Historisches Museum Basel

Historisches Museum Basel

Timepieces made in Western European clock making centres between the 15th and 19th centuries, especially sundials, carriage clocks, enamelled gold watches and timepieces made in Basel (Sarasin-Grossmann and Nathan-Rupp Collections, Dr. Eugen Gschwind Foundation).

Useful information

Haus zum Kirschgarten
Elisabethenstrasse 27/29
4051 Basel 
Phone : +41 (0)61/205 86 78
Fax : +41 (0)61/205 86 01
Email : historisches.museum@bs.ch
Website : www.historischesmuseumbasel.ch

Opening hours

Tu, Th, Fr, Su, 10.00-17.00
We, 10.00-20.00
Sa, 13.00-17.00

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