Opening hours

Museum, restaurant and shop:

Tue to Sun
from 10am to 6pm

Monday 
closed

in December daily from 10am to 6pm 

Special opening hours

mondays in december

01.12.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm

08.12.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm

15.12.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm

22.12.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm

29.12.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm

Christmas

24.12.2025 | 10 am – 4 pm

25.12.2025 | closed

26.12.2025 | closed

New Year

31.12.2025 | 10 am – 4 pm

01.01.2026 | closed

Museum night

23.01.2026 | 6 pm – 2 am

Basler Fasnacht

23.02.2026 | closed

24.02.2026 | closed

25.02.2026 | closed

Easter

03.04.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

05.04.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

06.04.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

Labour Day

30.04.2026 | 10 am – 4 pm

01.05.2026 | closed

Ascension Day

14.05.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

Whitsun

25.05.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

National Holiday, 1 August

01.08.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

mondays in december

07.12.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

14.12.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

21.12.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

28.12.2026 | 10 am – 6 pm

Christmas

24.12.2026 | 10 am – 4 pm

25.12.2026 | closed

26.12.2026 | closed

New Year

31.12.2026 | 10 am – 4 pm

01.01.2027 | closed

Prices

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office.

No extra charge for special exhibitions.

You can visit the Ristorante or shop without a museum ticket.

Standard entry

CHF 7.—

Discounted entry (Seniors, Persons with disabilities)

CHF 5.—

Children and youth (up to 16 years of age)

free

Inhaber Museums-Pass-Musées

free

Schweizer Museumspass (inkl. Raiffeisenkarte, nur für Mitglieder)

free

Persons accompanying persons with disabilities who can’t visit the museum on their own

free

Museumspersonal Basel

free

Medienschaffende (nur bei Anmeldung)

free

Children up to 12 years of age only when accompanied by an adult

Guided tours

The ticket for public tours is included in the museum entry price.

Guided tours