Events in Basel

One of the world's largest collections on the history of pharmacy. Materia medica, pharmacy ceramics and furniture, alchemist laboratory, mortars, travel pharmacies, books and much more.

Frank Stella and the destroyed wooden synagogues. Special exhibition

Hannes Meyers und Hans Wittwers Beitrag zum Architekturwettbewerb für die Petersschule wird 100 Jahre alt.

Delicious salads, piadina, mushroom dishes, juices and much more always make the hearts of gourmets beat faster on Monday at the gourmet market.

Featuring Giovanni Antonini (conductor) and Il Giardino Armonico; Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 21 & 51, “Symphony for Spain,” as well as works by G. Rossini and G. J. Werner.

The exhibition shows Verner Panton's visionary work of design, architecture and spatial installations.

The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition features rocks from northwestern Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old.

Eine Ausstellung im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe "Freiheit des Denkens. Castellio in Basel."

Von September bis Anfang November bietet die Markthalle Basel eine Plattform, um Regionalität, Nachhaltigkeit und Vernetzung in den Fokus zu rücken.

Weekly concerts, Mondays at 7 p.m. August 17–October 19, 2026. Admission is free—donations accepted at the exit. Featuring performers from Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland playing the church’s organs.

What the shop windows in a prominent pedestrian location in the middle of Basel already announce is confirmed at every turn inside the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel.

Widmet sich einem der prägendsten Independent-Magazine im Kontext von Style Writing und überführt dessen publizistische Praxis in ein zeitgenössisches Ausstellungsformat, kuratiert von Adrian Nabi,

Diese möglichen Leben ist eine Gruppenausstellung, die sich mit Fiktion und Spekulation als operative Kräfte in der Kunst auseinandersetzt.

Cult, culture, art. Jewish experiences

Goht's No? ist eine Show, in der Komiker*innen ihr Material testen und üben können. Das Resultat ist eine bunte Mischung aus Witzen, Lachen und dem gelegentlichen Fremdschämen.

Showcased here will be medieval works of art from churches in Switzerland and on the Upper Rhine.

The galleries on the Hauptbau's first floor facing St. Alban-Graben are the domain of the long nineteenth century.

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

Exhibition of the american comicartist Emil Ferris

An educational exhibition with interactive stations for young and old to learn about the creation and use of Greek ceramics.

Kreieren Sie Ihr persönliches Herbstgesteck unter kundiger Anleitung.

The new permanent exhibition is dedicated to the history of the museum's origins and the most important donations that made its foundation possible and later contributed significantly to its expansion.

Testimonies to the Near Future

New on the Vitra Campus: Creative Nights. Join us for fun and inspiring evenings with friends, family and colleagues, exploring a variety of themes, motifs and artistic techniques.

Eine Ausstellung im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe "Freiheit des Denkens. Castellio in Basel."

Exhibition by Jonas Burkhalter, whose work explores the complexities of systems, expressed through photography, sculpture, and digital production processes.

Immerse yourself in the Egypt of yesteryear and experience ancient Egyptian culture with all your senses.

Fuzzy logic and Darrot's figures stand for fuzzy, human thinking full of spontaneity and imperfection.

How did the dinosaurs live? What did they eat? How fast did they grow? Why did they grow so big? And what was their social behavior like?

Permanent collection

A bilingual pub quiz with creative question categories and an entertaining mix of pop culture, current events, geography, history, and wonderfully useless trivia.

How do people perceive their fellow world? What relationships do they have with the earth, with other beings and things? What values guide their coexistence?

New permanent exhibition about the Etruscans, one of the most important ancient civilisations.

Stadtführung durch Basel zu Herkunft, Einfluss und Eigenheiten des «Basler Daigs». Familiengeschichten, Baseldytsch und protestantische Werte zwischen Tradition und Moderne.

Gruppenausstellung mit sieben jungen internationalen Künstlerinnen und Künstlern während der Kunsttage Basel 2026, Vernissage am 30. August 2026, 13:00–17:00 Uhr.

Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeiten stehen Situationen, in denen Wesen versuchen, sich selbst zu behaupten.