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Cat’s blood and pearl bread

Hidden stories from Basel’s Medicine

How did nuns at the Steinenkloster alleviate menstrual cramps? Where is the oldest pharmacy in Basel? How do racism, sexism, and class influence medical knowledge to this day? Learn how activists in recent decades have closed the gaps in healthcare themselves, whether in the “Schliimgrüppli” or in the first residential home for AIDS patients. From ancient pharmaceutical knowledge to medieval convent gardens and “hysterical women” to the development of modern hospitals in the 19th century, we explore who created medical knowledge and who had access to it.

Accessibility information: This walking tour includes steps and slopes. If you would like an accessible version of the tour, please get in touch with us. We’ll be happy to adapt the route. The tour starts at the Tinguely Fountain on Theaterplatz, takes you right through the city and ends at Hebelstrasse 10.