Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig

[2] It is located in several neighboring buildings, most prominently two designed by Melchior Berri in the early 19th century.

[3] Initially the museum included only one of the two Berri buildings, the one constructed for Roulet, the other one being used by the cities Civil Register.

[3] The museum is devoted exclusively to the art of ancient civilizations from the 4th millennium BC to the 7th century AD.

The only one of its kind in Switzerland, the museum shows works of art from the Mediterranean region, predominantly from the period from 1000 BC to 300 AD.

A central position is occupied by the collection of Greek vases and sculptures and the Ancient Egyptian section.