Museum of Cultures Basel

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The Museum of Cultures Basel (Ger. Museum der Kulturen Basel) is a Swiss museum of ethnography with large and important collections of artifacts, especially from the South Pacific, Mesoamerica, Tibet, and Bali.

The museum was built in 1849 to house collections that had been brought to Basel from throughout the world. In the early 20th century the museum began sponsoring expeditions to enhance its collections.

With about 300,000 objects and a similar number of historic photographs, the museum is the largest of its kind in Switzerland. It also serves the canton of Basel-City by documenting and preserving the local cultural legacy.

The museum was formerly known as the Ethnographic Museum Basel (Ethnographisches Museum Basel).

Currently the museum plans to build a new exhibition hall to expand its exhibition space, while also creating a new entrance.