Museums
Museum der Kulturen Basel
Among the most important ethnographic museums in Europe, the museum’s collection goes back to the mid-19th century.
The Museum der Kulturen Basel is among the most important ethnographic museums in Europe. Its collection of more than 320.000 objects is impressive and of world renown. It focusses on the cultural dimensions of people’s lives, which shape each society in different ways. Topics are always handled in relation to the here and now. The museum’s mission is to make visitors see the world from a new perspective.
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OPENING:
tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Current Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Hermès Editeur: Variations autour de La Longue Marche
For the 4th edition of the Hermès Éditeur project, Hermès invited Julio Le Parc, a major proponent...
16 Jun 2015 - 28 Jun 2015
Exhibitions
Holbein. Cranach. Grünewald, Masterpieces from the Kunstmuseum Basel
For just on a year the Museum der Kulturen Basel is hosting key works from the Collection of Old Masters...
11 Apr 2015 - 28 Feb 2016
Exhibitions
Opium
Ritual symbol, medicine, popular drug, poetic source of inspiration, foreign filth, cause of war, brown...
20 Mar 2015 - 24 Jan 2016
Exhibitions
Tallies, Pots and Costumes
It was an ambitious task the fledgling Museum of Ethnology (today’s Museum der Kulturen) set itself...
20 Nov 2015 - 10 Jul 2016
Exhibitions
Tallies, Pots And Costumes: Collecting And Showcasing Europe
It was an ambitious task the fledgling Museum of Ethnology (today’s Museum der Kulturen) set itself...
20 Nov 2015 - 10 Jul 2016
Exhibitions
Staying in Line, Single Objects in Series
Series are omnipresent: in art, the production of series is a commonly encountered method; philosophers...
29 Apr 2016 - 28 May 2016
Exhibitions
Striking Patterns: Global Traces in Local Ikat Fashion Design
In eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste people wear hand-woven, decorative ikat cloths as a mark of prestige...
21 Oct 2016 - 26 Mar 2017
Exhibitions
From Cinnamon To Star. Heavenly Fragrances From All Corners Of The World
Christmas biscuits are not only about cacao and candid orange peels, they also rely on an array of spices...
18 Nov 2016 - 08 Jan 2017
Exhibitions
Migration. Moving The World
The exhibition aims at opening the discussion to the topic of migration, a topic that has influenced...
19 May 2017 - 21 Jan 2018
Exhibitions
Congo visits Rhine
The show presents works by the sculpturer Tsimba and photographer Baloji, both born in the Congo.
On...
26 Jun 2017 - 06 Aug 2017
