Treasure Hoards

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...