Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Basel
Switzerland
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Nature and environment
Archives of Life
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


47.557665, 7.590404

Address

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Augustinergasse 2
4051
Basel
Switzerland
Opening hours
Open all year from
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
Contact and additional information
+41 61 266 55 00
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Currently in this museum

(c) Fortunato Gatto, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Event
Guided tour in English Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Join us on a guided tour of the special exhibition WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, where we present a carefully curated selection of stunning nature photography. Dive into the creative process ...

© Jose Manuel Grandío , Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Wednesday matinée Wildlife Photographer of the Year

On a guided tour through the special exhibition Wildife Photographer of the Year, Natacha Salamin, photographer and jury member of the photo competition Snapshot, gives us insights into the creation ...

After Hours im Museum (c) Jeton Shali
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AFTER HOURS. CHILLING IN THE MUSEUM

The Haze (flamingofarm) heats up the winter behind the platters in our museum bar and opens the After Hours season with danceable beats. Once a month you can visit the Wildlife Photographer of the ...

© Jiri Hrebicek, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Focus guide nature photography

What makes a good photograph? What criteria do I use to evaluate a picture? Once a month, illustrious guests guide you through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. They get to the bottom ...

(c) Shane Gross, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Visites guidées en français: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Quelle est l'histoire qui se cache derrière la photographie ? Comment la photo a-t-elle été prise ? During an interactive guided tour of the temporary Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, we ...

© Igor Metelskiy, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Focus guide nature photography

What makes a good photograph? What criteria do I use to evaluate a picture? Once a month, illustrious guests guide you through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. They get to the bottom ...

© Jack Zhi, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Focus guide nature photography

What makes a good photograph? What criteria do I use to evaluate a picture? Once a month, illustrious guests guide you through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. They get to the bottom ...

© Darya Ostapenko, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Guided tour with sign language interpreter:in

The Natural History Museum Basel would also like to offer people with special needs an exciting and eventful visit. To this end, we network with various organizations for people with special needs in ...

(c) Ingo Arndt, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Guided tour for people with hearing impairments: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum Basel would also like to offer people with special needs an exciting and eventful visit. To this end, we network with various organizations for people with special needs in ...

© Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Guided tour for people with a visual impairment: Wildlifw Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum Basel would also like to offer people with special needs an exciting and eventful visit. To this end, we network with various organizations for people with special needs in ...

Samual Stone (c) Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Sunday tour Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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On an interactive tour through the special exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, selected nature photographs are examined together. You will encounter creatures deep in the sea, in untouched ...

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

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 ...

Besucher betrachtet eine Unterwasser-Naturfotografie (c) Sara Barth
Exhibition
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Basel
,
Switzerland

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 ...