The Mustermesse Basel (short ''"muba"'') was a fair in the city of
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS), ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The first fair took place in 1917, and the latest fair took place in 2019.
History
The first fair was a demonstration of the industrial development of Switzerland and opened on April, 14 1917. It had 831 exhibitors spread out over 6,000 square meters, and exceeded expectations by hosting over 300,000 visitors.
In 1923, it was the site of a fire that completely destroyed the halls of the Mustermesse. Even before the fire, an architectural competition had been held to replace the provisional halls. Two new halls were built two years later.
The number of visitors increased rapidly over the years following the fire. In 1966, it had more than 1,000,000 visitors.
Information and data
The fair provided a space for various companies to show and advertise their products.
The fair was normally held in the spring.
In 2019 the fair had 236,619 visitors and 261 exhibits spread out over 132,000 square meters. Admission was free, which contributed to the high number of visitors.
Gallery
File:Halle 2 Mustermesse Basel muba 2019.jpg, Posters on the wall of hall two
File:Basel - Messe Basel - Eingang Halle 2.jpg, The clock of hall two
File:ETH-BIB-Basel, Mustermesse-LBS H1-024090.tif, The fair 1954
File:ETH-BIB-Basel, Mustermesse-LBS H1-009539.tif, 1954
File:Messe Symbol.jpg, The old symbol on the roof
File:CH-000957-X-1122 Mangold.tif, Poster of 1917 from Burkhard Mangold
File:CH-000957-X-4160 Stoecklin.tif, Poster of 1922 from Robert Stöcklin
File:CH-000957-X-76701 Stoecklin.jpg, Poster of 1924 from Robert Stöcklin
File:CH-000957-X-76702 Stoecklin.jpg, Poster of 1925 from Robert Stöcklin
File:CH-000957-X-76125 Stoecklin.jpg, Poster of 1926 from Robert Stöcklin
File:Blaise Bron - Mustermesse Basel 1965.tif, Poster of 1965 from Blaise Bron
File:Blaise Bron - Mustermesse Basel 1968.tif, Poster of 1968 from Blaise Bron
File:Blaise Bron - Mustermesse Basel 1974.tif, Poster of 1974 from Blaise Bron
References
External links
Events in Basel
Fairs in Switzerland
2019 endings
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