New
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Special exhibition
The most prestigeous competition for nature photography in the world celebrates its 60th edition in 2024. In the impressive anniversary exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Natural History Museum Basel is showing the world’s best nature photographs exclusively in Switzerland.
A jury selected the 100 most outstanding images from over 59,000 submitted photographs. The Natural History Museum, London is responsible for organising the competition.
Cordial invitation to our opening ceremony.
Words of Welcome:
David Alder and Basil Thüring, Co-Directors
Tanja Soland, Regierungsrätin Kanton Basel-Stadt
Anna Pevzner, Project Manager Exhibitions
Jiří Hřebíček, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Join us on a guided tour of the special exhibition WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, where we present a carefully curated selection of stunning nature photography.
Dive into the creative process behind each photograph and get to know the captivating stories hidden within the images.
The most prestigeous competition for nature photography in the world celebrates its 60th edition in 2024. In the impressive anniversary exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Natural History Museum Basel is showing the world’s best nature photographs exclusively in Switzerland. A jury selected the 100 most outstanding images from over 59,000 submitted photographs. The Natural History Museum, London is responsible for organising the competition.
What makes a good photograph? What criteria do I use to judge a picture? Once a month, illustrious guests guide you through the exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year. They get to the bottom of the fascination for nature photography and talk about what characterises a good picture.
With Jiří Hřebíček, Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Natacha Salamin, photographer.
Enjoy a drink in our museum bar afterwards.
Our DJ heats up the winter in our atmospheric museum bar. Once a month you can visit the exhibition WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR in the evening and then toast to the end of the day.
Our DJ heats up the winter in our atmospheric museum bar. Once a month you can visit the exhibition WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR in the evening and then toast to the end of the day.
Dates
Fr 8.11.2024 till Sun 29.6.2025
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
SNAPSHOT
The photo competition for amateur photographers.
Entries from 14 October 2024
Snapshot
Support
Kindly supported by:
Sulger Stiftung
Ulrich und Klara Huber-Reber-Stiftung
Media Partner
Basler Zeitung