Historical presentations
Sunday 6 September 2026, Basel Historical Museum, Haus zum Kirschgarten, 11.30 am, 2.00 pm
‘Tea time and the aroma of coffee – The delights of the teapot and the filter coffee pot’
In the garden pavilion, Thys Grobelnik shows museum visitors how tea was prepared in the 18th century.
Christian Robardey demonstrates how coffee was prepared around 1805 using the first so-called ‘Belloy’ coffee pot. The association uses utensils and porcelain dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Sunday 1 November 2026, Basel Historical Museum, Haus zum Kirschgarten, 2.00 pm
‘Yes, Madam, yes, Sir!’ The rules of etiquette observed by children in the 18th century
Family programme
Drawing on French, German and English sources from the second half of the 18th century, Les Soirées Amusantes explain and demonstrate how aristocratic children were once expected to behave in a residence such as the Kirschgarten.
Saturday 16 January 2027, Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, 3.00 pm
A salon in the age of Cagliostro: music, recitations and dances with Thys Grobelnik (harpsichord) and Mojca Gal (baroque violin)
Sunday 7 March 2027, Basel Historical Museum, Haus zum Kirschgarten, 11.30 am and 2 pm
In the first-floor drawing room, Les Soirées Amusantes present late 18th-century ballroom dances. Thys Grobelnik (harpsichord) and Mojca Gal (baroque violin) perform chamber music.
Sunday 5 September 2026, Basel Historical Museum, Haus zum Kirschgarten, 11.30 am, 2.00 pm
‘Tea time and the aroma of coffee – The delights of the teapot and the filter coffee pot’
In the garden pavilion, Thys Grobelnik shows museum visitors how tea was prepared in the 18th century.
Christian Robardey demonstrates how coffee was prepared around 1805 using the first so-called ‘Belloy’ coffee pot. The association uses utensils and porcelain dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Friday 17 December 2027, Basel Historical Museum, Haus zum Kirschgarten, 4.00 pm
An 18th Century Christmas celebration featuring Christmas carols from the repertoire of the period
Institutions we have worked with:
- Museum Aargau, Wildegg Castle, Volunteer Program
- Jegenstorf Castle
- Basel Historical Museum Haus zum Kirschgarten, Basel
- Musée de la Folie Marco, Barr
- Baroque Days Solothurn
- Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
