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Basel, Switzerland


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Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Allgemeine Bibliotheken der GGG
      Date founded: 1807 		 
 
Gerbergasse 24
CH-4001 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 264 1111
Telefax: +41 (61) 264 1190

Historisches Museum Basel
(Basel Historical Museum)
      Date founded: 1894 		 
 
Barfüsserplatz 7
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 271 0505
Telefax: +41 (61) 271 0542
E-mail: historisches.museum@bs.ch
Homepage: http://www.historischesmuseumbasel.ch/
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Historisches Museum Basel
Musikmuseum
(Basel Historical Museum; Music Museum)
      Date founded: 1957 		 
 
Im Lohnhof 9
CH-4051 Basel 		Mail:
      Steinenberg 4
      CH-4051 Basel

Telephone: +41 (61) 205 8600
Telefax: +41 (61) 205 8601
E-mail: historisches.museum@bs.ch
Homepage: http://www.musikmuseum.ch/
Sunday: 11:00-16:00
Tuesday: 14:00-19:00
Wednesday: 14:00-19:00
Thursday: 14:00-20:00
Friday: 14:00-19:00
Saturday: 14:00-19:00

Special Collections:
Music instruments

Karikatur und Cartoon Museum
      Date founded: 1980 		 
 
St. Alban-Vorstadt 28
CH-4052 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 271 1336
Telefax: +41 (61) 274 0336
E-mail: info@cartoonmuseum.ch
Homepage: http://www.cartoonmuseum.ch/
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:00
Friday: 14:00-17:00
Saturday: 14:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Cartoons

Museum der Kulturen
(Museum of Cultures) 		 
 
Augustinergasse 2
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Special Collections:
Music instruments (non-European)

Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel
Bibliothek
(Basel Music Academy; Library)
      Date founded: 1867 		 
 
Leonhardsstrasse 6
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 264 5722
Telefax: +41 (61) 264 5713
Monday: 13:30-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-12:00, 13:30-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-12:00, 13:30-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-12:00, 13:30-18:00
Friday: 10:00-12:00, 13:30-18:00

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Media:
Books. Periodicals. Other.
Special Collections:
Music

Paul-Sacher-Stiftung
(Paul Sacher Foundation)
      Date founded: 1973 		 
 
Hau auf Burg
Münsterplatz 4
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 269 6544
Telefax: +41 (61) 261 9183
Homepage: http://www.paul-sacher-stiftung.ch/
Monday: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45
Tuesday: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45
Thursday: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45
Friday: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Opera. Ballet/dance. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Basler Kammerorchester
IGNM (Sektion Basel)
LaSalle-Quartett
Swiss Music Library

Paul Aron (1886-1955)
Béla Bartók (1881-1945), composer
Conrad Beck (1901-1989)
Erik Bergman (1911-)
Maria Bergmann (1918-2002)
Luciano Berio (1925-)
Jean Binet (1893-1960)
Harrison Birtwistle (1934-)
Pierre Boulez (1925-)
Ernest Bour (1913-2001)
Henry Brant (1913-)
Fritz Brun (1878-1959), composer, conductor
Willy Burkhard (1900-1955), composer
Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (1891-1952), violinist
Elliott Carter (1908-)
Nikolaj Nikolaevich Cerepnin (Tscherepnin) (1873-1945), composer
Christoph Delz (1950-1993), composer
Ernst Diez (1878-1961), art historian
Antal Doráti (1906-1988), conductor, composer
Emil Dürr (1883-1934), writer
Henri Dutilleux (1916-), composer
Morton Feldman (1926-1987), composer
Brian Ferneyhough (1943-), composer
Guy Freedman (1912-), music writer, agent
Walther Geiser (1897-1993), composer
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), composer
Vinko Globokar (1934-), composer, trombonist
Clytus Gottwald (1925-), choirmaster, composer
Peter Gradenwitz (1910-2001), musicologist
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-), composer
Cristóbal Halffter (1930-), composer
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919-1994), composer
Hans Werner Henze (1926-), composer
Heinz Holliger (1939-), composer
Arthur Honegger (1892-1952), composer
Klaus Huber (1924-), composer
Edwin Hymovitz (1931-), pianist
Hildegard Jone (1891-1963)
Werner Kaegi (1901-1979)
Mauricio Kagel (1931-), composer
Rudolf Kelterborn (1931-)
Kurtág, György (1926-)
Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (1935-), composer
René Leibowitz (1913-1972)
Rolf Liebermann (1910-1999), composer
György Ligeti (1923-)
Ina Lohr (1903-1983)
Lourié, Arthur (1892-1966)
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Natasha Lutov (1932-), singer
Bruno Maderna (1920-1973)
Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Marcel Mihalovici (1898-1985)
Massimo Mila (1910-1988)
Norbet Moret (1921-1998)
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)
Siegfried Oehlgiesser (1908-1993)
Gottfredo Petrassi (1904-)
Henri Pousseur (1929-)
Aribert Reimann (1936-)
Wolfgang Rihm (1952-), composer
Rolf Urs Ringger (1935-), composer
George Rochberg (1918-2005), composer
Paul Sacher (1906-1999)
André Schaeffner (1895-1980)
Armin Schibler (1920-1986)
Dieter Schnebel (1930-)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988)
Leonard Stein (1916-)
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-), composer
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), composer
Robert Suter (1919-)
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977)
Galina Ustvol'skaja (1919-), composer
Sándor Veress (1907-1992)
Antoinette Vischer (1909-1973)
Margrit Weber (1924-2001)
Anton Webern (1883-1945), composer
Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972)
Wyschnegradsky, Ivan (1892-1979), composer
Ludwig Zenk (1900-1949)

