Dates

10.11.2023 – 12.5.2024

Adults: CHF 17.–
Teenagers (under 20 years): CHF 7.–
Students / Trainees (under 30 years): CHF 7.–
Disabled visitors with ID CHF: 7.–
Children (under 13 years): Admission free

Free admission with the MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSEE and the Swiss Museum Pass.

Support

Kindly supported by:

Novartis
Bürgergemeinde der Stadt Basel
Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Sulger Stiftung
Ulrich und Klara Huber-Reber-Stiftung

Cooperations

Braswell Arts Center
Zolli Basel

SEXY – Driving Force of Life Special exhibition

The animal kingdom is vibrant and diverse. Animals have all kinds of weapons to help them win the object of their desire, along with a wealth of different behaviour patterns, pairings and family models. But why? Because of the sexes. The different interests of the sexes are what drives evolution.

In our upcoming special exhibition, we show you the role sex plays in reproduction. You will discover that some animals have two sexes, while some have none and others have several. There are animals that can change their sex and animals that can have two sexes at the same time. But they all have one thing in common: they want to reproduce.

With astonishing stories, impressive specimens, and interactive elements, we show the lengths animals will go to to breed. They turn on the charm with their best displays and most splendid plumage. In the survival of the fittest, animals fearlessly fight off the competition with the ultimate aim of becoming attentive parents who watch over their young. But there isn’t a clear pattern to their roles: The animal kingdom is ahead of its time and has always had different family models.

This exhibition is exciting for kids and adults. While adults can marvel at the many different types of pairing and the desires and frustrations of animals’ mating rituals, kids can find out how it feels to grow up protected by a womb, pouch or egg. We use a variety of young animal specimens to show how they started life and who smoothed their pathway to adulthood.

This exhibition is based on objects and the basic idea of the special exhibition “Sexperten” by Liechtenstein National Museum and Liechtenstein Office for the Environment.

D.Haze The Blaze (flamingofarm) heats up the winter in our atmospheric museum bar. Once a month you can visit the exhibition "SEXY - Driving Force of Life" in the evening and then toast to the end of the day.

During our guided tour through the special exhibition SEXY – DRIVING FORCE OF LIFE, we show you the role sex plays in reproduction. You will discover that some animals have two sexes, while some have none and others have several. There are animals that can change their sex and animals that can have two sexes at the same time. But they all have one thing in common: they want to reproduce.

Our DJ heats up the winter in our atmospheric museum bar. Once a month you can visit the exhibition "SEXY - Driving Force of Life" in the evening and then toast to the end of the day.