Due to its close links with the Academy of Music, Klassik, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis,Jazzcampus and City of Basel Music Academy, the library of the Musik-Akademie Basel has grown to become the biggest music collection in Switzerland. It offers an extremely broad range from early to contemporary music, also including critical editions and specialised teaching literature. In addition to an audio and copy centre there are also some 60 workspaces.
The library remains restricted in use due to the current COVID-19 protection concept. It is indispensable to wear a face mask, to observe the distance of 1.5 meters, to disinfect the hands and to provide the contact data (Contact tracing). Only a reduced number of public work stations is available, the use of the copy center is limited.
Monday
11 am - 7 pm
Tuesday - Friday
11 am - 6 pm
Saturday
11 am - 4 pm
The library is closed on the following days:
24.12.2020 – 03.01.2021
Christmas holidays
22.02. – 24.02.2021
Winter holidays
02.04. – 05.04.2021
Easter holidays
01.05.2021
Labour Day
13.05.2021
Ascension Day
23.05. – 24.05.2021
Whitsun
04.07. – 15.08.2021
Summer holidays
Walter Bachmann Joanna Bilger Ulrike Blaszuk Kathrin Bürgin Tatiana Cossi Christine Deiss Markus Erni Eva Hänger Emanuel Hess Leonardo Idrobo-Arce Madeleine Lüthi Marceline Schmid-Berlinger Agnieszka Tutton Martina Wohlthat
Special collections:
musikbox: Media centre for children and young people on the subject of music
Lohr Wenzinger Studio: Collection on historically informed performance practice
Music Education Studio: Collection covering basic courses in music and music education at secondary school level
Jazzcampus Library (Utengasse 15): Standards, books and sound media relating to the area of jazz
The library can be used free of charge by school and university students, teachers, lecturers and staff at the City of Basel Music Academy, as well as by students at FHNW, any other Swiss music academy and the Department of Musicology at the University of Basel. All other users pay an annual fee of CHF 70.- or CHF 2.- per loan (loan period for audio media and special items: 7 days, otherwise 28 days)
