Museum Allschwil – Haus für Kultur und Geschichte

About the museum

The half-timbered house at Baslerstrasse 48 was built in 1624/25 and served for almost three centuries as the residence of the Vogt and Gürtler families. In 1918 the canton bought it and set up a police station; from 1925 to 1956 it was used as emergency housing and a schoolroom. The municipality acquired the building in 1956 and had it restored by 1963.

The local history museum opened here in 1968, founded by the physician and art historian Josef Martin Lusser. It was devoted to rural domestic culture, crafts and archaeological finds. It closed in 2015. Between 2017 and 2024, the associations Fachwerk, Piano di Primo and Landkino used the house as an interim venue and built up a cultural program of guest performances and their own productions.

Since 2025 the house has reopened as "Museum Allschwil, Haus für Kultur und Geschichte": a museum and cultural center under one roof, run by the municipality and supported by volunteers. The municipal collection consists of three parts – the ethnographic Lusser collection, the artworks and furniture of the Augustin collection, and the Tschan weapons collection – and is inventoried as a cultural asset of regional significance. Renovation of the half-timbered house is planned for 2029, after which it is to be redesigned.

Highlights

• Listed half-timbered house from 1624/25 in the center of Allschwil
• Municipal collection with the Lusser, Augustin and Tschan parts
• Exhibitions and cultural program in a combined museum and cultural center
• Large museum garden
• Free admission (donation)

Founded

1968

Operated by

Einwohnergemeinde Allschwil

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; a donation is requested.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is not wheelchair accessible, as a staircase leads to the exhibition rooms.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Navigation address: Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil.

Amenities & dining

• Café

In the house you can meet friends, enjoy a coffee or use the large museum garden.

Events & venue rental

Cultural practitioners, organizations and associations from Allschwil and the region can currently use the rooms free of charge for cultural events; 2026 is fully booked, and proposals for 2027 are being accepted.

Plan your visit