Antikenmuseum (Museum of Antiquities)

Interesting museum

Interesting museum both for adults and for teens. I am surprised by the fact that the 80% of the information is in German only. Considering that in Switzerland there are 4 national languages and consi...

OK museum

Not very big, quite interesting, especially the section dedicated to ancient Egypt. Other sections are dedicated to ancient Rome and ancient Greece. You need about 90 minutes to visit it, at least an...

Another great museum in Basel

This was another fantastic museum in Basel. We had half price admission because the hotel gave us a Basel card. It was well worth a visit. All the written information was in German only but there was ...

Fabulous window onto ancient societies

Greek, Roman and Egypt societies of old are marvellously encapsulated here. Great sculptures from the first of these are well defined and reflect the high art of the period. Ancient Greek civilisat...

Average

The museum isn’t very big. And it seems to have room after room of the same exact pottery. It’s not horrid but you better be a pottery expert if you pay the 10 Franks to get in.