House of Electronic Arts
The House of Electronic Arts, or Haus der Elektronischen Künste, is a contemporary art museum in Münchenstein, Switzerland. Directed by Sabine Himmelsbach, HEK's exhibitions concentrate on digital, media forms and topics pertinent to the modern age of information.Photo: Re probst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum and event space in Basel / Münchenstein (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel”, “HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel)”, “HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel)”, and “HeK (Maison des Arts Electroniques de Bâle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW and St. Jakob-Park.
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
College
Photo: Re probst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW is a college, which is situated 110 metres east of House of Electronic Arts.
St. Jakob-Park
Stadium
Photo: Chrisixx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Jakob-Park is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. St. Jakob-Park is situated 1¼ km northeast of House of Electronic Arts.
Schaulager
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schaulager is a museum in Newmünchenstein, a sub-district of Münchenstein in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Built in 2002/2003 under commission of the Laurenz Foundation, it was designed by the renowned architectural office of Herzog & de Meuron, the Schaulager opened in 2003. Schaulager is situated 550 metres south of House of Electronic Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freidorf cooperative housing estate and Münchenstein.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Shaqspeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate is a neighborhood.
Münchenstein
Town
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
House of Electronic Arts
- Categories: art museum, memory institution, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.53333° or 47° 32′ northLongitude
7.60963° or 7° 36′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FV9GJM5+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 160920128OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1112536
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tosk Albanian—“House of Electronic Arts” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “HeK”
- French: “(Maison des Arts électroniques de Bâle”
- French: “HeK”
- French: “Maison des Arts Électroniques”
- German: “Haus der Elektronischen Künste”
- German: “HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel)”
- German: “HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel)”
- German: “HeK (Maison des Arts Electroniques de Bâle)”
- German: “HEK”
- Italian: “Casa dell’Arte Elettronica di Basilea”
- Italian: “Hek (Casa dell’Arte Elettronica di Basilea)”
- Italian: “Hek”
- Swiss German: “HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel)”
- Swiss German: “HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel)”
- Swiss German: “HeK (Huus für elektronischi Kunst Basel)”
- Swiss German: “HeK (Maison des Arts Electroniques de Bâle)”
- Tosk Albanian: “Haus für elektronische Künste Basel”
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