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Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Come and discover the worlds’ largest collection of old teddy bears, as well as beautiful dolls, toy shops, doll’s houses both old and new, constructed true to the scale of 1:12.
The Toy Worlds Museum Basle (Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel) is the largest of its kind in Europe. It houses the world’s largest collection of over 2500 old teddy bears – teddys, which are already of a ripe old age, the oldest ones dating back to 1904.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/I/E
Opening 1998

The Toy Worlds Museum Basle
The Toy Worlds Museum Basle
Special exhibition from 18 March 2023
Special exhibition from 18 March 2023
Special exhibition from 18 March 2023
Special exhibition from 18 March 2023

Current exhibitions

Play is serious

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The SWMB (Toy Worlds Museum Basle) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
To mark the occasion, doll's houses, bears and grocery shops will come to life thanks to modern technology. The exhibition will be entirely devoted to play: children have always played and will always play. And that's a good thing: in play, we learn many skills that we need in order to lead an independent life later on. So play is about more than just having fun. Play is serious!

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D
Play is serious
  • Thematic cultural asset
    Thematic cultural asset
  • Folklore and ethnology
    Folklore and ethnology

Location of the museum

Barfüsserplatz
4051 Basel

Location/directions

From the SBB railway station you can walk (15 minutes) to the Barfüsserplatz or take a tram (number 8 or 11) to the Barfüsserplatz tram stop. From the Badischer Bahnhof, take the number 6 tram to the Barfüsserplatz tram stop. We advise our visitors arriving by car to park in one of the following parking facilities: Bahnhof SBB, Elisabethen, Steinen or Badischer Bahnhof.

Open

January to November, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 to 18
in December, daily from 10 to 18

Admission

CHF 7.- / 5.-
Children up to 16 years are admitted free of charge, Children up to 12 only if accompanied by an adult.
We accept the Museums-PASS-Musées and the Swiss Museum Pass.
No supplementary fees are charged for special exhibitions.

The building is accessible by wheelchair.

Contact

Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel
Steinenvorstadt 1
4051 Basel
061 225 95 95 Telephone
061 225 95 96 Fax
http://www.swmb.museum
  • Member of the Swiss Museums Association.
    Member of the Swiss Museums Association.
  • Museum pass: holders of the Swiss museum pass have free admission.
    Museum pass: holders of the Swiss museum pass have free admission.
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Shop
    Shop
  • Extremely children and family-friendly
    Extremely children and family-friendly
  • Completely wheelchair accessible
    Completely wheelchair accessible
  • Very good accessibility with public transport
    Very good accessibility with public transport
  • Museum day: the museum offers a special event on museum day.
    Museum day: the museum offers a special event on museum day.