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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.

Special exhibition

Out of Use

Everyday Life in Transition

March 23 2023 – September 17 2023  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

From monkey fur to spittoons, from typewriters to Game Boy: the theme of the exhibition is objects that are no longer in use.

Special exhibition

animalistic !

The Sound of Animals

October 22 2021 – August 27 2023  |  Musikmuseum

The special exhibition presents the many connections between animals and music.

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 2023  |  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.

The beginnings of philosophy in Basel

March 7 2023 – September 10 2023  |  Barfüsserkirche
German, English, French  |  Admission

We show the beginnings of philosophy in Basel and see the scene of a Middle Age full of discussion.

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

 
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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