New House
Le chaim!
The Jewish Museum of Switzerland moved into a new, larger building at the Vesalgasse 5, 4051 Basel. The new location houses the permanent and temporary exhibitions, the workshop and event rooms, the library and the office.
The museum’s supporting organisation, the Association for the Jewish Museum of Switzerland, has signed a long-term lease for the building, which was built in the nineteenth century as a tobacco warehouse.
Architecture
The architectural transformation of the historic building was carried out by Diener & Diener. Architect Roger Diener successfully converted the fragile, heritage-protected building into a museum without compromising its original character. A key feature is the spacious new wooden staircase connecting all exhibition floors, creating an open spatial experience where verticality becomes an integral part of the visitor journey.
Foto: Daisuke Hirabayashi
Fundraising campaign
Become a donor!
Dedicate your friends or family a star flower in the shape of the Jewish Museum’s new logo — at Fr. 5000 (bronze), Fr. 10 000 (silver) or Fr. 20 000 (gold), and your chosen name will appear on a decorative wall of thanks in the new building.
With this gesture, you will become an everlasting part of the museum’s history and of the Jewish history of Switzerland, which was written by the likes of Walter Benjamin, Anne Frank, Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein and Rosa Luxemburg.
Send us an email with the subject «Star Flower» to:
naomi.lubrich@juedisches-museum.ch
or contact us by phone:
+41 61 261 95 14.
Video «Unveiling of our new frontispiece»
Video «New House»
