Collections

The composition and preservation of the scientific collections are the fundamental duty of the Natural History Museum Basel.

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Research

The Natural History Museum Basel is one of the most renowned platforms for research and knowledge transfer. The extensive collections form a base for the description of species.

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Preparation Studio

With their skilled hands, taxidermists create life-like exhibits and prepare natural history materials so that scientists are able to work with them.

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What we do

The Natural History Museum Basel not-for-profit, state-run institution and a department of the canton Basel-Stadt. It is part of the cultural division which belongs to the presidential department.

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History

The outstanding natuaral history objects. from the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and palaeontology have been looked after and researched for over 300 years.

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