The Basel Short List for Families, 2 of 12
The Basel Short List for Families, 2 of 12: Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel
MuseumAltstadt Grossbasel
Area
Altstadt Grossbasel
Good for
3–14
Cost
Under 13 free, from CHF 5
Setting
Indoor
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
What you need to know
- Free in the last hour of opening Tuesday to Saturday, and all day on the first Sunday of the month (permanent galleries only)
- Special exhibition costs extra, at CHF 19 for adults and CHF 9 for under-20s, while under-13s still go free
- Museum passes accepted, so entry is free with the MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES or the Swiss Museum Pass
About
The permanent galleries fill an old town building with dinosaurs, a mammoth and saber-toothed tiger, whales and fish, ammonites and other fossils, and invertebrates from squid to butterflies.
One gallery follows a butterfly from egg to adult, another covers threatened and extinct animals like the quagga and dodo, and Showcase Nature brings together the birds, mammals and minerals of Switzerland.
Indoor
Location
Natural History Museum Basel
Augustinergasse 2, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
