Exhibition archive

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

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

The popular search game for our young guests at the Haus zum Kirschgarten.

During excavations at the St. Alban-Graben in 2020, archaeologists discovered the skeleton of a monkey in a late medieval latrine tower.

Basel Historical Museum commemorates the 200th anniversary of the death of Peter Ochs with a small exhibition in two display cases in the Barfüsserkirche.

In cooperation with the University Library of Basel and for the first time, we are showing an exquisite selection of letters by exiled authors from the archives of the feature editor Otto Kleiber.

UNTIL 30 MAY 2021: Basel Historical Museum is showing a special exhibition on Basel during the National Socialist era.

Impressive photographs from the Ruth and Peter Herzog Collection bring that time of technical feats and hopes back to life.

Starting in July, the Basel Historical Museum is to show the Basel Quran. The manuscript penned in Egypt or Syria in 1242 was brought to the Council of Basel from Constantinople in 1437.

This exhibition to mark the 175th anniversary of the birth of the famous German cultural critic and philosopher presents Friedrich Nietzsche, his works and influence to this day.

Unique prints and manuscripts telling of the cultural life of Renaissance Basel.

The Basel Historical Museum is currently preparing a major loan exhibition to celebrate the millennium of Basel cathedral «GOLD & GLORY – Gifts for Eternity», which is to be the key event among numerous festivities planned for the cathedral jubilee.