Museum der Kulturen Basel
Thirst for Knowledge meets Collecting Mania
22 March 2019 - 22 November 2020
Museum der Kulturen Basel
02 February 2020 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM
Museen sind gefordert: Was gestern für eine ethnografische Sammlung noch unverzichtbar schien – wie etwa eine Schädelsammlung –, gilt heute als problematisch. Die Führung in der Ausstellung «Wissensdrang trifft Sammelwut» erforscht die Motive dieser Sammelwut und stellt Fragen zum adäquaten Umgang mit sensiblen Objekten.
Museum der Kulturen Basel
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Münsterplatz 20, 4001 Basel
Opening Hours
01 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
The exhibition "Basel Carnival" is open from 11:00 to 17:00.
09 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
The exhibition "Basel Carnival" is open from 11:00 to 17:00.
19 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
20 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
The exhibition "Basel Carnival" is open from 11:00 to 17:00.
01 August 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
The exhibition "Basel Carnival" is open from 11:00 to 17:00.
24 December 2024: Closed
25 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
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: Closed
01 January 2025: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
The exhibition "Basel Carnival" is open over the holidays from 11:00 to 17:00.
Institution
The Museum der Kulturen Basel ranks among the leading ethnographic museums in Europe. The Museum’s world-renowned collection numbers more than 340,000 objects. In order to regularly display and reposition collection pieces, the Museum organizes, in addition to its two permanent exhibitions, a number of special exhibitions each year with a focus on current as well as more general topics that shed light on the variety and diversity of cultural manifestations across the world. Visitors thus get to see the world with different eyes.
Every first Wednesday of the month the museum organizes a forum to address a specific anthropological topic, discuss current social issues with visitors or simply tell stories from a new perspective, thereby revealing unexpected overlaps with our own daily life.
Admission
Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission
Swiss Museum Pass Free admission
colourkey Free admission
Access
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Museum der Kulturen Basel
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Museum der Kulturen Basel
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