How did a 400 kg building stone of a Roman monumental structure get under the Freie Strasse? What do a hand washing vessel, leather remains and a casting mould reveal about life and crafts in medieval Basel? These and other spectacular finds from two millennia come from current and earlier excavations and tell the story of the city centre. They shed light on the origins and changes of the market square, its adjoining streets and alleys, and bear witness to a devastating neighbourhood fire. They are being shown for the first time in this exhibition, which was created in cooperation with the Archaeological Soil Research Basel-Stadt.
Salvaged from the underground
This exhibition is available in
German
Archaeological finds from the centre of Basel
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Unterer Rheinweg 26
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Basel
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Opening hours
Events in this museum
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 1 p.m. Monastery kitchen Speaker: Philippe Rentzel, geoarchaeologist, University of Basel In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts take a personal look at ...
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Lunchtime concerts on the 1st Wednesday of the month, 1 to 2 pm Admission free, collection in favor of the musicians February 7, 2024: Mikołaj Woźniak (Poland) March 6, 2024: Laura Mota Pello (Spain) ...
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Searching for clues on site: How did the fragment of a large Roman building end up in Freie Strasse?
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2 p.m. Meeting point: Market square, in front of the town hall City tour as part of the exhibition "Salvaged from the Underground. Archaeological finds from the center of ...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2.30 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Curator Sarah Wicki will personally guide you through the exhibition she has created entitled "Salvaged from the Underground - ...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 1 p.m. Monastery kitchen Speakers: Frank Löbbecke, Head of Building Research, Cantonal Monument Preservation Basel-Stadt and Claudia Moddelmog, Historian In an ...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 1 p.m. Monastery kitchen Speakers: Sven Billo, Project Manager Middle Ages, Archaeological Soil Research Basel-Stadt and Annina Freitag, Archaeologist In an atmospheric ...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2.30 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Curator Sarah Wicki will personally guide you through the exhibition she has created entitled "Salvaged from the Underground - ...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 1 p.m. Monastery kitchen Speakers: Sabine Deschler-Erb, Head of Archaeozoology, IPNA, University of Basel and Barbara Stopp, Research Associate / Lecturer in ...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1 p.m. Monastery kitchen Speaker: Elias Flatscher, Senior Assistant for Medieval Archaeology, University of Zurich In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts will ...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2.30 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Curator Sarah Wicki will personally guide you through the exhibition she has created entitled "Salvaged from the Underground - ...
