Switzerland Guide
Basel
Basler Papiermühle
In a restored medieval waterfront mill is the Basler Papiermühle (Basel Papermill), housing the wonderful Schweizerisches Papiermuseum und Museum für Schrift und Druck (Swiss Museum of Paper, Writing and Printing). The waterwheel alongside, remnant of the growth of the industry in the fifteenth century, still functions, and, in among exhibits of paper and typography, the museum stages demonstrations of typecasting, typesetting, bookbinding and – most engagingly – papermaking, where you can work through the whole process yourself, from pulp to final product.
Address: St Alban-Tal 37
Opening time: Tues– Sun 2–5pm
Price: Fr.12
Website: www.papiermuseum.ch