Guided Tours

Public

Synagoge

60 Minuten

every 1. Sunday
of the month

In September, the synagogue tour takes place on the 8th of September.

Without registration

 

3 pm

Free entrance

Leimenstrasse 24
4051 Basel

 

We kindly inform you that the synagogue asks all visitors to cover their shoulders and knees. Men*/boys* are requested to cover their heads. You may bring your own cap or hat, otherwise kippot are available on site. In the museum, choice of dress is entirely free.

Private

Jewish life

Museum
60 minutes

more

Groups meet Jewish Baselers and learn about their ways of life, from kosher to kippa, from synagogue to Shabbat in the exhibition «Jewish. For Beginners and Experts».

The museum is moving into a new building in 2025, so we are only offering the guided tour "Jewish life" until 28th February 2025. For tour enquiries for autumn 2025, please contact: info@juedisches-museum.ch

Prices

Fr. 180.– (up to 15 people)
+ Fr. 7.– per person

Fr. 230.– (up to 30 people)
+ Fr. 7.– per person

Online booking

Jewish history

Museum
60 minutes

more

From the first traces of Judaism in Roman times to the cradle of Ashkenaz, from the Basel printing press to the Zionist Congress, from the ambivalence of wartime Switzerland to the diversity of the present day, this tour takes a look at local Jewish history.

The museum is moving into a new building in 2025, so we are only offering the guided tour "Jewish history" until 28th February 2025. For tour enquiries for autumn 2025, please contact: info@juedisches-museum.ch

Prices

Fr. 180.– (up to 15 people)
+ Fr. 7.– per person

Fr. 230.– (up to 30 people)
+ Fr. 7.– per person

Online booking

Synagogue

60 minutes

more

Enter the magnificent synagogue on Leimenstrasse, which has been part of Basel's urban landscape since 1866.

Prices

Fr. 180.– (up to 15 people)
Fr. 230.– (up to 30 people)

Meeting point:
Synagogue of the IGB
Leimenstrasse 24, 4051 Basel

Online booking

Museum & Synagogue

90 minutes

more

Visit the Basel Synagogue and the Jewish Museum of Switzerland and learn about the ways of life of Swiss Jews, from kosher to kippa, from synagogue to Shabbat in the exhibition «Jewish. For Beginners and Experts».

The museum is moving into a new building in 2025, so we are only offering the guided tour "Museum & Synagogue" until 28th February 2025. For tour enquiries for autumn 2025, please contact: info@juedisches-museum.ch

Registration for the synagogue tour

Prices

Fr. 250.- (up to 15 people)
Fr. 300.- (up to 30 people)

Meeting point:
Jewish Museum of Switzerland,
Kornhausgasse 8, 4051 Basel

Online booking

Basel City Tour

90 minutes

more

Take a stroll through Jewish Basel! This city tour guides you through the history of Jewish people in Basel by taking you to the respective historical sites. You will start at the old city gate (Spalentor) and continue to the medieval Jewish cemetery, the synagogue and finally the Stadtcasino.

Prices

Fr. 250.- (up to 15 people)
Fr. 300.- (up to 30 people)

Meeting point:
Spalentor

Online booking

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Information for School Groups

Guided tours are free of charge for school groups from Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land. The regular price for guided tours for school groups is 200 francs. Please use the online registration form.

For guided tours including a visit to the synagogue, we ask teachers to bring the completed Visit a Religion form.

Contact Artiom Istomin for further information:
+41 (0) 61 261 95 14
artiom.istomin@juedisches-museum.ch