PARC (Portal for African Research Collections) is the meta-catalogue for the Africana collections at the Basel research hub as well as for the Frobenius Institute in Frankfurt. For the first time, the collections of the five Basel-based heritage institutions - Basel Africa Bibliographies, Mission 21, the Museum of Cultures Basel, Swiss TPH, and the University of Basel—are searchable in a single catalogue. This facilitates access to the collections regardless of location. As the first institution not based in Basel, the Frobenius Institute has joined PARC in February 2026.
In addition to bibliographic and archival collections, ethnographic objects, photographs, posters, films/videos, sound recordings and digital collections (incl. audio-visual media) can also be found.
Visit www.parc-portal.org to discover the new meta-catalog for all Africana collections in Basel.
