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Things are getting quirky, fantastical, and crazy at Museum.BL! Exhibits are in the wrong places, a giant spider tells the story of its life, and some of the animals in the museum look pretty weird ...

The weaver demonstrates the various ribbon looms in the exhibition "Silk Ribbon. Capital, Art & Crisis" and shows how decorative ribbons are created with shuttle and silk threads. Weaving takes place ...

Featuring Melanie Wasmuth, Egyptologist and Near Eastern Studies scholar at the Universities of Basel and Helsinki “Museumsbar. Knowledge in a Nutshell,” the after-work series at Museum.BL: spend half ...

Where textiles are mass-produced, it is predominantly women who do the work. This is the theme explored by Romanian artist Aurora Király, whose solo exhibition is currently on view at the Fondation ...

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 ...

Elegant underwear and nightwear, outerwear and swimwear from Hanro: the textiles made from jersey were a novelty in the fashion world and in demand internationally. The guided tour of the Hanro ...

Are you interested in forest animals, the local amphibian world or the colorful flock of garden birds? Then visit our themed tour "Hibernation". The tour takes a closer look at various animal ...

Museum.BL invites you to its Christmas workshop Cozy, creative winter afternoons at Museum.BL: Use colorful paper and shiny metallic foil to make your own Advent decorations. And as a special ...

During the guided theater tour of the exhibition “Silk Ribbon: Capital, Art & Crisis,” you’ll meet Elsbeth, a silk ribbon weaver from the Föiflibertal valley. She’ll take you on a journey through the ...

Featuring Nora Lardon, Curator of Textile Collections at Museum.BL “Museumsbar. Knowledge in a Nutshell,” the after-work series at Museum.BL: spend half an hour diving into a topic during a ...

Gwunderhaas is being his usual curious self again: What actually happens behind the museum doors? And what awaits us when we take the elevator all the way down to the bottom of the library ...

Things are blooming, growing, crawling, and flying. And we humans are right in the middle of it all. A journey of discovery through the natural treasures of the Basel region. Guided tour included with ...

With Dr. Christoph Schär, professor emeritus at the Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich “Museumsbar. Knowledge in a Nutshell,” the after-work series at Museum.BL: spend half an ...

Gwunderhaas loves his scarf! But where do cotton, silk, and other materials actually come from? And how are they turned into stylish fabrics? Textile expert Nora shows Gwunderhaas the fascinating ...

Colorfully woven silk ribbons featuring various motifs and in a range of qualities, as well as cocoons, spools, shuttles, and printing blocks, are available for visitors to touch during this guided ...

The trickier, the better! Gwunderhaas loves solving puzzles, and there’s plenty to figure out here. Together with Marc, the butterfly expert, he discovers the beautiful, colorful fluttering creatures ...

With Markus Heeb, Empa’s Cellulose & Wood Materials Lab “Museumsbar. Knowledge in a Nutshell,” the after-work series at Museum.BL: spend half an hour diving into a topic during a presentation, then ...

Who glows, who drums, who smells, who sings? We’ll dive into the world of the senses and signals in the animal kingdom and get to know the firefly and its friends. How does the woodpecker attract ...

What does the unassuming silk thread of an Asian butterfly have to do with the rise and fall of an entire industry in the Basel region? The exhibition explores life around the loom, the production of ...