Meret Oppenheim receives the Art Prize of the City of Basel for her contributions to art.
On 8 November 1967, Meret Oppenheim was honored with the Art Prize of the City of Basel. This accolade was a significant affirmation of her influential role in the contemporary art scene. The award highlighted her contributions to the development of Surrealism and celebrated her as one of the foremost artists of her time. Receiving this prize in Switzerland, a nexus of modern artistic movements, affirmed Oppenheim's pivotal role in reshaping postwar European art and her innovative artistic legacy.