animalistic ! – The Sound of Animals
From 22 October 2021, the special exhibition will present the many connections between animals and music.
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.
From 22 October 2021, the special exhibition will present the many connections between animals and music.
The new strategy was developed with the involvement of the Museum Commission and the staff. Read more (in German)
The HMB is participating in Radio X's «Time against racism 2021».
Basel Historical Museum commemorates the 200th anniversary of the death of Peter Ochs with a small exhibition in two display cases in the Barfüsserkirche.
A brief history of Basel from the earliest signs of human activity to the present.
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.
Certificate obligation
In our three exhibition houses there is a COVID-certificate obligation.
Protective installations
Protective screens with induction devices for hearing aids are installed at the counters.
Waiting times
There may occur waiting times when visiting an exhibition. Please allow sufficient time for your visit or, if possible, place it on a working day.
Limited access in the Musikmuseum
Due to the construction of the upcoming exhibition «animalistic!», the second floor cannot be visited at the moment.
Barfüsserkirche has housed an exhibition on the history of Basel from prehistoric times to the present since 1894.
Most of the interior is devoted to the 18th- and 19th-century period rooms formerly inhabited by Basel’s affluent bourgeoisie.
The 24 cells of the former prison serve as showcases for 650 musical instruments spanning five centuries.
Basel Historical Museum
Management & administration
Steinenberg 4
PO box
CH – 4001 Basel
Reception: +41 61 205 86 00
historisches.museum(at)bs.ch
