Basel Travel Guide

The music museum in Basel, north-western Switzerland, is one of the many cultural venues in this city on the Rhine at the meeting point of Switzerland, Germany and France. A long-established centre of art and culture, Basel has a high density of museums. Devoted to musical instruments and music history, the museum uses instruments from different periods, scores and related objects to show the development of European music and Basel's own musical tradition. The galleries are moderate in size and suit music lovers and families for about an hour. In the city centre, it sits close to Basel's old town, the market square and art museums, making it easy to combine with a city walk.