Leaps in Time – A Brief History of Basel
PREVIEW: EXHIBITION
The exhibition Leaps in Time will provide a brief history of Basel from the earliest signs of human activity there to the present. Visitors will be piloted through 100,000 years of history by some hundred exhibits, including key evidence of some of the great milestones of the past.
Details
Sound Pictures – Musical Treasures from 16th-Century Basel
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
They sang Parisian chansons, played Polish lute music or collected musical instruments: for Basel’s Renaissance burghers, polymaths like Amerbach, Platter and Iselin, music was essential to the cultural life of the city. This is the story told by a special exhibition of unique prints and manuscripts from that period to be held from 24 May 2019 to 2 February 2020. Details
GOLD & GLORY – Gifts for Eternity
PREVIEW: EXHIBITION
A thousand years have passed since Basel Cathedral was first consecrated. The highlight of the festivities in honour of this millennium will be the show «GOLD & GLORY – Gifts for Eternity» to be staged by the Basel Historical Museum at the Kunstmuseum Basel from 11 October 2019 to 19 January 2020. Details
Medieval Worlds of Faith
EXHIBITION IN THE CHOIR
The new presentation of medieval art at the Barfüsserkirche offers a fascinating glimpse of the Christian faith at a time when it was omnipresent. These choice works of art from the 11th to 16th century unfold a remarkable beauty and spiritual potency. Details
The Barfüsserkirche owes its name to the barefooted Franciscans, the mendicant order that built it as a convent church in the 14th century. Since 1894, the Barfüsserkirche has housed one of the oldest collections on the Upper Rhine. The treasures preserved there include attractions of world-class calibre. At the Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche visitors are invited to embark on a journey through the ages and to discover the history of Basel from Celtic times to the 21st century.
Your visit
Getting There
Barfüsserplatz 7
CH – 4051 Basel
Tram no. 3/6/8/11/14/15/16/17
to Barfüsserplatz
Tram no. 6/10/E11/16/17
to Theater
Wheelchair accessible
Opening Times & Admission
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday till Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Until 22 June, the nave of the Barfüsserkirche is being rearranged. Hence, many objects of the city’s history are not on display. From 22 June, we will welcome you with our new presentation «Leaps In Time – A Brief History Of Basel».
HOLIDAYS
Based on to the above mentioned opening hours, the museum is exceptionally opened or closed as following:
| Pentecost Monday | 10 June 2019 | Monday | open |
| Internal Event | 21 June 2019 | Friday | closed |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December 2019 | Tuesday | closed |
| Christmas Day | 25 December 2019 | Wednesday | closed |
| New Year's Day | 1 January 2020 | Wednesday | closed |
ADMISSION FEE
Adults CHF 15.–
Reduced rate CHF 8.–*
Combined ticket offer, access to all three museums CHF 20.– / CHF 10.–*
Group rate, 10 people and more CHF 12.–
Group rate, 10 people and more, combined ticket access to all three museums CHF 16.–
*Applies to people under 20 and/or up to 30 if in education or training
FREE ENTRY
Children under the age of 13
Members of Verein für das Historische Museum Basel
Members of ICOM/VMS
Holders of «Museums-PASS-Musées», «Swiss Museum Pass» or «Colourkey»
HAPPY DAY & HAPPY HOUR
Happy Day: Free entrance on the first Sunday of the month
Happy Hour: Free admission during the last hour of the day (excl. Sunday)
GUIDED TOURS
CHF 5.– per person, plus museum admission fee.
The Musikmuseum is housed in the Lohnhof, a building steeped in history. Originally part of a medieval convent, the Lohnhof was used as a prison until 1995. Unlike its erstwhile inmates, however, today’s visitors are at liberty to roam through Switzerland’s largest collection of musical instruments. Spread over three floors, the Musikmuseum boasts 650 instruments.
Your visit
Getting There
Im Lohnhof 9
CH – 4051 Basel
Tram no. 3
to Musik-Akademie
Opening Times & Admission
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday till Sunday 11 am–5 pm
HOLIDAYS
Based on to the above mentioned opening hours, the museum is exceptionally opened or closed as following:
| Christmas Day | 25 December 2019 | Wednesday | closed |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December 2019 | Tuesday | open |
| New Year's Day | 1 January 2020 | Wednesday | closed |
ADMISSION FEE
Adults CHF 10.–
Reduced rate CHF 5.–*
Combined ticket offer, access to all three museums CHF 20.– / CHF 10.–*
Group rate, 10 people and more CHF 8.–
Group rate, 10 people and more, combined ticket offer, access to all three museums CHF 16.–
*Applies to people under 20 and/or up to 30 if in education or training
FREE ENTRY
Children under the age of 13
Members of Verein für das Historische Museum Basel
Members of ICOM/VMS
Holders of Museums-PASS-Musées, Swiss Museum Pass or Colourkey
HAPPY DAY & HAPPY HOUR
Happy Day: Free entrance on the first Sunday of the month
Happy Hour: Free admission during the last hour of the day (excl. Sunday)
GUIDED TOURS
CHF 5.– per person, plus museum admission fee.
Conversion
Dear visitors,
On 24 May, the special exhibition «Sound Pictures – Musical Treasures from 16th-Century» will open it's doors.
Therefore, the second floor of the Musikmuseum will remain closed to the public until the opening.
Thank you for your understanding.
The sheer grandeur and superb early Classicist architecture of the late 18th-century Haus zum Kirschgarten cannot fail to impress. It was built in 1775–1780 and repurposed as a museum in 1951. Occupying half the available space are the 18th- and 19th-century period rooms, where visitors can immerse themselves in the world once inhabited by Basel’s more affluent burghers. But the mansion also houses several world-class collections.
Your visit
Getting There
Elisabethenstrasse 27
CH – 4051 Basel
Tram no. 2 or 1
to Kirschgarten
Opening Times & Admission
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday till Sunday 11 am–5 pm
HOLIDAYS
Based on to the above mentioned opening hours, the museum is exceptionally opened or closed as following:
| Christmas Day | 25 December 2019 | Wednesday | closed |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December 2019 | Tuesday | open |
| New Year's Day | 1 January 2020 | Wednesday | closed |
ADMISSION FEE
Adults CHF 10.–
Reduced rate CHF 5.–*
Combined ticket offer, access to all three museums CHF 20.– / CHF 10.–*
Group rate, 10 people and more CHF 8.–
Group rate, 10 people and more, combined ticket offer, access to all three museums CHF 16.–
*Applies to people under 20 and/or up to 30 if in education or training
FREE ENTRY
Children under the age of 13
Members of Verein für das Historische Museum Basel
Members of ICOM/VMS
Holders of Museums-PASS-Musées, Swiss Museum Pass or Colourkey
HAPPY DAY & HAPPY HOUR
Happy Day: Free entrance on the first Sunday of the month
Happy Hour: Free admission during the last hour of the day (excl. Sunday)
GUIDED TOURS
CHF 5.– per person, plus museum admission fee.
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