The museum is divided into three buildings within the city of Basel: the Barfüsserkirche, Haus zum Kirschgarten and Musikmuseum.

The main part of the museum is located in the Barfüsserkirche (literally ‘Barefeet Church’) in the centre of the city of Basel.

[2] On 20 October 1975, workers discovered a brick-walled grave chamber in front of the choir, containing the mummified corpse of a woman.

[3] The museum houses the Upper Rhine’s most comprehensive cultural history collection and the display area covers 6,200 square meters.

The Haus zum Kirschgarten (House to the Cherry garden) was built between 1775 and 1780 for Johann Rudolf Burckhardt [de], a silk ribbon manufacturer.