Barfüsserkirche

Experience
history close up

Haus zum Kirschgarten

Basel's greatest interiors
of the 18th century

Musikmuseum

Switzerland’s largest collection of musical instruments

BASEL HISTORICAL MUSEUM

History comes alive

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

Rausch – Extase – Rush

The exhibition explores the phenomenon of euphoria and its impacts. It opens on 26 October 2023.

General Inventory

This major project involves the examination and detailed cataloguing of over 300,000 collection objects.

From the pain of love to salvation – Readings of a Basel Couple in the Late Middle Ages

An early example of reading for an urban audience has survived in the form of a couple's library.

Museum Hunt – Missing Treasures

Embark on an exciting quest for missing treasures on behalf of a British family member. Can you solve the puzzle?

Strategy of Basel Historical Museum

The new strategy was developed with the involvement of the Museum Commission and the staff. Read more (in German)

Inventarium – A Documentation of the General Inventory

The «Inventarium» is a small exhibition about collecting and organising things and knowledge in the museum

BASEL HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Our three sites

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.