The Tattoo Museum Basel will be attending the 26th Conthey Tattoo Expo 20, 21, 22 May this year!

Visit our stand, lots of merchandise for sale! Tshirts, Prints, etc

Das Tattoo Museum Basel nimmt dieses Jahr an der 26. Conthey Tattoo Expo vom 20., 21., 22. Mai teil!

Besuchen Sie unseren Stand, viele Waren zum Verkauf! Tshirts, Prints, etc

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Official Statement

To our Members, Friends, Fans and the Media,

The Swiss Tattoo Museum Basel Association rented a commercial property at Steinentorstrasse 26 in 4051 Basel. With a lot of effort and commitment as well as considerable investments, the space was ready in April. The Tattoo Museum should have opened in June 2021.

Instead, the local authorities have drawn attention to the fact that the previous tenants have made unauthorized, major construction to the property. In addition, various work promised by the property management has not yet been completed.

Unfortunately, under these circumstances it was not possible to open the museum as planned. A letter from the Association’s lawyer to the property management dated September 16, 2021 has not yet been answered.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.

Dave Holm

President / Director

Verein Swiss Tattoo Museum Basel – Mitteilung betreffend Nichteröffnung

Offizielle Stellungnahme

An unsere Mitglieder, Freunde, Fans und Medien,

Der Verein Swiss Tattoo Museum Basel hat an der Steinentorstrasse 26 in 4051 Basel eine gewerbliche Liegenschaft gemietet. Mit sehr viel Einsatz und Engagement sowie mit erheblichen Investitionen wurden die Räume wieder instand gestellt. Im Juni 2021 hätte das Tattoo Museum eröffnet werden sollen.

Stattdessen ist man von den Behörden darauf aufmerksam gemacht worden, dass die Vormieter nicht bewilligte Einbauten vorgenommen haben. Zudem sind verschiedene von der Vermieterschaft zugesagte Arbeiten nicht erledigt worden. Eine Eröffnung des Museums war unter diesen Umständen leider nicht möglich. Ein Schreiben des Anwalts des Vereins an die Liegenschaftsverwaltung vom 16. September 2021 ist bis heute nicht beantwortet worden.

Für Ihre Kenntnisnahme und Ihr Verständnis danken wir Ihnen bestens.

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On behalf of the Tattoo Museum in Basel, Switzerland

Greetings and salutations to Professional Tattoo Artists, Machine Builders, Supply Companies, Publishers & those of you interested in preserving the past and present history of tattooing.

I am asking you for some of your time, effort and energy for raising funds to benefit the future Tattoo Museum in Basel. Besides myself, there are other seasoned industry professionals working on this project who live and work here in Switzerland. 

Andy Gally, Jacquelin Spoerlie, Valentin Steinmann, Filip Leu, Werner Brunner, Lacky Grossenbacher, Christian Nguyen, Mick aka Michael Schraner are just a few local artists already involved in realizing this effort and supporting the cause. Besides yourself, I am reaching out to everyone I know for donations, promotion, support and sponsors.

Spread The Word

Tell your friends, colleagues, studio crew, etc as well to join us as Ambassadors to our beloved art and trade of tattooing.

Professionals like Stan Corona & crew at GTC’s, Nick Caruso, Eric Perfect, Yanni Vera, Tokyo Hiro, Elio Espana, Greg Laraigne, and many others have already jumped on board.

• Please consider to donate a new or used Tattoo Machine to be added to our collection or submit one Sheet of Flash dedicated to the “TMB” Tattoo Museum Basel for fundraising efforts.

• Do you have tattoo related Memorabilia, Old Flash, Photos, Convention Posters, Tools of the Trade (old jigs, frames, tubes, coils, colors, clip cords) etc that is collecting dust and would be better appreciated in a museum dedicated to preservation? The TMB will try to cover any shipping costs incurred if necessary.

In return the TMB will recognize you as an Ambassador for the TMB, via our online directory with your name, website, social media links, TMB contributions and contact information.

In closing, any and all social media shares, outbound link from your website, word of mouth mention, etc. that benefits our project helps to move forward are greatly appreciated.

You scratch our back and we`ll scratch yours…

Sincerely,

Dave Holm

Tattoo Museum Basel | TMB

Basel, Switzerland

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