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Exhibitions

The Basel Historical Museum, with its three sites, constantly offers smaller and larger exhibitions.

Large exhibitions are accompanied by a wide range of guided tours and events.

Collection presentation

Leaps in Time

A Brief History of Basel

June 22 2019 – …  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

A brief history of Basel from the earliest signs of human activity to the present.

Mini-exhibition

Wild Boar and Lettuce

Strasbourg Faiences and Dining Culture

June 8 2018 – December 31 2026  |  Haus zum Kirschgarten
German, English, French  |  Admission

They are among the great treasures of ceramic art: the works from the Strasbourg faience factory of the Hannong family.

Readings of a Basel Couple in the Late Middle Ages

September 12 2023 – March 11 2024  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

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

Collection presentation

Medieval Worlds of Faith

A presentation of medieval art

March 23 2018 – …  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

The presentation of medieval art in the Basel Historical Museum offers exciting insights into the omnipresence of the Christian faith.

Mini-exhibition

Inventarium

A Documentation of the General Inventory

June 29 2022 – …  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

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

Rausch – Extase – Rush

26.10.2023 – 30.06.2024     |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

On a multimedia journey, the visitors encounter historical backgrounds as well as the possibilities and risks of the rush.

 
Contact

Basel Historical Museum
Management & administration
Steinenberg 4
PO box
CH – 4001 Basel

Reception: +41 61 205 86 00
historisches.museum(at)bs.ch

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