Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Virtueller Rundgang «Übermensch – Friedrich Nietzsche und die Folgen»
Permanent exhibition
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Today: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
11 October 2019 - 19 January 2020
To celebrate the millennium of the consecration of Basel Cathedral in the presence of Emperor Henry II in the autumn of 1019 the Basel Historical Museum will be staging a special exhibition called «Gold & Glory – Gifts for Eternity» at the Kunstmuseum Basel.
This major show will unfurl a panoramic cultural history of the reign of the last Ottonian emperor viewed from multiple perspectives. Exquisite works on loan from private and public collections in Paris, New York, Cleveland, the Vatican, and numerous German museums will visualize the central importance of Emperor Henry II and his «golden gifts» both for the city of Basel and indeed for the entire region. The highlight of the exhibition will be the Golden Altar Frontal, which for the first time in decades is to leave Paris and temporarily return to the place for which it was originally intended.
External exhibition or venue
KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
St. Alban-Graben 16,
4052
Basel
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
OpenClosed |
Barfüsserplatz 7, 4051 Basel
Opening Hours
01 May 2024: Closed
09 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
19 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
20 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
01 August 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
24 December 2024: Closed
25 December 2024: Closed
26 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
27 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
28 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
29 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
30 December 2024: Closed
31 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
01 January 2025: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Institution
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.
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.
Admission
colourkey Free admission
Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission
Swiss Museum Pass Free admission
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Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Permanent exhibition
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Permanent exhibition
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
from 23 March 2018
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
12 May 2024 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
22 May 2024 | 12.30 PM - 1.15 PM
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
from 22 June 2019
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
29 June 2022 - 31 October 2025
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
26 October 2023 - 30 June 2024