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Exhibition
Ein Vater mit seinen beiden Kindern besucht die neue Sonderausstellung
Kinder bespielen in der Sonderausstellung
Augmented Reality belebt zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum die Sammlung des Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
Eine Familie entdeckt die Sonderausstellung
Exhibition Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Play is serious

Today: 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

18 March 2023 - 30 October 2023

The Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel (Toy Worlds Museum Basle) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
To mark the occasion, doll's houses, bears and grocery shops will come to life thanks to modern technology. Animated figures will offer totally new insights into the museum's toy worlds with augmented reality. The anniversary exhibition, which opens on 18 March with a preview for young and old, will be entirely devoted to play: children have always played and will always play – for no less than 15 000 hours on average until we reach our sixth birthday. And that's a good thing: in play, we learn many skills that we need in order to lead an independent life later on. So play is about more than just having fun. Play is serious!


Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

10 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
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Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

11 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

24 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

25 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
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© 2023 SWMB / Foto: Henry Freitag
Museum

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

OpenClosed | 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Steinenvorstadt 1,  4051  Basel

Opening Hours

Mo Closed  |  Tu 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  We 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Th 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Fr 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Sa 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Su 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Museum, Ristorante and Boutique:
Tue. to Sun. from 10 to 18, in December, daily from 10 to 18

Institution

Toy Worlds Museum Basel

With over 1,000 m2 on four levels, the museum is one of a kind in Europe. lt is located at the heart of downtown Basel and houses the largest collection of antique teddy bears in the world, together with historic dolls, toy grocery stores, dollhouses, carousels, and contemporary miniatures. Visitors from around the world come to marvel at the museum. Special exhibitions on select, fascinating topics are always being featured at the museum. Your own smartphone or tablet can be used as an interactive museum guide. ln-house Wi-Fi makes this service free of charge.

Admission

Standard entry CHF 7.00
Children and youth up to 16 years of age are free
Children up to 12 years of age only when accompanied by an adult

Discounted entry CHF 5.00
Seniors
Persons with disabilities (persons accompanying persons with disabilities who can’t visit the museum on their own qualify for free entry)

The entire building, including the boutique and Ristorante La Sosta, is accessible by wheelchair.

Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission

Swiss Museum Pass Free admission

Access

Barfüsserplatz is just a short stroll of about fifteen minutes from the SBB train station.

Another convenient alternative is the tram – take SBB Tram No. 8 from the train station to Barfüsserplatz or tram No. 11 to the Theater or Barfüsserplatz stop. From Badischer Bahnhof train station, take tram No. 6 to the Barfüsserplatz or Theater stop.

For visitors arriving by car, the carparks near the SBB train station (Centralbahnparking), Elisabethen, Steinen, or Parkhaus Badischer Bahnhof, are highly recommended.

Accessibility

The Museum, Restaurant and Shop are wheelchair-accessible. Access to the restaurant from the entrance area is via a 440 cm long, 110 cm wide ascending ramp (9.41% / 6.24°). A portable ramp can be set up from the entrance area to the shop.

All museum floors are accessible via a lift (door width 79.8 cm, depth 115 cm) with no thresholds or obstructions. The disabled toilet on the 1st floor is wheelchair-accessible: door width 79 cm, sitting height 41 cm, hinged handles and hand-rails are provided. The washbasin is designed for wheelchair users and the mirror positioned lower accordingly.

Floor surfaces:
All museum rooms have parquet floors.
The restaurant and shop have stone floors.

Restaurant:
The restaurant presents no problems for wheelchair users and is accessible via a 440 cm long, 110 cm wide ascending ramp (9.41% / 6.24°).

Shop:
A special mobile, collapsible ramp with side rail (200 cm long, 82 cm wide) is available.

How to get here:
The use of public transport is recommended: From the SBB station, tram No. 8 to the “Barfüsserplatz” stop or tram No. 11 to the “Theater” or “Barfüsserplatz” stop. From the Badischer Bahnhof station, tram No. 6 to the “Barfüsserplatz” or “Theater” stop.

You may also come by car or use the Basle Municipal Disabled Persons Transport Service (Tel. 061 666 66 66, advance notification required!). Stopping briefly in front of the museum to allow passengers to get into or out of the car is permitted. Disabled parking spaces are available in the nearby “Steinen” and “Elisabethen” multistorey car parks.

Special points:
Two wheelchairs are available in the museum for wheelchair users and persons with walking difficulties.

The interactive information systems on the various floors can be pulled down to sitting height.
Exhibition
Exhibition

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Arte popolare napoletana

Permanent exhibition

One area of our museum's collection of miniatures is dedi- cated to the Neapolitan folk art of nativity-scene making. The exhibition with its scenes of typical everyday Mediter- ranean life conveys a unique insight into the life of the citizens of 18th-century Naples. The ...
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Exhibition

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Fascinating World of Teddy Bears and Dolls

Permanent exhibition

The respect shown to every exhibit on display is evident both within the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel (Toy Worlds Museum Basle) and in its show windows in the prominent pedestrian precinct in the centre of Basel. Adequate space has been given to the displays throughout the ...
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Exhibition Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Play is serious

18 March 2023 - 30 October 2023

The Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel (Toy Worlds Museum Basle) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
To mark the occasion, doll's houses, bears and grocery shops will come to life thanks to modern technology. Animated figures will offer totally new insights into the ...
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

10 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

11 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

24 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more
Workshop Children

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Weekend craft workshops – make your own "froggy" cup-and-ball toys

25 June 2023 | 1.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Together we make funny catching frogs out of cardboard cups. We attach a small beetle to a string as a snack for the frog. As soon as you have finished, the game can begin: Help your frog and try to catch the beetle!
Read more