The music exhibition at the Basel Historical Museum on the former Lohnhof prison houses the largest collection of musical instruments in Switzerland. It is a heritage site of national importance. It was opened in 2000 and displays five centuries of music history, and you will find 650 musical instruments dating back to different periods of the centuries between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, including trumpets, guitars, violins, many ancient and modern pianos, drums, and many more. . It is one of the museums frequented by music lovers and makers from all over the world, so if you are one of them, do not miss the opportunity to visit this wonderful museum!