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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Archives of Life
Nature and environment
Basel
Switzerland
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Come and enjoy our various permanent exhibitions: learn more about threatened or extinct species or travel back in time to dinosaurs or mammoths. Get to know more about the formation of the earth and follow the development of mammals with the example of the sabre-toothed tiger. Our permanent exhibitions will surprise you with facts about nature and its fascinating secrets.


Picture left: a museum icon on four paws. the sabre-toothed cat Megantereon, photo: Gregor Brändli


Address

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Augustinergasse 2
4051
Basel
Switzerland
+41 61 266 55 00
Opening hours
Open all year
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00

Closed on
Open on all holidays except December 24 and Basel Carnival.
More: https://www.nmbs.ch/home/en/info_angebote/ihr-besuch.html

47.557665, 7.590404

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We make museums

As part of Zukunft Inklusion, we are celebrating disability rights in 2024. We are the people of Sonnhalde Gempen and the Natural History Museum Basel. Together we are opening our museum for a day ...

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Feder eines Eichelhähers auf grünem Moos
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Profi-Talk - Meet the Scientist // Free admission

Have you heard the chirping of a bird or the sounds of an animal and don't know where they came from? Or have you stumbled across a bone in the forest? Our professional talk focuses on biology. Get ...

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Bergmolch im Glas, Kind beobachtet das Tier
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Nature Day in the Merian Gardens

For 24 hours, scientists investigate which wild animals, plants, fungi and lichens live in the Merian Gardens. AROUND THE MUD HOUSE RESEARCH LIVE Expert table, exciting finds, species list, look over ...

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Afrikanischer Strauss, Jungvogel (c)Tristesse
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Sunday tour: "SEXY - mainspring of life".

On a guided tour through the special exhibition, we will show you the role that sex plays in reproduction. It shows that some animals have two sexes, others none or several. There are animals that ...

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Sitzender Frosch, dazu der Ausstellungstitel "SEXY - Triebfeder des Lebens" verlängert bis 30.6.2024 im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel
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Family tour through the exhibition "SEXY - the driving force of life"

An interactive tour through the special exhibition "SEXY - the driving force of life", where children and adults alike will be wide-eyed. Search missions, little puzzles, touching and examining ...

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Hirsche im Kampf
Basel
SEXY – The Driving Force of Life

The animal kingdom is vibrant and diverse. Animals have all kinds of weapons to help them win the object of their desire, along with a wealth of different behaviour patterns, pairings and family ...

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 (c) Max Waugh
Basel
Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The special exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year shows breathtaking nature photographs that inspire millions of people around the world. The impressive exhibition of the Natural History Museum ...

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