Venues
The festival takes place on the Dreispitz area around Freilager-Platz, which has been transformed into the "Campus of the Arts" in recent years. With the HEK, Schaulager and Kunsthaus Baselland, the area is a new hub for contemporary art in Basel. The HGK Basel brings creative life to the district with its students. The creative industries are also present with iart and other companies, contributing to the attractiveness and development of this urban quarter.
Tickets
Conference
The exhibitions, screenings and the discourse programme are free to attend during opening hours and do not require a ticket.
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CONFERENCE
CHF 220.–
All Inclusive |
The ticket price includes participation in the conference and admission to all events, exhibitions and programme items during the festival. Due to the limited number of visitors to individual events (performances and club nights), access cannot always be guaranteed and waiting times cannot be ruled out.
Performances & Club Nights
The performances and the Club Nights are subject to a charge. If not sold out, tickets can also be purchased at the box office.
At the Mesh Festival you can decide for yourself what you would like to pay. You can choose between three price categories:
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Performances
CHF 25.–
Regular price |
Performances
CHF 15.–
Minor price |
Performances
CHF 35.–
Patron price |
The Club Nights are not included in the ticket price of the performances.
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Club nights
CHF 12.–
Friday and saturday |
Festival Pass
If you want to visit all performances as well as the Club Nights, there is also an all access Festival Pass:
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FESTIVAL PASS
CHF 90.–
REGULAR PRICE |
FESTIVAL PASS
CHF 60.–
Minor price |
FESTIVAL PASS
CHF 120.–
Patron price |
Due to the limited number of visitors to individual events (performances and club nights), access cannot always be guaranteed and waiting times cannot be ruled out. People with a festival pass will be given priority at the entrance.
Opening Hours
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WED,
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THUR–SUN,
Festival
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thur & FRi,
9 am – 7 pm
access charges |
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Wed. – SUN.
Wed.: 4 pm–9 PM Thu.–Sat.: 1 Pm – 9 pm Sun.: 12 PM – 5 PM Free ENTRY |
wed – sat
detailed schedule follows |
fri & sat
detailed schedule follows |
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fri – sun
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THU – SA FREE ENTRY |
THU – SA BY REGISTRATION |
Festival Centre: CIVIC
Come and merch with Mesh!
The festival centre welcomes all visitors to CIVIC of the HGK Basel and is open at those times:
WED: 12 pm – 9 pm
THU – SAT: 9 am – 9 pm
SUN: 12 pm – 5 pm
Students from the Bachelor programme in Process Design programme at HyperWerk IXDM, together with Anna Laederach, Fiona Nhieu and Selva Meyer, will transform the Civic into an atmospheric meeting place.
Visitors can obtain detailed information about the programme at the Info Desk and are more than welcome to spend time in CIVIC.
Food & Drinks
Catering during the festival will be provided by various food trucks on the Freilagerplatz, the Bistro ela in the HEK, the HGK Basel canteen and a bar in the TransBona Hall.
Directions
By bike
The festival site is easily accessible by bike from Basel. The journey from Basel SBB station takes 10 minutes. From Kleinbasel it takes about 20 minutes.
There are several entrances, the two main routes are as follows:
- From the M-Park via Münchensteinerstrasse: entrance gate 13, then left via Florenz-Strasse into Oslo-Strasse to Freilager-Platz.
- From the Gundeldingen district via Reinacherstrasse: entrance gate Dreispitz 3 into Venedig-Strasse, straight ahead into Floren-Strasse, then right into Oslo-Strasse to Freilager-Platz.
There are several bicycle parking spaces available at the Atelier building of the HGK Basel – Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, in front of the HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste) and at the Kunsthaus Baselland.
Please only park your bicycles in the designated parking spaces. Escape routes and fire lanes must not be blocked.
By public transportation
The festival site can be easily reached by public transport.
- FROM SBB STATION:
Streetcar 11 (direction Aesch Dorf) to the stop "Freilager". - FROM BADISCHER BAHNHOF:
Bus 36 (direction Schifflände) to "Dreispitz", then take streetcar 11 (direction Aesch) one stop to the "Freilager" stop.
By car
Direct access to the festival site is only possible for deliveries and people with disabilities. Visitors please use the parking garage "Ruchfeld", Frankfurt-Strasse 37, 4053 Basel.
