HO HO HO
From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus
6 Nov. 2021 – 13 Feb. 2022
O come all ye faithful to the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel (Toy Worlds Museum Basle): every year, in the Advent season, the museum spruces itself up with Christmassy display windows, a redesigned shop and a glittering Christmas show. The 2021 exhibition puts the spotlight on Saint Nicholas and his evolution into characters such as Santa Claus
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The exhibition presents Saint Nicholas in various shapes and hues. Some of his clothes are reminiscent of his early days as bishop of Myra; sometimes he is dressed in a green, brown or blue coat trimmed with white fur, as befits Ded Moroz in Russia. The show features Victorian Christmas decoration with Santas arriving in hot-air balloons or zeppelins, as well as candy containers full of sweet secrets. Our young visitors are invited to record a poem for Saint Nicholas (or père Noël, Weihnachtsmann, Santa …) and make it a part of the exhibition. They will get a colouring and puzzle book. On 6 December, Santiglaus himself pays a visit to our young visitors!
The exhibition is trilingual (German, English, French). It opens on 6 November 2021, one month before St Nicholas’ Day, and closes on 13 February 2022. The temporal proximity to Valentine’s Day is not a coincidence, since Saint Nicholas is also considered the patron saint of lovers.
A bagful of Christmas events
Workshop
27/28 November 2021
4/5 & 11/12 December 2021
1:30–5:30 pm
Decorate sweet gifts from Santiglaus in the Christmas bakery!
St. Nikolaus, Sanitglaus, Santa Claus and Basel
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 7 pm
Gottfried Keller’s lecture on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas and his tradition in Basel.
Admission: CHF 7.–
Venue: Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
Christmas cinema
Sunday, 28 November 2021, 11 am
The Christmas classic “Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel” on the big screen. (in German)
Admission: free tickets can be obtained at the cinema upon presentation of a ticket from the museum
Location: Stadtkino Basel
Cancelled due to the decisions of the Swiss Federal Council!A visit from SantiglausMonday, 6 December 2021, 1–5 pmSaint Nicholas pops in on 6 December. He can’t wait for your poems and has a small gift for everyone.
