Around 1000 students, teachers and staff study and work at the Basel Academy of Art and Design (HGK Basel), making the institution a multifaceted learning, teaching and research community.
HGK Basel offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in five institutes, a doctoral programme in cooperation with the University of Art and Design in Linz, as well as continuing education opportunities in the fields of art, design and mediation.
A central concern is to open up individual spaces of freedom for students while at the same time fostering a critical awareness of living together in societal contexts. HGK Basel sees itself as inseparably connected to civil society and addresses its current questions and challenges.
Management and organisation
Institutes
Campus and Infrastructure
Campus.Workshops
Opening hours
Reception (Building D, High-rise) | |
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Monday through Friday | 08.00 - 12.00 Uhr |
13.00 - 17.00 Uhr |
Getting there
Public transport
The campus is easy to reach by public transport. The stop Freilager on BLT line 11 is immediately in front of the Campus (from Bahnhof SBB in direction Aesch)
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Tram replacement service 18 May to 12 December 2026:
Due to construction work / track renewal on tram line 11, the Freilager stop will not be served by trams between 18 May and 12 December 2026.
Replacement buses will run between the Dreispitz stop and the Freilager stop. The temporary bus stops are signposted and are located a few metres from the tram stops.Up-to-date information on the BLT tram line can be found here: BLT-Tramlinie 11 (in German)
By car
Leave the motorway A2 at the junction Basel-St. Jakob and follow the sign Dreispitz. Approaching from Münchensteinerstrasse enter the Dreispitz complex through Gate 13 and park your car in one of the public car parks (Ruchfeld or Leimgrube). When setting your satnav, please note that the Freilager complex is part of the municipality of Münchenstein, Canton Basel-Landschaft.
Access by car for people with disabilities
Choose the access via Florenz-Strasse in the direction of the High-rise building (Building D). To lower the bollard at the gates of the campus please ring the bell. You will be connected to our reception in Building D.
Accessibility
The buildings of the HGK Basel are accessible by wheelchair, stroller, and for people with walking difficulties. The entrance to the highrise building (Building D) is at ground level, the studio building (Building A) can be reached via a ramp. There is at least one lift in both buildings.
Access by car for people with disabilities: See Gender-neutral toilets:
See ‘Getting there‘.
Toilets for people with disabilities:
- Highrise building (Building D): Ground floor to 8th floor in the centre of the building
- Studio building (Building A): Ground floor to 3rd floor, southern section of main corridor
Gender-neutral toilets:
Gender-neutral toilets are available in the high-rise building and in the studio building.
Parent-child-room:
A parent–child room is located in the studio building.
Postal address
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Postfach (P.O. Box)
CH-4002 Basel
Visitor and delivery address
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Freilager Platz 1, High-rise building
4142 Münchenstein b. Basel
T + 41 61 228 44 00
F + 41 61 228 44 44
M info.hgk@fhnw.ch
Campus HGK Basel
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Basel Academy of Art and Design
Freilager-Platz 1
4142 Münchenstein near Basel