Event: Living with Nature | Visions of Knowledge and Wonder

16 – 18 June 2026
Basel
Illuminated calendar pages from a 16th century manuscript depicting activities during the month of May, with a group of people and musicians on a boat enjoying spring.

Join Dr Sara Öberg Strådal and Corinne Staffelbach from the Chrüterhüsli for a guided tour and discussion on how plants and the natural environment exerted influence on the human body, health, and well-being in the Middle Ages and today. Followed by drinks served in a beautiful garden oasis in the middle of the city and inspired by the very herbs found in the medieval manuscripts on display.

The event in the gallery and garden of Dr Jörn Günther Rare Books in the centre of Basel is by appointment only.

Thursday 18th of June at 15:00

Venue:

Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books
Gemsberg 10
4051 Basel