Natural History Museum of Basel
Natural History Museum Basel is a natural history museum in Basel, Switzerland that houses wide-ranging collections focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology.
- Museum
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours:
Tuesday–Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
December 24: closed - Description: museum in the city of Basel, Switzerland
- Address: Augustinergasse 2, Basel, 4051
- Email: nmb@bs.ch
- Also known as“Naturhistorisches Museum”“Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”“NHMB”“NMB”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Cultures and Basel Minster.
Museum of Cultures
Museum
The Museum of Cultures in Basel is a Swiss museum…
Basel Minster
Church
Basel Minster is a religious building in the Swiss… Basel Minster is situated 200 metres southeast of Natural History Museum of Basel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.
Natural History Museum of Basel
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Latitude
47.55759° or 47° 33′ 27″ north
Longitude
7.59022° or 7° 35′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FV9HH5R+23
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In Other Languages
From Afar to Swiss German—“Natural History Museum of Basel” goes by many names.
- Afar: “Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”
- Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Basilea”
- Chinese: “巴塞爾自然史博物館”
- Dutch: “Natural History Museum of Basel”
- Dutch: “Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”
- French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle de Bâle”
- German: “Naturhistorischen museum Basel”
- German: “Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”
- German: “Naturhistorisches Museum”
- Italian: “Museo di scienze naturali di Basilea”
- Italian: “Museo di scienze naturali”
- Japanese: “バーゼル自然史博物館”
- Portuguese: “Musée d’Histoire Naturelle de Bâle”
- Portuguese: “Museu de História Natural de Basiléia”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de Basilea”
- Spanish: “Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”
- Swiss German: “Naturhistorisches Museum Basel”
- Swiss German: “Naturhistorischs Museum Basel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zur hohen Sonnenluft and Zum Rappenfels.
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