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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Museums ·Basel ·Altstadt ·Closed
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  • Visit: about 2 h
  • Ideal for kids

Open today 18:30–19:30Erwachsene CHF 7.– CHF 7 · Jugendliche CHF 5.– CHF 5 · Kinder CHF 50

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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

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Why go

  • About 600,000 vertebrate fossils and 3,280,000 invertebrate fossils in the collections.
  • About 1,675,000 beetles in the Frey collection.
  • The mummy of Anna Catharina Bischoff, found at Barfüsserkirche in 1975 and preserved and studied by the museum.
  • The monumental museum and university building, designed by Melchior Berri and erected from 1842 to 1849.

Plan your visit

Opening times

Okt · now18:30–19:30
Nov18:30–19:30

Prices

Erwachsene CHF 7.–CHF 7
Jugendliche CHF 5.–CHF 5
KinderCHF 50
ErwachseneCHF 7
JugendlicheCHF 5

From the venue's website · checked 27 Sep 2026

Don't miss

  • Arnold Böcklin’s three frescoesThree frescoes by Arnold Böcklin are displayed here.Main staircase
  • Johann Jakob Oechslin’s allegorical friezeOechslin created the building’s allegorical frieze in 1848.Museum building
  • Special exhibitionsThe museum regularly presents special exhibitions on current topics.Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Know before you go

  • The overnight programme is for children aged 6–10, accompanied by an adult.

What's inside

  • Collections cover animals and insects, minerals, anthropology, bones and fossils.
  • The museum cares for its collections, researches and documents them, and shares their history.

With kids

  • During the overnight programme, children explore by flashlight and sleep beside the saber-toothed cat or beneath the whale skeleton.

Tips for your visit

  • The museum also offers excursions.

Tours and audio guides

Guided tours
Guided tours are available

Interesting facts3

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  1. The museum is a heritage site of national significance.

    Natural History Museum of Basel - Wikipedia

  2. It participates in national and international research projects.

    Museo di scienze naturali (Basilea) - Wikipedia
  3. 1984

    Théo, the pipe-smoking skeleton associated with the museum, was found near St. Théodor church in Kleinbasel in 1984.

    Musée d'histoire naturelle de Bâle - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The museum traces its origins to a cabinet of curiosities in 1661. It moved to Augustinergasse in 1849.

  1. 1661The collection began as a cabinet of curiosities.
  2. 1821The natural history museum was founded and opened in the Falkensteinerhof.
  3. 1849The museum moved to Augustinergasse.

How to get there

  • On footThe museum is at Augustinergasse 2 in Basel.

Sources: Natural History Museum of Basel - Wikipedia · Naturhistorisches Museum Basel · Ihr Besuch · Öffnungszeiten · Naturhistorisches Museum Basel - Wikipedia · Musée d'histoire naturelle de Bâle - Wikipedia · Museo di scienze naturali (Basilea) - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026

Where
Augustinergasse 2, Basel, 4051
Website
nmbs.ch/

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Questions and answers

How much are tickets to Naturhistorisches Museum Basel?

Adults pay CHF 7.– and young people pay CHF 5.–.

What are the October opening hours at Naturhistorisches Museum Basel?

1–31 October: 18:30–19:30.

What programmes does Naturhistorisches Museum Basel organize?

The museum regularly organizes events, guided tours and excursions.

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