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[[Image:Elektrizitätsmuseum 2009-06-05.jpg|thumb|Elektrizitätsmuseum (in the grounds of the Elektra Birseck) Münchenstein.]]
[[Image:Elektrizitätsmuseum eingang 2009-06-05.jpg|thumb|Main entrance to the Elektrizitätsmuseum.]]

The '''Elektrizitätsmuseum''' (Museum of Electricity) is in [[Münchenstein]],  in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Basel-Country]] in [[Switzerland]].<ref>[http://www.qype.co.uk/place/761931-Elektrizitaetsmuseum-EBM-Muenchenstein Elektrizitätsmuseum EBM, Münchenstein].</ref>

The Elektrizitätsmuseum belongs to the electric utility [[Elektra Birseck Münchenstein]] (EBM), and was opened in 1997.<ref>[http://www.ebm.ch/ebm/offers-knowledge/museum.html?L=1 Electrical history under one roof] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918231915/http://www.ebm.ch/ebm/offers-knowledge/museum.html?L=1 |date=2010-09-18 }}, [http://www.ebm.ch/ EBM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225122002/http://www.ebm.ch/ |date=2010-02-25 }}, Switzerland.</ref> Exhibits explore the history and development of power production and its use. The collection contains rare historic equipment and is complemented by a laboratory in which visitors can experiment with electric power.

== Special exhibitions ==
* „Rechnen unter Strom“, ([[calculation]] under [[Electric current|current]]):<br />„From [[Abacus|counting frame]] to [[electronic brain]]“ and „Exclusives from the Basler super brains [[Bernoulli family|Bernoulli]] und [[Leonhard Euler|Euler]]“, exhibition in 2006.
* „Licht - vom Kienspan zur LED“, ([[Light]] from [[Fatwood]] to [[Light-emitting diode|LED]]).<br />Special Exhibition from 14 June 2009 to 15 December 2009.
* „Kommunikation - Vom Rauchzeichen zum iPhone“, ([[Communication]] from [[smoke signal]] to [[iPhone (disambiguation)|iPhone]]):<br />Special exhibition from 24 October 2010 until 22 May 2011.

== See also ==
* [[History of electrical engineering]]
* [[History of electromagnetism]]

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[[Category:History museums in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Technology museums in Switzerland]]
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