Welcome
Welcome to the Museum der Kulturen Basel!
Opening hours
Opening hours, main building
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 – 17.00
First Wednesday of the month: 10.00 – 20.00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours, annex with permanent exhibition «Basel Carnival»
Thursday to Saturday: 13.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00
Opening hours, holidays
Opening hours holidays 2026 (PDF)
Admission fees
Admission fees, whole house with all exhibitions
Adults, 19 years and over: CHF 16
Adolescents 13-18 years: CHF 5
Kids up to 12 years: free entry
Students/Apprentices up to 29 years: CHF 5
Groups of 10 or more, per person: CHF 11
Invalidity pension recipients (AI), including 1 assistant: CHF 11
Holders of the Museums-PASS-Musées or the Swiss Museum Pass, members of the Kulturkreis, members of ICOM/VMS, and members of the Bundesverband der Ethnolog*innen enjoy free entry.
Order your Museums-PASS-Musées here.
Free entry for Universität Basel and FHNW BS/BL students.
Free entry for refugees with status B in addition with «Flüchtlingsstatus» (refugee), F, N or S.
Free entry for «Sans-Papiers» members.
Free entry and reduced admission fees only apply upon presentation of an ID card.
Free entry for all
Happy Day: First Sunday of the month
Happy Hour: last opening hour, Tuesday to Saturday
For a select number of events a surcharge on your admission fee is raised. For more details, go to Programme of Events.
Admission fee for permanent exhibition «Basel Carnival» only
Adults, 19 years and over.: CHF 7
Adolescents 13-18 years: CHF 3
Kids up to 12 years: free entry
Students/Apprentices up to 29 years: CHF 3
Admission fee for Wednesday matinée
Adults, 16 years and over: CHF 10
Kids and adolescents up to 16 years: CHF 5
Museum passes such as the Swiss Museum Pass are not valid for the Wednesday matinée
How to reach us
Getting there by public transport:
Take tram no. 2 (from Bahnhof SBB or Badischer Bahnhof) to the stop “Kunstmuseum” and then proceed by foot through St. Alban-Anlage and Rittergasse and across Münsterplatz until you reach the entrance of the museum at Münsterplatz 20.
By car:
On the motorway, take either the exit “Basel City” or “Badischer Bahnhof” and then follow the park guidance system to the nearest public car park in town.
Barrier free access
Entrance
The main building and the museum courtyard are barrier-free and accessible by wheelchair.
Unfortunately, the annex (venue of the exhibition Basel Carnival and occasional events) is not accessible by wheelchair. In parts, the Museum Bistro Rollerhof is only accessible with support.
Available seating
Each floor of the main building offers a selection of lightweight folding chairs which can be used in the exhibition galleries.
Wheelchairs
A wheelchair is available in the main building for use on the premises.
Lift
The main building has a lift that provides access to all floors.
Toilets
The main building has a wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Induction loop
An induction loop is available for guided tours. Please ask at the ticket office.
Guided tours in sign language
Now and again, we offer guided tours in sign language. The respective dates are communicated in the calendar of events.
Guide and assistant dogs
Guide and assistant dogs are allowed inside the museum.
Exhibition texts
Exhibition texts are available for the various exhibitions in shape of handouts or as a PDF document on our website.
Road access and parking areas
Persons with restricted mobility may be taken to and from the museum by car at any time. However, this only applies to dropping off and picking up.
The nearest parking spaces for mobility-restricted visitors are next to the entrance of the Natural History Museum at Augustinergasse 2. With a valid permit, these can be used for a maximum of 3 hours.
More information on getting to the museum
More information on road access to Basel’s inner city
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding accessibility. We will be glad to help:
Phone +41 61 266 56 00 / info@mkb.ch
More information on barrier-free access in the Museum der Kulturen Basel at zugangsmonitor.ch:
House rules
Taking photographs and filming
Takes for private purposes are permitted – however, without flash, tripod, or selfie-stick. Please contact the Museum Administration as regards commercial images: info@mkb.ch, T +41 61 266 56 00
Video surveillance
The Museum relies on video surveillance for security reasons. For more information go to:
Videosurveillance at the Museum der Kulturen Basel (pdf)
Guidelines and rules of conduct
- Eating, drinking, and smoking are not permitted in the museum
- Animals have to stay outside, with the exception of guide dogs and medically prescribed assistance dogs (with medical certificate).
- Rucksacks, bags, and suitcases have to be deposited in the cloakroom. Small handbags up to the size of DIN A4 are allowed in the exhibition galleries.
- Please deposit your umbrella in the provided stands.
- The museum attendants are responsible for your safety and that of the exhibits. Please support them at all times and follow their instructions.
Contact secretary’s office and cash desk / entrance
Secretary's office
Mon – Fri: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00: T +41 61 266 56 00, info@mkb.ch
Cash desk / entrance
Sat – Sun: 10.00 – 17.00: T +41 61 266 56 45
