The most important business in the city and region of Baselused to be the silk ribbon industry. Since the 16th century silk ribbons from Basel were considered as top-notch standard in international fashion. The exhibition focuses on the rise and decline of the silk ribbon industry in the 19th and early 20th century and the consequences for workers and factory owners. Various silk ribbons showcase the beauty of the art and two fully functioning weaving looms complement the exhibition.
Museum.BL
Liestal
Switzerland
History and tradition
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Liestal
Switzerland
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Together, people with dementia invent stories about works of art from the collections of Baselland Archaeology and Museum. This special activity and the exchange of ideas has a positive effect on ...
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Everything must go! Museum.BL is organizing a flea market with decorative and exhibition material - from wooden ladders, sofas and chairs to decorative pigs and all kinds of small items. Elsbeth, best ...
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Volunteer Georges Sprecher found a hand axe in the Oberholz meadow near Füllinsdorf. Around fifty years after the discovery of the famous hand axe from Pratteln, this is only the second stone tool of ...
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What does the inconspicuous spinning thread of an Asian butterfly have to do with the rise and fall of an entire industry in the Basel region? The exhibition shows life around the loom, the creation ...
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Basel-based artist piera nicola puts her thoughts and feelings into melancholy and sometimes socially critical music. Her songs tell stories and make you think. And they create moments to switch off ...
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The great spotted woodpecker and the bird of paradise: the theater tour for families In search of the bird of paradise, the great spotted woodpecker takes you on a journey from the seashore to the ...
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Liestal
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Switzerland
In search of the bird of paradise, visitors embark on a journey of discovery through the labyrinth of nature. They learn how collectors hunted and taxidermied birds from all over the world, encounter ...
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Liestal
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Switzerland
The silk ribbon industry that originated in the 16th century became the most important employer in the city and region of Basel. Silk ribbons from Basel were de rigueur in international fashion ...
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Liestal
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Switzerland
The new permanent exhibition investigates the phenomenon of collecting things. The urge to collect is an ineffable passion for arranging objects in a specific pattern or order and hunting for ...
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Liestal
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Switzerland
There's a blossoming, growing, crawling and flying - and we humans are in the midst of it. Nature is everywhere. Whether in the service lane or in dead wood - life often seeks out curious paths. The ...