Out of Use – Everyday Life in Transition
From monkey fur to spittoons, from typewriters to Game Boy: the theme of the exhibition is objects that are no longer in use.
Basel Historical Museum with its three sites is widely regarded as the most important museum of cultural history on the Upper Rhine. It collects, conserves, records and researches objects and artefacts of relevance to our cultural heritage for future generations, tells visitors the story of Basel, and is a place for discourse and engagement with the past, present and future.
Programme
From monkey fur to spittoons, from typewriters to Game Boy: the theme of the exhibition is objects that are no longer in use.
The special exhibition presents the many connections between animals and music.
This major project involves the examination and detailed cataloguing of over 300,000 collection objects.
Diese Online-Ausstellung, bestehend aus einer kleinen Auswahl mittelalterlicher Kunstwerke und Artefakte, zeigt, dass 3D-Modelle nicht nur einen virtuellen Ersatz für die «unsichtbaren» Originale bieten.
Zurzeit finden im Haus zum Kirschgarten Arbeiten in Zusammenhang mit der Generalinventur statt. Deshalb sind gewisse Teile der Ausstellung nicht zugänglich.
We show the beginnings of philosophy in Basel and see the scene of a Middle Age full of discussion.
Each of our three sites is a museum in its own right with a modern and unique collection on a specific theme. Since all three are located within easy walking distance of each other, holders of a Combi-Ticket can visit all three museums in one day.
Barfüsserkirche has housed an exhibition on the history of Basel from prehistoric times to the present since 1894.
Admission
Single ticket CHF 15.– / 8.– *
Accessibility
Majority wheelchair access
WLAN
Free wifi
Information video surveillance
Most of the interior is devoted to the 18th- and 19th-century period rooms formerly inhabited by Basel’s affluent bourgeoisie.
Admission
Single ticket CHF 10.– / 5.– *
Accessibility
No wheelchair access
WLAN
Free wifi
Information video surveillance
The 24 cells of the former prison serve as showcases for 650 musical instruments spanning five centuries.
Admission
Single ticket CHF 10.– / 5.– *
Accessibility
Limited wheelchair access
WLAN
Free wifi
Information video surveillance
Basel Historical Museum
Management & administration
Steinenberg 4
PO box
CH – 4001 Basel
Reception: +41 61 205 86 00
historisches.museum(at)bs.ch
