No. Kids up to 5 get into the museum free.

Is there a family ticket?

Yes. One adult with two kids under 16 is CHF 38, and two adults with up to four kids is CHF 56. The museum also takes the Basel Card, the Swiss Museum Pass and the Museums-PASS-Musées.

Take tram 2 to Kunstmuseum and walk 5 to 10 minutes down St. Alban-Vorstadt and Mühleberg. From Kleinbasel, the Wilde Maa ferry crosses the Rhine to St. Alban-Tal. Parking nearby is limited.

Is there somewhere to eat?

Restaurant Café Papiermühle is right next to the museum, with lunch, sandwiches and cakes. It opens at 11:30am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday.

Christmas with Kids in Basel 2026, 8 of 13

UpcomingWorkshop

DIY Advent Calendar Workshop at the Basel Paper Mill

Name: DIY Advent Calendar Workshop at the Basel Paper Mill
Start: 2026-11-28
End: 2026-11-29T23:59:59
Location: Basler Papiermühle

When: Sat-Sun Nov 28-29
Ages: All ages
Price: From CHF 11

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WorkshopVorstädte

Where

Vorstädte, Basler Papiermühle

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

What you need to know

No booking needed: it's an open workshop, so arrive any time in the afternoon
Included in museum entry, so the paper-scooping and printing stations come with it
Teens and adults join in, so older siblings and parents can make their own calendar

About

Kids stamp, print, write and draw their own advent calendar at the Basler Papiermühle, a hands-on museum of paper, writing and printing inside a medieval mill: 24 doors, 24 surprises. It's an open workshop, so families drop in and work at their own pace. Teens and adults make one too, and the museum's other stations, from scooping paper to old printing presses, come with the same ticket.

Museum entry: adults CHF 20, kids 5-16 CHF 11

Dates & times

Sat 28 – Sun 29 Nov

Sat-Sun1:00 PM – 4:45 PM

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Where it is

Basler Papiermühle

St. Alban-Tal 35, Basel, CH

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