Jewish Museum of Switzerland

The Jewish Museum of Switzerland in provides an overview of the religious and everyday history of the Jews in Basel and using objects of ritual, art and everyday culture from the Middle Ages to the present.
juedisches-museum.ch
+41 61 261 95 14
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@juedisches-museum.ch
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum collection in the city of Basel, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Jewish Musem of Switzerland”
  • Address: Vesalgasse 5, Basel, 4051
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schweizerisches Feuerwehrmuseum Basel-Stadt and University of Basel Botanical Garden.

Museum
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Garden
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is situated 170 metres northwest of Jewish Museum of Switzerland.

Museum
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The shows in its permanent collection the history of medicinal remedies and their preparation. Designed as a collection of specimens for study purposes, the museum was founded in 1924 by Josef Anton Häfliger and has been preserved to this day in its original form as a 'scientific cabinet'. is situated 260 metres northeast of Jewish Museum of Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in . It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of . is situated 2½ km southwest of Jewish Museum of Switzerland.

Jewish Museum of Switzerland

Latitude
47.55764° or 47° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.58317° or 7° 34′ 59″ east
Open location code
8FV9HH5M+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 475862032
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1551099
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Tosk Albanian—“Jewish Museum of Switzerland” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: “Juda Muzeo de Svislando”
  • French: “musée juif de Suisse”
  • French: “Musée juif de Suisse”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון היהודי בשווייץ”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון היהודי של שווייץ”
  • Hungarian: “Svájci Zsidó Múzeum”
  • Italian: “Museo ebraico della Svizzera”
  • Spanish: “Museo Judío de Suiza”
  • Swiss German: “S Jüüdische Museum vo dr Schwiz”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Erziehungsdepartement BS and Mues house.

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