Immerse yourself and amaze
With our exhibitions, events and school programmes are designed to spark your curiosity and provide fascinating experiences on your journey of discovery through the "archives of life" to fathom the diversity of life. Our extensive collections with their irreplaceable testaments from nature and all ages of Earth’s history, form an inexhaustible hotbed for science.
We give nature a voice – come join in the conversation.
Your Visit
Events
On 4 December we start the new After Hours season. Our DJ booker D. Haze The Blaze (BS) will kick things off behind the turntables.
Discover the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition first and then experience the RETHINK bar with music, atmosphere and everything a good evening needs
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.
Since 1965, the renowned competition Wildlife Photographer of the Year has recognised the world’s most outstanding nature photography.
First discover the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and then experience the RETHINK bar with music, atmosphere and everything a good evening needs.
DJs KDFA & FABOLOUS (F / CH) rock the turntables.
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Take a nocturnal stroll and explore 200 events in 40 museums and cultural institutions in Basel, Münchenstein, Riehen and Weil am Rhein. At our museum you will experience an evening on the theme of JURASSIC NIGHT. When night falls, the gateway to a bygone era opens. Embark on an expedition into the Mesozoic era.
PROGRAMME
Short Lecures: Expedition into the Mesozoic
6:30, 8:45 p.m.: Laurence Etter: «Von Dinofedern bis Schuppenschimmer – eine Reise durch die Welt der Tierhaut» (in German)
7:15, 9:30 p.m.: Prof. Torsten Scheyer, Universität Zürich: «Tessiner Weltkulturerbe Monte San Giorgio – Schatzkammer der Paläontologie» (in German)
8 p.m.: Podiumsgespräch zwischen Loïc Costeur und Tandra Fairbanks: «Urzeit trifft Zukunft – ein neuer Dinosaurier fürs Museum» (in German)
10:15, 11:45 p.m.: Monika Doubrawa: «Ein Asteroid, der die Welt veränderte – Spurensuche im Untergrund» (in German)
11 p.m.: Danae Thivaiou: «The other side of Jurassic Park: Underwater Worlds» (in English)
Shark teeth in the sand: discover fossils (in German)
Grab your tools: Hidden shark teeth are waiting for you in our sandpit. Identify your find and label it just like in research.
Live dinosaur preparation (in German)
Our expert works on the real skeleton of a long-necked dinosaur with a pneumatic burin. Get to know this practical palaeontological work and find out more about this find.
From fossil to scan: the digital world of taxidermy (in German)
Experience how a digital 3D model is created from a fossil - with the help of digital modelling. Interactive and hands-on!
Animal modelling: Modelling from clay (in German)
Under the guidance of experienced taxidermists, you will model animal bodies from clay. Over the course of the night, a ‘Jurassic Landscape’ will be created in miniature.
Workshop: Jurassic Flight - Welcome aboard (in German)
Immerse yourself in the fascinating evolution of flight - from the first flying dinosaurs and birds to modern aviation. With real fossils and experiments on flight behaviour.
Fossilised tiny creatures under the microscope (in German)
Take a look into the past and find out more about the living world of the geological age. Animal and plant microfossils enlarged live for you to marvel at, ask questions and join in the guessing.
Rethink Bar
Music & drinks: DJ Flavah Nice and The Haze
Catering
Hot food from the Pilz-Hüsli in our courtyard
First discover the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and then experience the RETHINK bar with music, atmosphere and everything a good evening needs.
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