Puppenhausmuseum
(Doll House Museum)
      Date founded: 1998 		 
 
Steinenvorstadt 1
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 225 9595
Telefax: +41 (61) 225 9596
Homepage: http://www.puppenhausmuseum.ch/
Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Monday: 11:00-17:00
Tuesday: 11:00-17:00
Wednesday: 11:00-17:00
Thursday: 11:00-20:00
Friday: 11:00-17:00
Saturday: 11:00-17:00

Radio-DRS
Basel Studio
Bibliothek
(Radio-DRS; Basel Studio; Library) 		 
 
Novarstrasse 2
CH-4024 Basel 		 

Schweizer Filmmuseum
(Swiss Film Museum) 		 
 
Blauenstrasse 49
CH-4054 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 675 224

Subjects:
Cinema.
Special Collections:
Film (Switzerland)

Schweizerisches Museum für Volkskunde
(Swiss Museum of Ethnology) 		 
 
Münsterplatz 20
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Special Collections:
Music instruments, folk (European)

Société Suisse du Théâtre (SST)
(Swiss Theatre Society) 		 
  Mail:
      Postfach 1940
      CH-4001 Basel

Telephone: +41 (61) 321 1060
Telefax: +41 (61) 321 1075
E-mail: SGTK@access.ch
Homepage: http://www.theater.ch/SGTK.html

Special Collections:
Theatre (Switzerland)

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Basel-Stadt
(Basel City Canton Federal Archive) 		 
 
Martinsgasse 2
CH-4001 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 267 8601
Telefax: +41 (61) 267 6571
E-mail: stabs@bs.ch
Homepage: http://www.bs.ch/stabs/
Monday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Tuesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Thursday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Reproductions: In house.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Public celebrations.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Videos/films/DVDs.

Universität Basel
Musikwissenschaftliches Institut
Bibliothek
(Basel University; Music Institute; Library)
      Date founded: 1920 		 
 
Petersgraben 27
CH-4051 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 267 2800, 267 2807
Telefax: +41 (61) 267 2801
Monday: 8:00-18:00
Tuesday: 8:00-18:00
Wednesday: 8:00-18:00
Thursday: 8:00-18:00
Friday: 8:00-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.

Universität Basel
Öffentliche Bibliothek
(Basel University; Public Library)
      Date founded: 1460 		 
 
Schönbeinstrasse 18/20
CH-4056 Basel 		 

Telephone: +41 (61) 267 3111
Telefax: +41 (61) 267 3103
E-mail: ub@ubaclu.unibas.ch
Homepage: http://ub@ubaclu.unibas.ch/
Monday: 8:30-19:00
Tuesday: 8:30-19:00
Wednesday: 8:30-19:00
Thursday: 8:30-19:00
Friday: 8:30-19:00
Saturday: 8:30-16:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft (Basel) (1750-1999)
Basler Capell- und Concertgesellschaft
Basler Musikgesellschaft
Basler Organistenverband
Collegium musicum (Basel)
List-Gesellschaft
Musikkredit-Kommission (1850-1995)
Schweizerische Musikforschende Gesellschaft (1899-1968)

