Hours & Admission
| Tuesday to Friday | 11 – 17h |
| Saturday | 13 – 17h |
| Sunday | 11 – 17h |
| Monday | closed |
Restaurant
Enjoy a homemade sandwich for lunch or choose from a delicious assortment of fine cakes for afternoon tea. A variety of tasty options awaits you, before or after your visit to the museum. Weather permitting, you can also sit outside and enjoy the tranquil scenery with the mill river rushing by.
For reservations and information about special events, please contact Restaurant Café Papiermühle, Tel. +41 (0)61 272 4848, email restaurant@papiermuehle.ch.
Visitors with special needs
On each floor, a member of our staff will be able to answer your questions and provide assistance. Please find further information
Getting here
Public transport
From Basel SBB station, take tram number 2 (direction Eglisee) to the stop “Kunstmuseum”, and continue on foot.
From Basel Badischer Bahnhof (DB) take tram number 2 (direction Binningen) to the stop “Kunstmuseum”, and continue on foot.
On foot
From the tram stop “Kunstmuseum” walk 5-10 minutes via St. Alban-Vorstadt steet, then down Mühleberg, along St. Alban-Rheinweg until you reach Restaurant Café Papiermühle and the museum.
By car
We recommend the use of public transport. Parking near the museum is limited
By ferry
The St. Alban “Wilde Maa" ferry operates year round. Enjoy crossing the Rhein from Kleinbasel to St. Alban-Tal. You can also arrive by water-taxi.
Regular
CHF 15
Groups with disabilities (per person)
CHF 13
Companions Free
We accept Basel Card, Museums Pass-Musées, Swiss Museumspass, VMS, and ICOM membership
. For groups: Museum passes are only valid for
individual holders
Calendar
Friday 6th August
6pm
Edition / Basel 2021
International group exhibition with prints
Vernissage
Sat / Sun, 7./8. August
Museum opening times
Edition/Basel 2021
International group exhibition with prints.
Exhibition
May 6 - August 15, 2021
Special exhibition
CharakterTypen
Basel and typography from 1920 to the present day
Every Tuesday
11am - 1pm
Oh, a line of types!
The Linotype setting and casting machine is in operation.
every Sunday
11am-13pm
Calligraphy - the art of writing
Shown by Sibylle Bodmer
Sunday 8th August
2-5pm
Kupferdruck & Co.
The artist Livia Balu works in the gravure studio
Public holidays
| Sunday | 01.08.2021 | closed |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 24.12.2021 | closed |
| Saturday | 25.12.2021 | closed |
| Sunday | 26.12.2021 | 11am – 5pm |
| Friday | 31.12.2021 | closed |
| Saturday | 01.01.2022 | closed |
| Tuesday | 08.03.2022 | closed |
| Wednesday | 09.03.2022 | closed |
| Friday | 15.04.2022 | closed |
| Sunday | 17.04.2022 | 11am – 5pm |
| Monday | 18.04.2022 | 11am – 5pm |
Media
We are pleased to provide the press with photos. For information on exhibitions and special events, please contact Brigitte Corda at b.corda@papiermuseum.ch, Tel +41 (061) 225 90 94.
When using photos received from the Basel Paper Mill, we kindly ask you to include relevant copyright information.