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Of "potty masses" and the smell of tannery - craftsmanship in Basel's valley town

Lunch café with Johann Savary
Events
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, September 11, 2024, 1 p.m.
Monastery kitchen

Speaker: Johann Savary, excavation manager Freie Strasse and Marktplatz, Archäologische Bodenforschung Basel-Stadt

In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts will take a personal look at aspects of archaeology in Basel.

Wednesdays, 1 to 2 p.m.

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 September 2024

47.562046, 7.589685

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