Natural History Museum Basel
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
A natural history museum in a Neoclassical building beside the cathedral, where children love the dinosaur skeletons, minerals and Swiss wildlife specimens.
The Natural History Museum is housed in a 19th-century Neoclassical building on Augustinergasse. Its galleries cover dinosaurs and other paleontological fossils, mammoths, minerals and gems, insects, and specimens of Swiss wild animals. The staircase also features murals by Böcklin. The displays are clear and well suited to families, and the permanent exhibition admission is relatively low. It is on the same street as the Museum of Cultures and only a few steps from the cathedral. Closed on Mondays. The museum plans to move to a new building in the St. John district, so check the latest information before you visit.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Museum der Kulturen Basel
- Basel Minster
- Basel Town Hall & Marktplatz
- Middle Bridge
- Rhine Ferries
- Basel Christmas Market
- Historical Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche
- Basler Fasnacht