- FROM THE HIGHWAY:
Take the A2 freeway to the St. Jakob exit. Follow the signs to Dreispitz and take entrance gate 13. Entrance to the Ruchfeld parking garage, Frankfurt-Strasse 37, 4053 Basel. - BY CAR FROM BASEL CITY:
Direction "Münchenstein/Dreispitz-Freilager", entrance gate 13. entrance to the parking garage Ruchfeld, Frankfurt-Strasse 37, 4053 Basel. From the Ruchfeld parking garage, follow the footpath to Freilagerplatz.
Parking on the Dreispitz area
There is a limited number of free parking spaces available, which are marked in blue. Please note that parking offenders will be fined. Please use one of the two parking garages (Leimgrube and Ruchfeld).
- Parking garage Leimgrube
Leimgrubenweg 13
Capacity: 280 spaces - Parking garage Ruchfeld
Frankfurt-Strasse 37
Capacity: 438 spaces
More information about parking can be found here.
Zugänglichkeit
Barrier free access
Arrival and departure
The festival site is located 50 meters or a one-minute walk from the streetcar stop Freilager, Münchenstein. There is no road to cross. The HEK has a parking lot for people with disabilities directly in front of the museum (see below for details). The entire festival site is accessible without thresholds.
Access by car
for people
with disabilities
After entering the Dreispitz via Gate 13, take the access road directly to the left via Florenz-Strasse in the direction of the HGK Basel high-rise building. To lower the bollard system, please press the bell of the HGK Basel, University of Applied Sciences. You will be connected to reception. If the reception is not manned, dial the service number 0041 / 61 335 40 46. The route then leads via Freilager-Platz. There is a parking lot for people with disabilities right next to the HEK.
Mobility
Access to the HEK is via a staircase with 8 steps or a wheelchair-accessible ramp to the left of the entrance. The entrance to the foyer is through two double glass doors. To the left is an unattended checkroom with lockers and straight ahead to the right is the museum ticket office and the attended museum café. To the left of the ticket desk, a double door without a threshold leads into the exhibition area.
Access to the Kunsthaus Baselland is via a staircase with 7 steps (entrance from Freilager-Platz) or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp (entrance in Helsinki-Strasse). The entrance to the premises is barrier-free.
Access to the assembly hall/auditorium, CIVIC and the cinema as well as all rooms on the upper floors of the HGK Basel is barrier-free via the main entrance on the first floor. A wheelchair-accessible elevator is available.
The tank is accessible without thresholds on the first floor.
Access to the Trans-Bona hall is via several staircases with 6 steps each or a lifting platform.
The Fluxdock is accessible via several staircases, each with 9 steps, or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
The poster collection is accessible via several staircases with 9 steps each or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
Vision
Guide and assistance dogs are also welcome in the exhibition rooms.
Language
Individual panel discussions, films, performances and workshops will be held in English. German or English subtitles are available in some cases.
Retreat
Rest and retreat areas will be available on the festival site. If you feel uncomfortable, you can contact the Welcome Desk at the CIVIC (Freilager-Platz 1) at any time.
Toilette
The HEK has a gender-neutral, public wheelchair toilet. The door opens inwards and there is a door closer. The area is 250 cm by 220 cm, there is an L-handle on the wall and a folding handle on the open side. An alarm button is not installed, the washbasin can be driven under. The key is available at the museum ticket office. The wheelchair toilet is located in the basement of the HEK. The basement is accessible by stairs or public elevator. A concrete staircase with 23 steps, 3 intermediate landings and a handrail on one side leads to the basement. The door of the elevator is 90 cm wide, the area is 120 cm by 150 cm.
Further wheelchair-accessible toilets are located in the HGK Basel and the Kunsthaus Baselland. For access to the public wheelchair toilet at the HGK Basel, please report to reception at the CIVIC. For access to the Kunsthaus Baselland public wheelchair toilet, please contact the Kunsthaus Baselland reception.
Changing facilities are available in the HEK, Kunsthaus Baselland and HGK Basel.
Education & Festival Tours
The Mesh Festival is accompanied by a wide range of educational activities (see program). For any questions, requests for guided tours and visits with school classes, you can contact the HEK education team directly: vermittlung@hek.ch
Address
Mesh
Festival for art and technology
Freilager-Platz 3
4142 Münchenstein/Basel
Festival Office
Fluxdock White Box 3
Freilager-Platz 3
4142 Münchenstein/Basel
Press Corner
Fluxdock White Box 3
Freilager-Platz 3
4142 Münchenstein/Basel