Memento Mori
Overview
Intro
Cinerary urns and documents on the history of cremation, hearses, coffins, cemetery regulations, grave crosses and mementos for the dead document the way death is dealt with.
Visitors can experience the character and ambience of the crematorium in the old crematorium of the Hörnli cemetery. The interesting collection on sepulchral culture and burial includes tools, hearses, urns made of ceramic, stone, wood or bronze, wrought-iron crosses, gravestones, glass bead wreaths, hair souvenirs and mourning jewellery.
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| Contact address |
Sammlung Friedhof Hörnli
Hörnliallee 70 4125 Basel 061 601 50 68 peter.galler@hispeed.ch 061 601 50 68 |
| Event Homepage | http://www.sammlunghoernli.ch/index2.html |
| Opening hours |
Every 1st and 3rd Sun of the month 10:00-16:00
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Event dates
- 15 November 2026
- 22 November 2026
- 29 November 2026
- 06 December 2026
- 13 December 2026
- 20 December 2026
- 27 December 2026
- 03 January 2027
- 10 January 2027
- 17 January 2027
- 24 January 2027
- 31 January 2027
- 07 February 2027
- 14 February 2027
- 21 February 2027
- 28 February 2027
- 07 March 2027
- 14 March 2027
- 21 March 2027
- 28 March 2027
- 04 April 2027
- 11 April 2027
- 18 April 2027
- 25 April 2027
- 02 May 2027
- 09 May 2027
- 16 May 2027
- 23 May 2027
- 30 May 2027
- 06 June 2027
- 13 June 2027
- 20 June 2027
- 27 June 2027
- 04 July 2027
- 11 July 2027
- 18 July 2027
- 25 July 2027
- 01 August 2027
- 08 August 2027
- 15 August 2027
- 22 August 2027
- 29 August 2027
- 05 September 2027
- 12 September 2027
- 19 September 2027
- 26 September 2027
- 03 October 2027
- 10 October 2027
- 17 October 2027
- 24 October 2027
- 31 October 2027
- 07 November 2027
- 14 November 2027
- 21 November 2027
- 28 November 2027
- 05 December 2027
- 12 December 2027
- 19 December 2027
- 26 December 2027
- 02 January 2028
- 09 January 2028
- 16 January 2028
- 23 January 2028
- 30 January 2028
- 06 February 2028
- 13 February 2028
- 20 February 2028
- 27 February 2028
- 05 March 2028
- 12 March 2028
- 19 March 2028
- 26 March 2028
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Sammlung Friedhof Hörnli
Hörnliallee 70
4125
Riehen
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)61 601 50 68
sammlung.friedhof.hoernli@hispeed.ch