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A catastrophe and its consequences - the Basel earthquake of 1356

Lunch café with Frank Löbbecke and Claudia Moddelmog
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Ofenkacheln, ein Aquamanile und zahlreiche weitere Tongefässe, die typisch für das 14. Jh. sind, stammen aus dem Brandschutt eines Kellers am Marktplatz. Foto: ABBS, 2023
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 atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts take a personal look at aspects of archaeology in Basel.

Wednesdays, 1 to 2 pm

CHF 5.- (incl. coffee/tea & admission to the exhibition)
This event is available in
German

Museum details

Address
Unterer Rheinweg 26
4058
Basel
+41 61 267 66 25
Price
Paid entry
5
CHF
Rate for holders of the Museums-PASS-Musées only.
Dates
On 11 December 2024

47.562046, 7.589685

Aquamanile (Handwaschgefäss) in Form eines Hundes oder Löwen, Spätmittelalter. Foto ABBS, Philippe Saurbeck
Basel
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