The Swiss Museum of Funeral Culture

The Swiss Museum of Sepulchral Culture, the "Hörnli Cemetery Collection", owes its existence to the private initiative of former master grave-maker Peter Galler. It was founded in 1994 and is located in the largest cemetery in Switzerland, the Hörnli cemetery in Riehen.

On an area of 380 square meters, many important cultural-historical objects of Basel and Swiss burial culture are on display, the collection of which began in 1961.

The focus is on a large number of horse-drawn hearses, evidence of popular culture such as grave crosses, beaded wreaths and hair mementos. There are also tools and machines that were used and deployed in the cemetery. The collection of surgical implants from deceased people who were cremated in the crematorium is unique. Cinerary urns from all over the world from 1898 to the present day complete the collection.


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