Museum Details


Name:Museum der Kulturen Basel
Street Address:Augustinergasse 2
City:Basel
State:
Country:Switzerland
Zipcode:4001
Telephone:41-061-266-5500
Fax:41-061-266-5605
Email:info@mkb.ch
Website:http://www.mkb.ch/en/home.cfm
Staff Contacts:Dir: Clara B. Wilpert; Vice Dir: Christian Kaufmann; PR Dir: Michael Schneider michael.schneider@bs.ch; Conservator (America): Alexander Brust, M.A. 41-061-266-5682 fax 41-61-266-5605 alexander.brust@bs.ch
Quality of Online Info:English translation; Site map and staff information
Size:small/closed for 3yrs
Focus:Tikal wooden lintels: Lintel 3 from Temple I and Lintels 2 and 3 from Temple IV; Stone reliefs representing a Mayan prince; Painted dish portraying a Maize God
Source:Grube, Nikolai, ed. Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest. Cologne: Konemann, 2000. 454, 450. http://www.mkb.ch http://www.wayeb.org/resourcescollections.htm