Historical Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
A history museum housed in a 14th-century Franciscan church, with the treasures of the cathedral, tapestries and fragments of the 'Dance of Death' mural.
The main building of the Historical Museum is the Barfüsserkirche on Barfüsserplatz. This tall, bright Gothic mendicant church displays the cultural history of Basel from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Its highlights include treasures from the cathedral, Upper Rhenish tapestries, guild silverware and fragments of the famous 'Dance of Death' mural from Basel. The lower level covers urban archaeology. Closed on Mondays. Admission is charged. It is about a 5-minute walk from Marktplatz, and can be visited together with the Museum of Fine Arts and the Antiquities Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Tinguely Fountain
- Basel Christmas Market
- Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
- Antikenmuseum Basel
- Basel Minster
- Museum der Kulturen Basel
- Natural History Museum Basel
- Kunstmuseum Basel