The Experience
Two Days.
One Room.
One Room.
An invitation-only salon that unfolds across 48 hours
The Programme
Curated from
First Light to Last Toast
First Light to Last Toast
Jewels Basel is not an event you attend. It is an experience you are invited into.
Every element of the two days — the sequence of viewings, the private conversations, the moments between art and jewelry, the table at Cheval Blanc, the atmosphere created by our partners — is designed by Dr. Nadine Fink as a single continuous experience. The programme below reflects the 2026 edition.
Day One
18
June
June
Thursday
09:00
Exhibitor Access & Final Preparation
The Salle des Rois opens exclusively for exhibitors. Final arrangements, last lights adjusted, every piece placed with intention. The room is set before the first guest arrives.
11:00
Doors Open — Private Viewing
Personally invited collectors, gallerists, and cultural figures enter the salon. The first viewing is deliberately unhurried. No schedule. No presentations. Simply the work and the people who understand it.
Invitation Only
13:00
Afternoon Programme — Talks & Conversations
An intimate conversation series within the salon. Curated by Dr. Nadine Fink, featuring makers, collectors, and cultural voices from the fields of jewelry, art, and design. Format: seated, private, recorded for press use only with consent.
16:00
Acqua di Parma — Scent & Atmosphere Activation
Our official fragrance partner introduces the signature scent experience of the 2026 edition. A curated sensory moment within the salon — complimenting the visual with the olfactory.
Partner Activation
19:00
Private Vernissage — Opening Evening
The salon transforms. The room is at its most charged — a private opening reception for the inner circle of the guest list. Champagne, conversation, and the first evening under the new Salle des Rois.
By Invitation
Day Two
19
June
June
Friday
10:00
Doors Open — Full Programme
The second day opens with the full guest list. Collectors who arrived the previous day return with fresh eyes. New arrivals from the Art Basel vernissage circuit come for the first time. The room reaches its peak energy.
12:00
14:00
Curator's Tour — with Dr. Nadine Fink
Dr. Nadine Fink leads a private walk through the salon for a selected group of guests. An intimate hour of curatorial conversation — the thinking behind the selection, the dialogue between art and jewelry, the story of the 8th edition.
Limited Places
17:00
Afternoon Aperitif — Acqua di Parma
The salon slows to its most convivial pace. An aperitif hour hosted in partnership with Acqua di Parma. The light shifts. Conversations deepen. The room is at its warmest.
Partner Hosted
19:00
Closing Cocktail — The Final Hour
The last two hours of Jewels Basel 2026. The room at its most relaxed, its most honest. Guests who have spent two days in extraordinary company raise a glass to the edition. The last impression of the most important room in Basel this week.
Closing
21:00
Salon Closes
The 8th edition of Jewels Basel concludes. The Salle des Rois returns to silence. Until June 2027.
Three things that make
every edition unforgettable
every edition unforgettable
01
The Gathering
The right people
in the same room
in the same room
300+ collectors, gallerists, and cultural figures from across the global art market. During Art Basel week. In the most distinguished hotel in Basel. That combination does not exist anywhere else.
02
The Partners
Brands that
belong in the room
belong in the room
Every partner is selected for their alignment with the Jewels Basel aesthetic. Acqua di Parma, Baumann & Cie, Les Trois Rois. No brand advertising. Only presence that enhances the experience.
03
The Setting
A room designed
for this moment
for this moment
The Salle des Rois by Herzog & de Meuron. A new room in a 300-year-old hotel. Visionary architecture in a historic setting — the precise tension that defines everything Jewels Basel stands for.
Official Fragrance Partner
Acqua di Parma
Fragrance & Lifestyle · 2026 Edition
"The Salon should engage every sense. Acqua di Parma brings to Jewels Basel the same philosophy we apply to our curation: nothing accidental, nothing superfluous. The scent of the room is part of the experience."
Acqua di Parma is the exclusive fragrance partner of Jewels Basel 2026, creating a bespoke scent environment across both days of the salon. The partnership includes a dedicated activation on Day 1 and the aperitif hosting on Day 2.
Discover the Partnership
Within the Same Address
Cheval Blanc
by Peter Knogl
by Peter Knogl
No. 1 Restaurant in the World · La Liste 2025
"The people who collect exceptional jewelry are the same people who understand what it means to sit at the finest table in the world. Jewels Basel places you and your guests in that company."
Three Michelin Stars · 19 GaultMillau Points · Score 99.50 / 100
Twice named Chef of the Year by Gault Millau
