The history of the ethnography Museum of Cultures in Basel goes back to the 19th century. Its collection contains more than 300000 objects and 50000 photographies.
In 1849, the museum moved into its current building, designed by Swiss architect Melchior Berri and located on the site of the Augustinian monastery at the Basel Münster hill. It was extended between 1915 and 1917 to plans by Vischer Architekten. The most recent modifications to its building were done between 2008 and 2010 according to a design by Herzog & de Meuron.
Museum der Kulturen entrance
Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Created by artists from the village of Kalabu, the painted façade reflects the central role of the ceremonial house in Abelam spiritual and social life. Used for rituals, initiations, and housing sacred masks, it symbolizes the community’s bond with their ancestors. The commissioned artwork has been on display since 1981.
Created by the Institut für Textiles Forschen, Baumriese is a tree sculpture made of knotted hemp rope. Inspired by Bruno Manser’s rainforest diaries and rooted in Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of rhizomatic thinking, Baumriese encourages non-hierarchical, networked ways of relating.
Ceremonial House Façade, Abelam People, Papua New Guinea
Baumriese
wall-sized display case from the permanent exhibition "Memory – Moments of Remembering and Forgetting"
Staircase Museum der Kulturen
Staircase Museum der Kulturen
Staircase Museum der Kulturen
Staircase Museum der Kulturen
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