• Children's trail through the Egypt rooms leads younger visitors past the coffins and mummies
• Free audio guide on your own phone, so bring headphones; it includes a tour on Greek myths and cuts down on reading
• Skulpturhalle Basel is a second site near the university with over 2,200 plaster casts, including the full Parthenon sculptures, free entry on Mondays and Wednesdays

Antikenmuseum Basel holds Switzerland's largest collection of ancient art, spanning 5,000 years of Mediterranean cultures. The Egypt rooms show some 600 objects, including painted coffins, mummies and amulets, with a children's trail and audio-visual displays.

Elsewhere are Greek vases painted with myths and everyday scenes, Greek sculptures in the top-lit Oberlichtsaal, and Roman portraits and sarcophagi in the basement. A bistro is on site.