exiting the halls with Artworks that required to be custom cleared, the invoice for custom clearance has to be signed by one of the Forwarding Agent:
- Crozier Switzerland AG
- Haas & Company
- Kraft E.L.S
- Welti Furrer Fine Art AG
For Swiss goods that don‘t require custom clearance, the invoice for custom clearance only needs to be stamped by the Hall Manager who will check the signed copied of the sales contract. The Hall Manager will perform a check to make sure that the artwork corresponds to the details on the sales contract and stamp the removal authorization.
Finally, the removal authorization will be handed over to the security guard at the main exit and a copy of the contract can be kept by the buyer.
Customs & Regulatory Requirements
Learn more about the European money laundering regulations and customs assessment below.
European money laundering regulations
European gallery owners, auctioneers, and art storage companies are required to verify their customers' identities in accordance with European anti-money laundering regulations before conducting business transactions. This process is carried out through the Know Your Customer ("KYC") check.
- Efficient KYC Compliance Solution
- Ensure compliance with ease by using the legeARTIS KYC App.
- For further details and access to the app, please click here or refer to our FAQ.
Contact by email at info@legeartis-compliance.com or call +49 221 650 886-99
Additionally, please consult the Instructions for Customs Assessment.
- Handbook for exhibitors at Art Basel
- Handbuch für Aussteller an der Art Basel
VIP
VIP designations during the show
If you have not yet nominated your guests for a VIP card, please use the Designation Dashboard. It remains accessible throughout the show.
- Kindly note, once designated, it can take up to 48 hours in order for your guest to receive the invitation email. For any short notice or last minute requests we strongly recommend to use Invitation Key Links.
- All invitations (confirmed and unconfirmed by VIP) will be available digitally within the Art Basel app.
VIP Card Invitation Link
2 First Choice and 3 Preview Invitation Links, are available in addition to your contingency of 10 Vernissage, 10 One Day VIP and 10 Two Day VIP. In your online portal, under 'Invitation Key' you will find a list of links that you may share directly with your clients via copy/paste, email or whatsapp. Clients can use these links in the Art Basel app to access their invitations. More information on Invitation Links is available here.
For support, contact our VIP designation team at vipdesignation@artbasel.com.
VIP Card Desk
The VIP Card Desk is located in the Welcome Lounge, Hall 5 at Messeplatz. All VIP Cards are digital, and the VIP Card Desk will be available to help troubleshoot any technical difficulties.
Art Discovery Experience & Art Basel Lens
As part of our new Art Basel app experience, we are excited to introduce two features which will help promote your gallery program and specific artworks during the Art Basel in Basel 2025 fair.
Art Discovery Experience, a feature that allows you to showcase your artworks along your gallery profile on the Art Basel app for iOS for the Art Basel in Basel 2025 show.
Art Basel Lens, a feature that allows users to take photos of an artwork in your booth at the fair. The app will instantly match that image to your uploaded artwork in the database and provide detailed information to the visitor.
Official Photographers
Our Official Photographers offer a wide range of photographic and videographic services.
Management & Booking
Sjanca Oppliger, Mobile: + 41 79 855 46 85, photoservice.artbasel@gmail.com
Onsite Office (June 13 - 23)
Hall 2.1, door between Booths L4 and L9
Incident / Theft / Damage
In cases of theft or damage, please call +41 58 206 23 23 immediately. This number reaches the Alarm Control Center (Messezentrale), available 24/7. After that please also fill out the online form to report any incident online.