Hands-On Museums Around Basel, 10 of 11
Hands-On Museums Around Basel, 10 of 11: Museum of Cultures Basel
Museum of Cultures Basel
MuseumAltstadt Grossbasel
Area
Altstadt Grossbasel
Good for
5–14
Cost
Up to 12 free, from CHF 5
Setting
Indoor
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
What you need to know
- Free first Sunday of every month for everyone, plus free entry in the last opening hour Tuesday to Saturday
- Carnival annex keeps shorter hours: Thursday to Saturday 1pm-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm, so time your visit if that's the draw
- Bags go in the cloakroom, and food and drink stay outside the galleries; the Rollerhof museum bistro is on site
About
Switzerland's largest anthropological museum holds over 340,000 objects from around the world, shown in changing exhibitions on the Münsterplatz. In the permanent Alive galleries, kids can join in braiding a giant textile tree among carved ancestors and altars.
A separate annex covers Basel Carnival, with ceiling-high lanterns, masks, costumes, piccolos and drums, plus a replica carnival pub.
Indoor
Up to 12 free, from CHF 5
Adults CHF 16, ages 13-18 and students up to 29 CHF 5, kids up to 12 free. Free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month and in the last opening hour Tuesday to Saturday. Basel Carnival annex only: adults CHF 7.
Tue-Sun10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Until 8pm on the first Wednesday of the month
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Location
Museum of Cultures Basel
Münsterpl. 20, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
