Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum
The Music Museum is located in Basel, Switzerland and houses the country's largest collection of musical instruments. The museum is one of three components of Historisches Museum Basel.Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: historisches.museum@bs.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: music museum in Basel; part of the Basel Historical Museum (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “Museum of Music (Basel Historical Museum)”, “Music Museum”, and “Musikmuseum”
- Address: Im Lohnhof 9, Basel, 4051
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Dollhouse Museum.
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
College
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, that focuses on early music and historically informed performance. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is situated 120 metres west of Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum.
Dollhouse Museum
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dollhouse Museum in Basel is the largest museum of its kind in Europe. Now known as the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. The museum is located at Barfüsserplatz in the city center. Dollhouse Museum is situated 130 metres southeast of Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum.
Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basel Historical Museum is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland and a heritage site of national significance. It opened in 1894. Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche is situated 170 metres east of Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.
Binningen
Town
Photo: Daendy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel.
Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum
- Categories: music museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.5548° or 47° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
7.58784° or 7° 35′ 16″ eastInception
November 22nd, 2000Levels
5Operator
Historisches Museum BaselOpen location code
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wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Երաժշտության թանգարան”
- Czech: “Musikmuseum”
- Dutch: “Music Museum”
- Dutch: “Musikmuseum (Bazel)”
- Dutch: “Musikmuseum”
- French: “Musée de la Musique”
- French: “musée historique de Bâle – Musikmuseum”
- French: “Musée historique de Bâle – Musikmuseum”
- German: “Historisches Museum Basel – Musikmuseum”
- German: “MuMu”
- German: “Musikmuseum Basel”
- German: “Musikmuseum”
- Italian: “Museo della musica”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Musica”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Música”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Leonard and Leonhardskirche.
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Explore places such as the bird’s eye jazz club and Prinzip Zwei Treuhand.
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