Pack your sleeping bag, sleeping mat and torch…
Spend a night at the Natural History Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel’s Night At The Museum
Roam through the museum with a torch and unroll your sleeping bag next to the sabre-toothed tiger or under the whale skeleton: you can experience this special tickle in our museum.
Pack your sleeping bag, sleeping mat and torch and spend an adventurous night with us in the museum. When it gets dark outside and the lights go out in the museum, you set off on an exploration tour through the exhibitions equipped with a torch.
Cones of light, shadows, creaking wooden floors and surprising noises bring you closer to the museum in a whole new way.
Experience a unique night with us in the midst of mammoths, cave bears and dinosaurs.
Good to know
- Upcoming dates:
– Fri, 18. – Sat, 19.09.2026
– Fri, 23. – Sat, 24.10.2026
– Fri, 27. – Sat, 28.11.2026 - Duration: from 7 p.m. until 9 a.m. next day
- For children between 6 and 10 years. One adult can host a maximum of 3 children.
- Language: German
- Registration online only.
Find more information on the museum’s website:
About the Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum Basel has shaped the cultural landscape of the Basel region for centuries and is a door opener to museum culture par excellence. The importance of the museum’s identity with Basel also points the way for the future of the museum.
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.
The museum’s extensive collections with their irreplaceable testaments from nature and all ages of Earth’s history, form an inexhaustible hotbed for science.
The Natural History Museum Basel gives nature a voice.
Natural History Museum Basel
Augustinergasse 2, 4051 Basel
Call: +41 61 266 55 00
Or visit the website: Natural History Museum Basel
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