The exhibition
People have always had a primeval need to seek out the feeling of intoxication. Even children sometimes enter an intoxicating state when they are playing. Later in life, people seek out this feeling by testing their courage and with sport, music and dance, with love, spirituality, art or by consuming psychoactive substances. Experiencing intoxication is particularly exciting for young people but dealing with risks or seductive tobacco or alcohol advertising is a huge challenge.
What exactly is intoxication? Why do we seek out ecstatic feelings and what do we find fascinating about this? The exhibition is dedicated to studying the phenomenon of “intoxication” and its effects. Visitors will go on a multimedia journey through the historic background, as well as the possibilities and risks of intoxication. The central question is why our society has such a contradictory way of dealing with this phenomenon.
Number of visitors:
January 25, 2023 to June 30, 2023
28’268 persons (without Museums Night)
thereof 302 school classes
where and when?
26.01.2023 – 13.08.2023
Bernisches Historisches Museum
Helvetiaplatz 5
CH-3005 Bern
Phone +41 31 350 77 11
info@bhm.ch
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Closed on Mondays
Insights
A glance at the exhibition
Media
We are happy to provide you with information and additional media documents on the website of the Historisches Museum Basel
Perspectives
Programme
The Bernisches Historisches Museum programme contains fascinating events relating to the exhibition.
Offers
You can find information and registration options for guides, interactive tours and all additional offers here.
Schools
Benefit from offers for schools and youth groups or download educational material for school classes.
Knowledge and more
Learn fascinating things about various topics relating to intoxication, find further links and offers and much more.
Partners
Sounding Board
We would like to thank all the experts who have supported this exhibition by advising us and sharing their expertise:
- Prof. Irène Abderhalden
- Nadine Aebischer
- Dr. med. Reto Auer
- Tobias Bauer
- Martina Beeler
- Dr. med. Toni Berthel
- Martin Bienlein
- Peter Blatter
- Eva Bruhin
- Marcus Casutt
- Barbara Christen
- Damiano Costantini
- Simona De Berardinis
- Martin Dworak
- Réda Philippe El Arbi
- Dr. Manfred Fankhauser
- Verena Friedrich
- Michael Fritsche
- Lisa Guggenbühl
- Stefan Hächler
- Prof. Dr. Martin Hafen
- Yvonne Haldimann
- Fulvia Heussler
- Nina Hobi
- Markus Jann
- Bülent Kaya
- Dr. Stefanie Knocks
- Prof. Dr. Christian Kropf
- Barbara Kull
- Evelyne Laszlo
- Luc Mentha
- Benjamin Mortzfeld
- Dr. Katrin Preller
- Prof. Dr. Boris Quednow
- Iwan Reinhard
- Dr. Corina Salis Gross
- Prof. Dr. Michael Schaub
- Prof. Dr. Hasso Spode
- Prof. em. Dr. Michael Taborsky
- Angela Thomasius
- Andreas Tschöpe
- Dr. Julia Wolf
- Marc Zehntner