Along the Rhine

Augusta Raurica
Augst

The erstwhile capital city of the Regio Basiliensis still has much to offer: the largest Roman silver treasure, the impressive theatre, the atmospheric Roman house or the new city model made of bronze...

Glaubenswelten des Mittelalters. © Historisches Museum Basel, Foto: Natascha Jansen
Basel

The Basel Historical Museum with its three sites is widely regarded as the most important museum of cultural history on the Upper Rhine. It collects, conserves, records and researches objects and...

Brasilea Foundation
Basel

The Brasilea Foundation in Basel Rheinhafen (Rhine Port) promotes the cultural exchange between Brazil and Basel with exhibitions and events.

Fondation Beyeler
Riehen

The museum in Riehen near Basel is internationally renowned for its high-calibre exhibitions, its outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as its ambitious programme of events...

Fondation Fernet-Branca
Saint-Louis

The idea was born in February 2003, during a visit to the site by Jean Ueberschlag, deputy mayor, and Jean-Michel Wilmotte, architect, on the occasion of the mission entrusted by the Saint-Louis City...

Fricktaler Museum
Rheinfelden (CH)

This diverse collection presents exhibits ranging from archaeology and finds from the Fricktal region to medieval handcrafts and former professions and workplaces. The city models and water colour...

Kunstmuseum Basel | main building
Basel

Kunstmuseum Basel invites visitors to embark on a journey through the history of art from the 15th century until the present day at its three venues. Masterpieces of the collection, worldclass special...

La Petite Camargue Alsacienne - Mémoire du Rhin et Mémoire de  Saumon
Saint-Louis

Exposition Mémoire du Rhin Faites un merveilleux voyage d'exploration du Rhin sauvage en Petite Camargue Alsacienne. Sur 400m², découvrez l'exposition permanente Mémoire du Rhin. Ce fleuve, respecté...

Musée Gallo-Romain
Biesheim

The Gallo-Roman site of Biesheim and Kunheim owes its importance to its privileged location near a compulsory Rhine crossing point. Military occupation is paramount in the 1st and 4th centuries AD...

Basler Papiermühle
Basel

The Basel Paper Mill is located in a house in which paper has been produced for more than 500 years. The mill can be found in the idyllic mill district of St. Alban. In 2011 the museum was renovated...

Museum für Stadtgeschichte
Breisach am Rhein

The Museum of Municipal History is located in one of the remaining city towers of Breisach. The tower was built by the French architect Jaques Tarade in the second half of the 17th century, based on...

Museum Kleines Klingental
Basel

The museum is located in the original medieval building of the former Dominican Cloister Klingental on the Klein-Basel bank of the Rhine. In these historical rooms Romanesque and Gothic sculptures...

Aussenansicht_Foto_Stefan Blume
Worms

Audio books are still in great demand in these parts of the world. However, where does one find an audio book with which one can go for a walk so that one gets the impression that one is part of the...

The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel
Basel

In the centre of the old town of Basel you can find the house ‘Zum Sessel'. It is the former residence and workshop of the printer Johannes Froben, where his friends Paracelsus, Erasmus, Holbein and...

Rehmann-Museum
Laufenburg

The unique museum of sculptures by Erwin Rehmann was founded in 2001 in Laufenburg, canton Aargau. It is complemented by a large garden full of sculptures. The museum seeks to maintain and present the...

Riedmuseum Ottersdorf
Rastatt

The Riedmuseum is Rastatt's contribution to the PAMINA-Rhinepark, which is a transnational project, a museum road with eight museums, an environmental centre and numerous information points at the...

Vitra Design Museum © Vitra Design Museum; photo: Norbert Miguletz
Weil am Rhein

The Vitra Design Museum numbers among the world's leading museums of design. It is dedicated to the research and presentation of design, past and present, and examines design's relationship to...