Immerse yourself and amaze

With our exhibitions, events and school programmes are designed to spark your curiosity and provide fascinating experiences on your journey of discovery through the "archives of life" to fathom the diversity of life. Our extensive collections with their irreplaceable testaments from nature and all ages of Earth’s history, form an inexhaustible hotbed for science.

We give nature a voice – come join in the conversation.


Your Visit

Opening hours

To the opening hours

Admission Fees
Adults CHF 7.–
Teenagers CHF 5.–
All admission fees

Address
Augustinergasse 2
4051 Basel
Plan your Arrival


Events

Spending a night in a museum? Roam through the museum with a torch and unroll your sleeping bag next to the sabre-toothed tiger or under the whale skeleton: this special tickle is offered exclusively to children accompanied by adults. 

For children between 6 and 10 years. One adult can host a maximum of 3 children.

Kids: CHF 50.–, Adults: CHF 70.–, breakfast incl.
Registration: nmb@bs.notexisting@nodomain.comch

Special rates for members of the 'Friends of the Natural History Museum Basel' association and for holders of the 'Family Pass': Adults CHF 60.–, Kids 40.–

Spending a night in a museum? Roam through the museum with a torch and unroll your sleeping bag next to the sabre-toothed tiger or under the whale skeleton: this special tickle is offered exclusively to children accompanied by adults. 

For children between 6 and 10 years. One adult can host a maximum of 3 children.

Kids: CHF 50.–, Adults: CHF 70.–, breakfast incl.
Registration: nmb@bs.notexisting@nodomain.comch

Special rates for members of the 'Friends of the Natural History Museum Basel' association and for holders of the 'Family Pass': Adults CHF 60.–, Kids 40.–

At eye level with science.

Have you discovered a fossil on your walk through the Basel Jura or have you always wanted to know the name of the mineral you found on your hike? Our experts, palaeontologist Loïc Costeur and mineralogist André Puschnig, will take a close look at your find and tell you how exciting science can be.

PROGRAMME:
2 - 5 pm Profi-Talk Geology
Registration for guided tours: On site, limited number of places

Cordial invitation to our opening ceremony.

The international competition for nature photography celebrates its 60th edition in 2024. In the impressive anniversary exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Natural History Museum Basel is showing the world's 100 best nature photographs exclusively in Switzerland.

More

Spending a night in a museum? Roam through the museum with a torch and unroll your sleeping bag next to the sabre-toothed tiger or under the whale skeleton: this special tickle is offered exclusively to children accompanied by adults. 

For children between 6 and 10 years. One adult can host a maximum of 3 children.

Kids: CHF 50.–, Adults: CHF 70.–, breakfast incl.
Registration: nmb@bs.notexisting@nodomain.comch

Special rates for members of the 'Friends of the Natural History Museum Basel' association and for holders of the 'Family Pass': Adults CHF 60.–, Kids 40.–

Behind the scenes