Benvenuti? Italian Basel since 1900

Italienerinnen und Italiener am Bahnhof Basel SBB, 1960. Foto Hans Bertolf, Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1013 1-1504 1
This exhibition is available in
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The exhibition tells the story of Italian migration in the 20th century and shows how deeply Italians have shaped Basel culturally, culinarily, politically, athletically, and economically. It becomes clear that their history of migration was far less straightforward and smooth than is often perceived today.
The exhibition is in German and Italian.
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Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er Jahre. Foto Jeck, Basel. Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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Thursday, September 10, 2026, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2026, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5.30 p.m. After taking a look at the exhibition, you will taste selected Basel specialties ...

Niklaus Stoecklin, Kind vor Puppenküche, um 1948. Öl auf Hartfaserplatte, 33,5 x 27 cm. Privatbesitz. © ProLitteris, Zürich. Foto: Niklaus Stoecklin Stiftung, Basel
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Saturday, October 10, 2026, 2:30 p.m. A journey of discovery through the culinary visual worlds of the famous Basel artist - from iconic advertising posters to the lovingly lovingly designed doll's ...

Mittelalterliche Küche. Aus: Kuchenmaistrey, Johannes Fischauer, Augsburg 1505
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Immerse yourself in the world of medieval monastic life! On this guided tour, building researcher Frank Löbbecke and art historian ...

Mittelalterliche Küche. Aus: Kuchenmaistrey, Johannes Fischauer, Augsburg 1505
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Immerse yourself in the world of medieval monastic life! On this guided tour, building researcher Frank Löbbecke and art historian ...

ACV-Grossbäckerei: Arbeiter/innen befüllen Körbe mit Broten, 1936. Foto: Lothar Jeck, Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1060c 3/10/85C
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Gabi Meier, bread sommelier and business owner, Bäckerei Café Meier confectionery, Basel In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea ...

Foto Bruno Thüring
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance The red sandstone sculptures on display at Basel Minster in the Museum Kleines Klingental offer a rich reflection of their respective ...

Foto Ivan Pergasi/Unsplash
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Saturday, September 27, 2026, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Immerse yourself in the world of Romanesque and Gothic cathedral figures in the Museum Kleines Klingental and view these ...

Foto Mark Niedermann
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 2.30 p.m. Museum Kleines Klingental, meeting point: museum entrance One of the best-known figures at Basel Minster is St. Martin, who is on horseback about to cut his ...

Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er Jahre. Foto Jeck, Basel. Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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To celebrate the current exhibition “Basel on a Plate – Culinary City History(ies),” we invite you to a sweet fall fair event in front of the museum: From 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., enjoy freshly baked ...

zVg Musiker/innen
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Museum Kleines Klingental, Large Refectory Concert with the Van der Pals Quartet: Gordan Trajkovic, Frederik Burstedt (violin), Markus Falkbring (viola) and ...

Foto Bruno Thüring
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance The red sandstone sculptures on display at Basel Minster in the Museum Kleines Klingental offer a rich reflection of their respective ...

© Corridors of Peace, Dornach
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Sunday, November 8, 2026, 11 a.m. Museum Kleines Klingental, Great Refectory The Museum Kleines Klingental organizes an annual charity concert in collaboration with the musicians Susanne Mathé and ...

Ernst Stückelberg, Caritas, um 1875, Wandmalerei-Fragment aus dem Erimanshof in Basel,  Museum Kleines Klingental. Foto Kantonale Denkmal pflege Basel-Stadt, Peter Schulthess
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 4 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance The guided tour tells the eventful story of the wall painting fragments by Basel artist Ernst Stückelberg (1831-1903), which ...

Küchen-Lifestyle in den 1960er Jahren. Foto: Archiv Klaus Spechtenhauser
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Klaus Spechtenhauser, art/architectural historian In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts take a personal look at the ...

Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er Jahre. Foto Jeck, Basel. Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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Thursday, September 10, 2026, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2026, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5.30 p.m. After taking a look at the exhibition, you will taste selected Basel specialties ...

Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er-Jahre. Foto Jeck Basel. StABS, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2 p.m. Désirée Hess, curator and co-director of the Museum Kleines Klingental, gives special insights into the special exhibition "Basel on a Plate - Culinary City History(s)" ...

Konzert im Innenhof des Kleinen Klingentals. Foto Franziska Strauss
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November 20 to 22, 2026 The chamber music days monuments musicaux present a weekend with several concerts that deal with the current special exhibition at the Museum Kleines Klingental. Further ...

Konzert im Innenhof des Kleinen Klingentals. Foto Franziska Strauss
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November 20 to 22, 2026 The chamber music days monuments musicaux present a weekend with several concerts that deal with the current special exhibition at the Museum Kleines Klingental. Further ...

Konzert im Innenhof des Kleinen Klingentals. Foto Franziska Strauss
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November 20 to 22, 2026 The chamber music days monuments musicaux present a weekend with several concerts that deal with the current special exhibition at the Museum Kleines Klingental. Further ...

Foto Daniel Lachenmeier
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Wednesday, September 30 and November 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. each day Meeting point: Rüdengasse 2, entrance to the former main post office In the 20th century, sacred glass painting developed into a ...

zVg Absolut Trio
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Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Museum Kleines Klingental, Large Refectory Concert with the Absolut Trio: Bettina Boller (violin), Judith Gerster (cello) and Stefka Perifanova (piano) Rudolf ...

Basler Leckerli von vier verschiedenen Herstellern. Foto: Claudia Schilling, 2025
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Friday, September 18 and November 27, 2026, 5.30 p.m. Meeting point: St. Johanns-Vorstadt 47, 4056 Basel Tour of the oldest biscuit factory in Switzerland with tasting. Duration: 60 minutes CHF 30.- ...

Foto Ivan Pergasi/Unsplash
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Saturday, September 27, 2026, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Immerse yourself in the world of Romanesque and Gothic cathedral figures in the Museum Kleines Klingental and view these ...

Restaurant Kunsthalle, 1973. Foto: Hans Bertolf, Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1013 1-6112 1
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Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Dr. Flavio Häner, cultural historian In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts take a personal look at the themes of the ...

Hypokras und Sunntigspastetli, 1973 Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1031 1-6195 1 (Foto Hans Bertolf)
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Sunday, December 13, 2026, 3 p.m. Meeting point: Museum entrance Christmas in Basel had and still has many faces. For the Klingental nuns in the Middle Ages, it was a symbol of Christian charity. Even ...

Fastenwähen. Foto Hans Bertolf, Basel, 1975. Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1013 1-6629 1
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Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Dr. Tabea Buri, Curator Museum of Cultures Basel In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea, experts take a personal look at the ...

Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er-Jahre. Foto Jeck Basel. StABS, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2 p.m. Désirée Hess, curator and co-director of the Museum Kleines Klingental, gives special insights into the special exhibition "Basel on a Plate - Culinary City History(s)" ...

Schulkinder trinken Milch mit Strohhalmen aus Glasflaschen, 1938. Foto: Lothar Jeck, Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, BSL 1060c 3/10/47
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Wednesday, February 24, 2027, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Isabel Koellreuter, freelance historian and partner in the Schürch & Koellreuter office In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea ...

Amalie Schneider Schlöth, Basler Kochschule. Eine leichtfassliche Anleitung zur bürgerlichen und feineren Kochkunst, Basel, 1877
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Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 1 p.m., monastery kitchen Speaker: Désirée Hess, curator of the exhibition and co-director of the museum Small Klingental In an atmospheric setting, over coffee or tea ...

Frau mit einem Teller «Rosekiechli» an der Basler Herbstmesse, 1950er-Jahre. Foto Jeck Basel. StABS, BSL 1060c 3/8/377
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Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2 p.m. Désirée Hess, curator and co-director of the Museum Kleines Klingental, gives special insights into the special exhibition "Basel on a Plate - Culinary City History(s)" ...