House of Electronic Arts

The House of Electronic Arts, or Haus der Elektronischen Künste, is a contemporary art museum in , . Directed by Sabine Himmelsbach, HEK's exhibitions concentrate on digital, media forms and topics pertinent to the modern age of information.
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  • 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.

College
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is a college, which is situated 110 metres east of House of Electronic Arts.

Stadium
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is a Swiss sports stadium in . 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. is situated 1¼ km northeast of House of Electronic Arts.

Museum
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The is a museum in Newmünchenstein, a sub-district of in the canton of Basel-Country, . Built in 2002/2003 under commission of the Laurenz Foundation, it was designed by the renowned architectural office of Herzog & de Meuron, the opened in 2003. is situated 550 metres south of House of Electronic Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freidorf cooperative housing estate and Münchenstein.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of in Switzerland.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

House of Electronic Arts

Latitude
47.53333° or 47° 32′ north
Longitude
7.60963° or 7° 36′ 35″ east
Open location code
8FV9GJM5+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160920128
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1112536
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tosk Albanian—“House of Electronic Arts” goes by many names.

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