The Basel Academy of Art and Design (HGK Basel) offers seven bachelor's and seven master's programmes.
The programmes pave the way to independent artistic and creative authorship in art and design and provide the foundation for a successful professional future.
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes
CoCreate Programme
CoCreate is the inter-school teaching programme offered by the Basel Academy of Art and Design. It aims to promote cooperative and interdisciplinary working methods and to develop interdisciplinary skills in the areas of business, culture, science, digitisation, diversity & inclusion and communication. CoCreate also offers space for testing innovative teaching and learning formats and makes a significant contribution to a common, inter-school culture.
The FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel offers the PhD programme MAKE/SENSE as well as two other doctoral programmes.
Info events
Information event on the study programme (BA + MA)September 2026
- Date
- 16.9.2026, 12:00–18:00
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
Information event on the study programme (BA + MA)November 2026
- Date
- 11.11.2026, 12:00–18:00
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
Information event on the study programme (BA + MA)January 2027
- Date
- 15.1.2027, 12:00–Open End
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
Integral HGK Basel
Guest Auditors
Opening hours
Reception (Building D, High-rise) | |
|---|---|
Monday through Friday | 08.00 - 12.00 Uhr |
13.00 - 17.00 Uhr |
During semester breaks and public holidays, opening hours may vary.
Contact
Telephone: +41 61 228 44 00
E-mail: empfang.hgk@fhnw.ch
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