Leaps in Time

Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche
Basel, Switzerland
Zeitsprünge – Basler Geschichte in Kürze
This exhibition is available in
German
A Brief History of Basel
Around 200,000 people from 200 nations live in Basel. The city forms the centre of a large tri-national region with a long history. The ‘Zeitsprünge’ exhibition offers highlights of the events and developments that have shaped the city and the region. Around one hundred exhibits lead the visitor through time – from the earliest traces of mankind to contemporary objects. On display are the most important items, evidence of the city’s history, as well as objects from everyday life – and some that may surprise us. Six short films open up historical perspectives on contemporary topics such as the influence of immigration and migration, the importance of the pharmaceutical industry or the relationship between city and country. Media stations invite visitors to discover and solve riddles, and a large interactive installation combines city maps, historical photographs and facts on urban and demographic development.
The exhibition is trilingual (German, French, English) throughout and provides full access to the disabled.

47.554526, 7.589333

Adresse
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Barfüsserplatz 7
4051
Basel
Basel, Switzerland
+41 61 205 86 00
Visit the website
E-mail contact
Opening hours
Additional informations
Rollstuhlgängig
Museumsshop
Bus
Events in this museum
BK_Schatzfunde
Event
Family event: Treasure finds

Together with their adult companions, the children uncover secrets about treasures from the Basel region. They are supported by the museum's education team, who playfully impart knowledge and ...

BK_Schatzfunde
Event
Guided tour: Treasure finds ̶ hidden, lost, discovered

Celtic gold jewelry, stolen loot dumped in the Rhine or one of the largest Roman silver treasures in Europe. The tour leads you through the special exhibition on the trail of the 25 most spectacular ...

BK
Event
Concert: ReRenaissance-Basel: Oh, how cruel - A que vile

As early as the 15th century, it was customary at the Burgundian court to play originally sung chansons on the recorder. With his collection "27 Chansons musicales à quatre parties", the music printer ...

HMB
Event
Happy Hour: City of the Celts and Romans

Several thousand years of Basel's history lie beneath our feet. Jewelry, vessels, tools and tableware bear witness to the everyday life of the population, and settlement models provide a vivid insight ...

HMB
Event
Happy Hour: The Basel Cathedral Treasure

On this tour of Basel's past (and present), you can hear many an entertaining story and see many a beautiful or wondrous thing.

BK
Event
Concert: ReRenaissance-Basel: Quodlibet

Unusual musical forms and creative scope are the focus of this concert program. Quodlibet can be translated as "as it pleases". To this day, it is understood to mean a musical composition that ...

BK
Event
Concert: ReRenaissance-Basel: In Adventu

Thomas Stoltzer (ca. 1480-1526) was a celebrated composer in his time, who can be found in 30 printed publications. His Latin and German psalm settings were his best-known works. With their themes of ...

BK
Event
Concert: ReRenaissance-Basel: La Bomba

Around 1600, the Portuguese Gaspar Fernandes and the Spaniard Pedro Bermúdez worked as organists and bandmaster at Guatemala Cathedral. Fernandes had the task of collecting, organizing and ...