Basel Living Culture around 1800 – Tour through the City Palace

Description

The House zum Kirschgarten was built between 1775 and 1780 as a residential and commercial building for the Basel silk ribbon manufacturer Johann Rudolf Burckhardt. Since its renovation into a living museum in 1951, it showcases interiors of Basel's citizen houses in their quiet elegance.

Highlights

• Tour through the historic city palace
• Insight into 18th-century living culture
• Part of the Historical Museum Basel

General Information

The tour through the House zum Kirschgarten offers visitors the opportunity to discover Basel's elegant living culture around 1800. The museum displays authentic interiors and provides an impression of the lives of the citizens at that time.

Location

Elisabethenstrasse 27, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

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