Basler Papiermühle - Basel, Switzerland - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

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Where history can be felt and touched.
In the Basel paper mill fully functioning workshops come together with historical technical exhibitions in a way that is alive. Our workshops which are situated in the historically authentic surroundings of a paper mill straight out of the Middle Ages produce before the visitors’ eyes goods which are for sale. Professions which today are rare or no longer exist are brought back to life again on original machines and thus their specific skills - our immaterial cultural heritage - are preserved and documented for posterity.

A particular specialty of the Paper Museum is that our visitors too are given the opportunity to try out the so called “white” or “black” arts hands on. The creation of your own handmade piece of paper as well as the first attempts at typesetting are central to every visit to the museum.
In addition throughout the museum sheltered working places are offered to employees who have a disability. In 1993 the museum received a Special Commendation in the European Museum of the Year awards. In 2006 we were awarded “a museum’s star“. The Michelin Guidebook also rates the museum with a star.

This building which today forms the main part of the museum was a corn mill until 1428, owned by the Klingental monastery. Initially it was converted into a hammer mill and then in 1453 Antonious Galician made it into a paper mill. The magnificent rooms on the first floor of the museum building attest to the prosperity of this family, but in 1521 due to political upheavals this came to an abrupt end. Further expansion of the mill was undertaken by the papermaking family Thuring (During).

Name: Basler Papiermühle Location/Address: St. Alban-Tal 37 Basel, BS Switzerland 4052 Telephone Number: +41 61 225 90 90 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Paper / Printing / Bookbinding Agency/Ownership: Foundation "Basler Papiermühle" Theater: None Hours of operation: Museum: Tuesday - Sunday 2 - 5 pm Admission Fee: 12 Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: Restaurant and Cafe Papiermuhle can also be visited without entering the museum Educational programs: Not listed Other Features: Not listed

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