2023 Basel Museums Guide

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MUSEUM FÜR MUSIKAUTOMATEN
The one-hour guided tour takes visitors on an exclusive
journey through the fascinating world of music automatons
complete with live performances of some old favourites.
Families can combine this tour with the popular Magical
Sound Tour.
24.3.2023–7.1.2024 On the Road … History and Stories
about Barrel and Fairground Organs
The sound of barrel and fairground organs on streets and
squares is an enticement to passers-by. Heeding the
call, this special exhibition sheds light on fairground life and
the lives of itinerant organ grinders. Nor was it just the
people who travelled around; the instruments themselves
did too.
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MUSEUM KLEINES KLINGENTAL
This former Dominican convent houses an exhibition on the
convent’s own history, a model of the city and some of the
original Romanesque and Gothic sculptures from Basel
Cathedral. It also stages regular exhibitions with supporting
events that highlight aspects of the art and cultural history
of the whole region.
→ 12.3.2023 Trees in Basel. The Green in Urban Change
Our life would not be possible at all without trees. This
exhibition brings to life the thousand-year history of trees in
the city of Basel, highlighting their importance to society
in all phases of the city’s development as an urban space.
13.5.2023–10.3.2024 Stückelberg’s Rediscovered Murals.
Fragments from an Artist’s Salon in Basel
At the centre of the show is a salon in Basel that the artist
Ernst Stückelberg decorated with murals in the 1870s.
Shortly before the property was demolished in 1937, fragments
of the murals were saved and put into storage. Recently
brought back to light, those fragments are the subject of this
exhibition, which also poses the question of what their future
should be.
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