Frog Museum (Münchenstein)
Encyclopedia
The Frog Museum is in Newmünchenstein, a sub-district of Münchenstein
, in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
in 1981/82 by the married couple Elfi und Rolf Rindlisbacher with about 500 exhibits.
In 1992 the Museum moved from Basel to Münchenstein with 5000 frog objects and installed a modern and larger museum (100 m2) in the building of the Handwerkstadt, a commercial centre for craft works. In 1993 the collection had grown so big that it was rewarded with an inclusion in Guinness World Records
. In 1994 the museum was enlarged again (150 m2)
The Frog Museum now has more than 13'600 exhibits of very differing shapes, sizes and materials.
Materials: Ceramic, wood, glass, crystal, silver, porcelain, metal, pewter, leather, chocolate, wax, paper, plastic, plush, terracotta, etc.
Shapes: Cups, jugs & mugs, Easter-eggs & Christmas-decorations, umbrellas, T-shirts, lamps, shoes & sandals, boots, boxes, jewellery, ties, thimbles, stickers, coin-boxes, watches & clocks, stamps, magnets, lighters, candles, bottles,
etc.
Münchenstein
Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.-Historical records:Münchenstein is first mentioned in 1196 as Kekingen. In 1270 it was mentioned as Geckingen and in 1279 as Munchenstein.* 1259: The hamlet and the mill, between "Neue...
, in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Basel-Country
Basel-Country
Basel-Landschaft , is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
The Frog Museum was privately founded in BaselBasel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
in 1981/82 by the married couple Elfi und Rolf Rindlisbacher with about 500 exhibits.
In 1992 the Museum moved from Basel to Münchenstein with 5000 frog objects and installed a modern and larger museum (100 m2) in the building of the Handwerkstadt, a commercial centre for craft works. In 1993 the collection had grown so big that it was rewarded with an inclusion in Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
. In 1994 the museum was enlarged again (150 m2)
The Frog Museum now has more than 13'600 exhibits of very differing shapes, sizes and materials.
Materials: Ceramic, wood, glass, crystal, silver, porcelain, metal, pewter, leather, chocolate, wax, paper, plastic, plush, terracotta, etc.
Shapes: Cups, jugs & mugs, Easter-eggs & Christmas-decorations, umbrellas, T-shirts, lamps, shoes & sandals, boots, boxes, jewellery, ties, thimbles, stickers, coin-boxes, watches & clocks, stamps, magnets, lighters, candles, bottles,
etc.