Basel Historical Museum – Haus zum Kirschgarten
The Haus zum Kirschgarten was built for the silk ribbon manufacturer and army colonel Johann Rudolf Burckhardt between 1775 and 1780. The mansion designed by the architect Johann Ulrich Büchel attests to his client’s wealth and status and is a tour de force of early Neoclassical style, influenced in part by Masonic concepts. It has been a museum of domestic culture since 1951. Most of the interior is devoted to the 18th- and 19th-century period rooms formerly inhabited by Basel’s bourgeoisie. But the museum also houses several special collections and hosts mini-exhibitions, such as that on Sheikh Ibrahim.
Basel Historical Museum – Haus zum Kirschgarten
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Even today, people still refer to the "Basler Daig", meaning the patriciate. How did this "Daig" deal with new rulers in the 18th century and what political structures changed? The division of the ...
The "detached house" with 50 rooms impresses not only with its size. There are also many little secrets of Basel's history waiting to be discovered.
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817) traveled the Orient for years under the alias Sheikh Ibrahim. He masterfully managed the balancing act between different cultures by creating a sense of security ...
The Basel Dance of Death was created at the time of the Council of Basel (1431-1448). Originally painted on the inside of the cemetery wall of the Preacher's Monastery, the 60-metre-long sequence of ...
What did clocks look like in the past, how did they work and what other methods did people use to tell and measure time? In the clock collection, you will learn about the development of time ...
The "detached house" with 50 rooms impresses not only with its size. There are also many little secrets of Basel's history waiting to be discovered.
From the vaulted cellar made of very special stones to the magnificent carriage entrance and the luxurious reception rooms right up to the roof, you can explore the Haus zum Kirschgarten.
In the Haus zum Kirschgarten, built by merchant Johann Rudolf Burckhardt around 1780, you enter the bourgeois living spaces of the late Ancien Régime. The tour sheds light on the perspective of the ...
Time runs evenly, but you always have too little of it. This hasn't improved since mechanical watches started measuring time precisely, but it is interesting.
How did "big and small" people live, play and work over 200 years ago? To see, hear, touch, guess and experience.
A journey back in time to Basel 250 years ago and a safari through magnificent rooms can be experienced in the Haus zum Kirschgarten. From the mighty vaulted cellar to the bombastic carriage entrance ...
