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 and upcoming

(C) Bettina Matthiessen
Event
NGiB lecture: Small treasures - what microfossils tell us about the past

The term microfossils refers to the smallest fossils (smaller than 1 mm). Despite their size, these fossils are essential for research into the past - especially for the reconstruction of the ...

Fabelwesen grafisch
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Family Sunday: Wonderful creatures

Unicorns don't exist! Or are there? For one day, we will take you and your family on a search for curious, rare, wondrous and invented animals. On this fabulous and mysterious journey, we will consult ...

(C) Angelika Annen
Event
After Hours ESC Special

DJ Flavah Nice is a glamorous DJ and dancer behind the turntables who has already rocked the world's stages with music greats such as Talib Kweli, One Direction and Pharell Williams. Together with The ...

(C) ZVG
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ESC week: Glitz & glamor with unicorn and tea disco
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The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is in Basel, bringing melodies, rhythm and showbiz to our city. Under the motto "Glitter & Glamour", we are offering our guests from near and far free admission to ...

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
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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
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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 ...