Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Basel
Switzerland
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
Nature and environment
Archives of Life
Come and enjoy our various permanent exhibitions: learn more about threatened or extinct species or travel back in time to dinosaurs or mammoths. Get to know more about the formation of the earth and follow the development of mammals with the example of the sabre-toothed tiger. Our permanent exhibitions will surprise you with facts about nature and its fascinating secrets.


Picture left: a museum icon on four paws. the sabre-toothed cat Megantereon, photo: Gregor Brändli


47.557665, 7.590404

Address

Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Augustinergasse 2
4051
Basel
Switzerland
Opening hours
Open all year from
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00

Closed on
Open on all holidays except December 24 and Basel Carnival.
More: https://www.nmbs.ch/home/en/info_angebote/ihr-besuch.html
Contact and additional information
+41 61 266 55 00
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Currently and upcoming

Vortrag in der Aula (c) Jeton Shali
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NGiB lecture: Drinking and cuddling - the invisible influence of hormones

What do drinking and cuddling have in common? Both are controlled by two important hormones of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, vasopressin and oxytocin. Vasopressin keeps the water content ...

Hörstation in der Ausstellung Wildlife Photographer of the Year (c) Bettina Matthiessen
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Guided tour for people with visual impairments: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum Basel would also like to offer people with special needs an exciting and eventful visit. To this end, we network with various organizations for people with special needs in ...

Gäste in der Ausstellung Wildlife Photographer of the Year (c) Bettina Matthiessen
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Guided tour with sign language interpreter: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum Basel would also like to offer people with special needs an exciting and eventful visit. To this end, we network with various organizations for people with special needs in ...

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Basel History Days: On the trail of the hospital for the poor

On the trail of the hospital for the poor - human destinies in the vicinity of the Barfüsserkirche Little is known about the inhabitants of the "hospital for the poor" and the "almshouse" near the ...

Flamingobild von Leana Kuster, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Sunday tour Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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What is the story behind the photograph? How did the picture come about in the first place? On an interactive tour through the special exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, selected nature ...

Besucher betrachtet eine Unterwasser-Naturfotografie (c) Sara Barth
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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The special exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year shows breathtaking nature photographs that inspire millions of people around the world. The impressive exhibition of the Natural History Museum ...

Fotografie von Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 (c) Qing Lin
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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The international Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will be held for the 62nd time in 2026. The Natural History Museum London has been organizing the Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...