Alice Susanne Albrecht (1898-1979), writer
Benno Ammann (1904-1986), composer, conductor
Friedrich Bachmann (1865-1940), writer
Guido Bachmann (1940-), writer, actor
Selmar Bagge (1823-1896), composer
Eduard Bernoulli (1867-1927), musicologist
Anton Birr (1693-1762), writer
Niklaus Bolt (1864-1947), writer
Rainer Brambach (1917-1983), writer
Hans Brunner (1898-1958), composer
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), writer
Francesco Cattabeni (1870-1940), conductor, composer
Walter Courvoisier (1875-1931), composer
Marina Ivanovna Cvetaeva (1892-1941), writer
Karl Heinrich David (1884-1951), composer
Carl Friedrich Drollinger (1688-1742), writer
Philipp Eichenwald (1915-), composer, conductor
Peter Epp (1888-1954), writer
Ernest T. Ferand (1887-1972), musicologist
Emil Frey (1889-1946), composer
Hermann Frobenius (1871-1954), painter, writer
Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803-1836), composer
Carl Wilhelm Futterer (1873-1927), composer
Rudolf Geering-Christ (1871-1948), writer
Alfred Glaus (1853-1919), composer, organist
Georg Haeser (1865-1945), composer
Friedrich Hegar (1841-1927), conductor, composer
Armand Hiebner (1898-1990), composer
Anna Hirzel-Langenhan (1874-1951), pianist
Lily Hohenstein (1896-1984), writer
Erich Maria von Hornbostel (1877-1935), musicologist
Hans Huber (1852-1921), composer
Hans Henny Jahnn (1894-1959), writer
Karl Jauslin (1842-1904), painter, illustrator
Walter Jesinghaus (1902-1966), composer
Bendikt Jucker (1811-1878), composer
Kachel, Jakob Christoph (1728-1795), composer
Kagerer, Markus (1878-1932), composer
Carmen Kahn-Wallerstein (1903-1988), writer
Louis Kelterborn (1891-1933), composer
Rudolf Kelterborn (1843-1909), writer
Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Klose (1862-1942), composer
Eugen Kutschera (1852-1918), composer
Siegfried Lang (1887-1970), writer
Ernst Lert (1881-1955), theatre director
Adolf Leuenberger (1872-1903), composer
Ernst Levy (1895-1981), composer
Fritz Lieb (1892-1970), theologian
Fritz Liebrich (1879-1936), writer
Rudolf Loew (1878-1948), painter, writer
Loos, Cécilie Ines (1883-1959), writer
Yvan Mahaim (1897-1965), doctor, musicologist
Ernst Markees (1863-1939), composer
Malwida von Meysenbug (1816-1903), writer
Albert Moeschinger (1897-1985), composer
Felix Moeschlin (1882-1969), writer
Robert Aloys Mooser (1876-1969), musicologist, critic
Dominik Müller [pseud.: Paul Schmitz] (1871-1953), journalist, writer
Hans Münch (1893-1983), composer, conductor
Edgar Munzinger (1847-1905), composer, conductor
Eduard Munzinger (1831-1899), composer, conductor
Karl Munzinger (1842-1911), composer, conductor
Walter Muschg (1898-1965), Germanist
Karl Nef (1873-1935), musicologist
Maria Netter (1917-1982), art critic
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), philosopher
Martin Ninck (1895-1953), culture historian
Robert Oboussier (1900-1957), composer
Johannes Oeschger {pseud.: Remigius Mettauer] (1904-1978), writer, translator
Edgar Refardt (1877-1968), musicologist
Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1903), pianist, composer
Ernst Reiter (1814-1875), composer
Ernst Rentsch (1844-1886), composer
Rudolf Riggenbach (1882-1962), art historian
Friedrich Riggenbach-Stehlin (1821-1904), banker, music friend
Hanni Salfinger (1921-1997), writer
Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee (1796-1868), musician, composer
Charlotte Schrameck (1873-1945), piano teacher
Walter Spiess (1888-1949), architect
Johann Jakob Spreng (1699-1768), Germanist, writer
Lucas Eduard Staehelin (1876-1942), writer
Emanuel Stickelberger (884-1962), writer
Bruno Straumann (889-1973), composer
Hermann Suter (1870-1926), musician, composer
August Walter (1821-1896), composer, conductor
Marta Walter (1896-1961), musicologist
Gustav Weber (1845-1887), composer
Felix Weingartner (1863-1942), composer
Hermann Wetzel (1858-1928), conductor, composer
Louis Zehntner (1868-1949), conductor, composer
Adolf Zinsstag-Preiswerk (1878-1965), goldsmith, musician, composer

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