Christmas spirit at the Haus zum Kirschgarten – Seasonal exhibition
The Haus zum Kirschgarten enriches the pre-Christmas season with surprises for young and old.
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
The Haus zum Kirschgarten enriches the pre-Christmas season with surprises for young and old.
How might we turn water into wine? Conjure the aromas of a festive spread? «Imbibe elegantly »? One of Switzerland’s most important private collections of Baroque silver is presented to the public for the first time in this special…
The special exhibition presents the many connections between animals and music.
The «Inventarium» is a small exhibition about collecting and organising things and knowledge in the museum
As a foretaste of the exhibition "Out of Use - Everyday Life in Transition", 23 March to 17 September 2023, we are showing in this Advent calendar objects in miniature format, like those found in doll's houses.
This major project involves the examination and detailed cataloguing of over 300,000 collection objects.
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
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CH – 4001 Basel
Reception: +41 61 205 86 00
historisches.museum(at)bs.ch
