SCHOOLS

The Basel Paper Mill offers students the unique opportunity to go back in time. On a two-hour tour, students experience the traditional techniques of papermaking, typesetting, and printing.

For guided and unguided groups of 10 or more, marbling and sealing is unfortunately not possible for spatial reasons.

Groups (not to exceed 25 people): CHF 220, plus an admission fee of CHF 10 per student.

School groups are required to make reservations two weeks in advance, subject to confirmation. Please note that reservation requests are also necessary for unguided school groups from 10 people upwards. A second supervisor is recommended for groups of 10 children or more.

For more information on one-hour tours and a range of guided visits, please see the “Groups’”Section.

Extra-curricular activities: (Pfadi, etc.): CHF 10 per person.

School, apprentice, and student groups of the cantons Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land are admitted free of charge.

Free admission for IV groups from the cantons BS & BL

GROUPS

Active tour of the whole museum, with paper creations and prints.

For guided and unguided groups of 10 or more, marbling and sealing is unfortunately not possible for spatial reasons.

Special guided tours are offered on the following themes.

• Paper Mill Stories guides you through life in a medieval paper mill, and allows you to explore the laborious process of making paper from rags (includes hands-on experience).
• Basel, the Humanist City takes you back to the golden era of book printing in Basel. In the 1500s, Basel’s sophisticated humanist printing and publishing houses were widely known throughout Europe.
• Rundgang Schrift und Druck: Geführter Rundgang zur Entstehung eines Buchs vom Mittelalter bis heute. Including printing, writing with quill (duration 1 hour).

Additional special tours may be available upon request, also our guided tours can also be combined well with an aperitif in our atmospheric medieval mill.

Hours for guided tours are Tuesday to Friday, 9am – 6pm, Saturday 1pm – 6pm, and Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Group tours can sometimes be made available upon request at times outside our usual guided tour times (subject to additional charges).

The registration deadline is at least 2 weeks in advance. Reservation requests are also necessary for unguided groups above 10 people.

A completely unique way to experience the magic of the museum outside the regular hours is by booking a Papermaker’s Bash – an introduction to the papermaking trade in a relaxed atmosphere in combination with an aperitif. It is possible to make your own paper for 1 hour. Possible on all opening days from 17h and on Saturday until 13h costs CHF 290, plus aperitif costs by arrangement, plus admission per person. For groups over 25 people, an additional charge of CHF 150 will be applied.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL

MOULDS FOR PAPERMAKING

The Basel Paper Mill crafts moulds for papermaking in various sizes. These can be rented in formats A5 and A4.

Rentals for 14 days: CHF 50.

Please contact our papermaker René von Arb:
+41 (0)61 225 90 98.

MOBILE PAPERMAKING EQUIPMENT

For courses, workshops, and business events, consider renting our mobile vat!

Basic equipment includes a wooden vat with footstool, stirring rod, press, a screen with boards and gauze felts in A5 or A4 formats is also available.

and drying press (for A5 paper). To complete your own papermaking workshop, you can purchase ready-to-use paper pulp.

Please contact our papermaker René von Arb:
+41 (0)61 225 90 98.

RENTAL SPACES

EVENT SPACE & MEETING ROOM RENTAL

The event room on the 3rd floor of the medieval mill (100m2) offers an unmatched atmosphere for your event.

The event room on the 3rd floor of the medieval mill (100m2) offers an unmatched atmosphere for your event. It comes equipped with all contemporary communication devices, including projector and screen, and can be set up to your unique specifications. The room provides an ideal setting for banquets, business events, seminars, and lectures. Up to 70 people can be seated for dinner. For lectures and presentations, the room accommodates up to 90 people. You can find a floor plan here:

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