Spread across three buildings in Basel, the Basel Historical Museum (Historisches Museum Basel) ranks among the largest and most important history museums in Switzerland. Its sites are the Barfüsserkirche on Barfüsserplatz, the Haus zum Kirschgarten and the Musikmuseum.
The museum opened in 1894 and is listed as a Swiss cultural property of national significance.
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