Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche

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The Basel Historical Museum with its three sites is widely regarded as the most important museum of cultural history on the Upper Rhine. It collects, conserves, records and researches objects and artefacts of relevance to our cultural heritage for future generations, tells visitors the story of Basel, and is a place for discourse and engagement with both present and future.

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The Basel Historical Museum, housed in the Barfüsserkirche since 1894, shows selected aspects of the history of Basel from prehistoric times to the present. The focus of the exhibits from the pre-Reformation period is on sacred works of art such as the Basel Dance of Death and Basel Cathedral Treasury. The exhibition in the basement, headed “Understanding the World”, comprises a magnificent array of medieval tapestries with their fantasy worlds and scenes of real life, the Renaissance and Baroque collections, now grouped together in one “Great Cabinet of Curiosities”, and Basel’s rich archaeological heritage. Among the other highlights are the coin cabinet and the Burgundian Booty.

 

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM

 

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Execution Dates
21.08.2025 - 03.01.2027
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Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
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Indoor, Outdoor
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Contact address
Historisches Museum Basel
Barfüsserplatz 7
4051 Basel
+41 61 205 86 00
+41 61 205 86 02
historisches.museum@bs.ch

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Language
German, English, French
Further prices (starting from)
CHF 20.00 / CHF 13.00
Combined ticket for all three exhibition houses CHF 25.00/ CHF 15.00
Children up to 13 years free of charge
A surcharge of CHF 5.00 is added to the admission price for guided tours and selected events

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Historisches Museum Basel - Barfüsserkirche
Barfüsserplatz 7
4051  Basel
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)61 205 86 00
Fax +41 (0)61 205 86 01
historisches.museum@bs.ch
barfuesserkirche.ch
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Historisches Museum Basel - Barfüsserkirche
Barfüsserplatz 7
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Phone  +41 (0)61 205 86 00
barfuesserkirche.ch
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