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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

OpenClosed | 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Augustinergasse 2, 4001 Basel

T.: +41 61 266 55 00

nmb@bs.ch
www.nmbs.ch

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 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Su 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Swiss National Holiday 2019

01 August 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Christmas / New Year 2019/2020

23 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

24 December 2019: Closed

25 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

26 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

27 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

28 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

29 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

30 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

31 December 2019: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

01 January 2020: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

02 January 2020: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

03 January 2020: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

04 January 2020: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

05 January 2020: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

May Day 2020

01 May 2020: 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

Temporary exhibition «Into the Ear» (incl. temporary exhibition 'AQUA' and permanent exhibition)
Adults: CHF 14.–
Teenagers (under 20 years): CHF 7.-
Students / in training (under 30 years): CHF 7.–
Children (under 13 years): Admission free

Temporary exhibition «AQUA» (incl. permanent exhibition)
Adults: CHF 10.–
Teenagers (under 20 years): CHF 7.-
Students / in training (under 30 years): CHF 7.–
Children (under 13 years): Admission free

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

Das Naturhistorische Museum Basel möchte auch Menschen mit besonderen Bedürfnissen einen spannenden und erlebnisreichen Besuch ermöglichen. Dies geschieht in enger Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Behindertenorganisationen in der Region Basel und über die Landesgrenzen hinweg. Informieren Sie sich über unser vielfältiges Angebot auf unserer Webseite.

Additional information for people with disabilities >

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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 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM | Su 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Mediation

Schulen

Angelo Bolzern

T.: +41 61 266 55 08

Media

Yvonne Barmettler

T.: +41 61 266 55 32

Exhibition

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

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

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 ...

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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

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

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

Into the Ear. A sensory experience

18 November 2018 - 30 June 2019

The construction of the ear, how vertebrates hear and produce sounds, and how the ear has developed over time will amaze both children and adults alike at this special exhibition. Large models of the ear, the auricle and cochlea - as tall as rooms thus and walk-in-able - will ...

Guided Tour All

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

30 June 2019 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Guided Tour Family

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Familienrundgang durch die Sonderausstellung Unterwegs im Ohr

30 June 2019 | 2.00 PM - 3.00 PM

Guided Tour All

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

07 July 2019 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Guided Tour All

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

14 July 2019 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Guided Tour All

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21 July 2019 | 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Aqua. Photographies de Michel Roggo

29 March 2019 - 30 June 2019

Bears and crocodiles, tropical forests and fathomless caves, glacial lakes and rivers teeming with fish, these are just some of the plethora of predominantly sub-aqueous motifs captured by Freiburg-based photographer Michel Roggo. Setting out to take pictures of all the main ...