Zunftmuseum Basler Tor
Guild museum of the Waldshut bachelors' society in the medieval Basler Tor, currently without regular tower openings.
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About the museum
The Basler Tor, also called the Lower Gate, was built in the mid-13th century when Waldshut was founded. During the Waldshut War of 1468, under bombardment from Bernese cannons, it collapsed by half and was then rebuilt over roughly a decade. The city fire of 1495 damaged it again, and in 1916 there was further fire damage. Unlike the Upper Gate, it never served as a prison and therefore still largely shows its original condition.
The Junggesellenschaft 1468 (bachelors' guild) has looked after the tower since it took part in its renovation. Across several floors, it presents its guild museum: the board room holds copies of the 1468 peace treaty together with its preliminary agreements, as well as plaques and 19th-century views of the town. One floor higher is the old clockwork, with pictures of guild members from the time before the guild ban during World War II. The gallery is dedicated to the Waldshut Chilbi (town festival), with the Bock of the 500th Chilbi, costumes, mugs, songbooks and the original of the Junggesellenmarsch.
In the stairwell, pictures and membership certificates tell of the transformation of Kaiserstraße into a pedestrian zone. The highlight is the Türmerstube (tower watch room), with a view over Kaiserstraße, the Viehmarkt square and as far as Switzerland. The guild uses the tower room and kitchen for its own events.
Highlights
- Copies of the peace treaties of 1468 and 1478
- Historic tower clock with clockwork
- Chilbi gallery with the Bock, costumes and Junggesellenmarsch
- Türmerstube with a view of Kaiserstraße and Switzerland
Permanent exhibition
- Zunftmuseum der Junggesellen 1468 – Guild objects, documents and pictures on the founding of the bachelors' society, the Waldshut Chilbi and the city's transformation, across several tower floors.
- Operated by
- Junggesellenschaft 1468 Waldshut (gemeinnütziger Verein)
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Events & venue rental
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The tower, especially the Türmerstube, is used by the Junggesellenschaft as a special venue for events.
