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Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.
Photo courtesy: Historisches Museum Basel
The Historisches Museum Basel (HMB) or the Basel Historical Museum is by far the most important historical and cultural repository of the city. And such is the enormity and diversity of the treasure that it is displayed across four buildings. The most important and culturally significant is the one in Barfüsserkirche (literally Barefeet Church, named after the austere mendicants who set it up). The church, dominating Barfüsserplatz, is a stark yet beautiful building. However, more stunning are the exhibits inside Museum für Geschichte. Spread over 6200 sq m, the exhibits encompass various objects from the Middle Ages through Renaissance and Baroque periods. They are largely liturgical but the most famous is the tapestry called the ‘Dance of Death’. There are also graphics, paintings, gold and silver articles and items, carved wooden cabinets and curios.
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