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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

OpenClosed | 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Augustinergasse 2, 4001 Basel

T.: +41 61 266 55 00

nmb@bs.ch
www.nmbs.ch

photo: Gregor Brändli

Opening Hours

Mo Closed | Tu 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | We 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Th 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Fr 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Sa 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM | Su 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Please consult our website www.nmbs.ch/en before your visit to find out about the current situation regarding COVID-19.

Christmas/New Year 2021/2022

24 December 2021: Closed

25 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

26 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

27 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

28 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

29 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

30 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

31 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

01 January 2022: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Institution

Discover the «Archives of Life».
Lose yourself in the variety of our exhibitions. Learn exciting facts about exotic animals. Go back to the past, to the age of dinosaurs, even to the formation of the Earth. Experience the development of mammals, such as the mammoth and the sabre-toothed tiger.

Admission

Permanent exhibition
Adults: CHF 7.–
Teenagers (under 20 years): CHF 5.-
Students / in training (under 30 years): CHF 5.–
Children (under 13 years): Admission free

Happy Hour for everyone: Tues - Sat, last hour of opening: Admission free
1st Sunday of the month: Admission free

Public guided tours / guided tours behind the scenes
Adults: CHF 7.–
Teenagers (under 20 years): CHF 5.–
Students / in training (under 30 years): CHF 5.–
Children (under 13 years): Admission free

colourkey Free admission

Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission

Swiss Museum Pass Free admission

Access

tram 6/8/11/14/15/16/17,
bus 31/33/34/36/38 > Schifflände,
tram 1/2/15 > Kunstmuseum

Accessibility

accessible

Additional information for people with disabilities >

Shop

Mo Closed | Tu 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | We 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Th 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Fr 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Sa 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM | Su 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Mediation

Angelo Bolzern

T.: +41 61 266 55 08

Media

Ariane Russi

T.: +41 61 266 55 19

Exhibition

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Octopus & Butterfly – Fascinating Invertebrates

Permanent exhibition

Invertebrates do not have a bony skeleton. Their striking appearance is often shaped by an exoskeleton as is the case with insects, or a shell system as found in mussels and snails. However they can also be soft and mobile, like worms. The exhibition offers an overview of the ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Nature's Showcase – Birds, Mammals & Minerals in Switzerland

Permanent exhibition

The exhibition shines the spotlight on indigenous birds, mammals and minerals. The exterior of birds and mammals reveals a lot about how they move, hunt and eat. Two habitats, the city and the mountains, show examples of how animals are able to adapt to a constantly changing ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Loophole – From the Egg to the Butterfly

Permanent exhibition

Once a caterpillar has battled its way out of its egg, it eats as much as it can. It changes its appearance, grows and metamorphoses in order to ultimately emerge from its chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly and fly through the air. We illustrate this remarkable stage of ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Quagga & Dodo – Threatened and extinct

Permanent exhibition

Since its origins in the 18th century, the Natural History Museum Basel has repeatedly gathered examples on its expeditions of animal species that have since disappeared from the natural world. Thanks to the correct storage of the collection objects in our «Archives of Life», ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Mammoth & Sabre-Toothed Tiger – In a Land before our Time

Permanent exhibition

Saber-toothed cats, Megaloceros (giant elk), dwarf elephants and humans – the evolution of mammals is spectacular. We showcase mammals and their ancestors using selected rare specimens. The climax of the exhibition is our famous mammoth.

Mammals today account for ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Whale & Fish – Gentle Giants of the Ocean

Permanent exhibition

The permanent Whale & Fish exhibition offers a magical view not only over the rooftops of Basel, but also most importantly of the wonderfully presented skeleton of a minke whale. It lay for forty years in the collection room before finding its way into the exhibition. Another ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Fire & Water – From the Mountain Summits to the Oceanic Abyss

Permanent exhibition

Earth is an exceptionally dynamic planet. The characteristics of its surface originate deep inside the planet. This is the only way to explain the continents that have been moving for millions of years, the rising mountain peaks, the formation and subduction of oceanic ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Dinos & Sauriers – Living Images of the Past

Permanent exhibition

How did the dinosaurs live? What did they eat? How quickly did they grow? Why did they get so big? And what was their social behaviour like? Our permanent exhibition offers plenty of answers to these and other questions. We'll show you that, actually, dinosaurs were far from ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Ammonit & Belemnite – The Endless World of Fossils

Permanent exhibition

The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition houses rocks from north west Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old. They include the most important groups of micro-fossils, plants and invertebrates. These also include numerous fossils of aquatic creatures such ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

EARTH AT ITS LIMITS

20 November 2020 - 03 July 2022

Our earth is a unique planet. Life originated on it. Over thousands of years, humankind existed without leaving a profound mark on the environment. In the meantime, our constantly growing need for space and natural resources is putting pressure on ecosystems around the world. ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Fokusführung «Globalisierte Welt und die Verbreitung von Krankheitserregern»

Today 18 September 2021 | 2.30 PM - 4.00 PM

Diese Führung durch die Ausstellung legt den Schwerpunkt auf das Thema Mobilität. Es geht um die mit der Globalisierung verbundene Mobilität von Menschen und Tieren und damit auch um die Migration von Krankheitserregern. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob wir künftig mit ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Exkursion «Heimische Vögel»

25 September 2021 | 9.00 AM - 11.00 AM

Vögel sind auch im Winter gut zu beobachten. Durch die Lebensraumveränderungen und den Nutzungsdruck wurden einige Vogelarten verdrängt, andere konnten sich den neuen Bedingungen anpassen. Anhand der Vogelwelt mit direkten Beobachtungen und Objekten wie Federn, Schädeln und ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Vortrag «Tank, Teller, Biodiversität und der Klimawandel: Welche Konflikte gibt es bei der zukünftigen Landnutzung?»

30 September 2021 | 6.30 PM

Prof Dr. Ruth Delzeit, Universität Basel, Departement Umweltwissenschaften

Profis erzählen aus ihren Forschungsgebieten und bringen Ihnen Natur und Wissenschaft auf leicht verständliche Art näher. Die Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Basel hat ausschliesslich ...

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Fokusführung «Dicke Luft»

16 October 2021 | 2.30 PM - 4.00 PM

Hören Sie vom Experten, woher die Schadstoffe in der Luft überhaupt herkommen. Feinstaub, Stickoxide, bodennahes Ozon, saurer Regen - wie werden sie gemessen, und welche Konsequenzen haben sie für Gesundheit und Umwelt?

Mit: René Glanzmann, Leiter Luftqualität, ...

Event

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Identification Day - What is that?

Tomorrow 19 September 2021 | 3.00 PM - 5.00 PM

Did you notice a special bone or antler in the forest or did you find a magnificent stone or an extraordinary shell on the beach? Perhaps you have also recorded a special chirping of a bird or the cry of an animal? Perhaps something curious jumped in front of your lens? Now ...