Art in public in Zurich Region

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  • Eingriff (intervention) Eric Hattan (1993)

    This orange tube wends its way in an untamed and slightly playful manner from the river along the gap between the Governor’s Castle and the new buildings and up to the Lägernfels rock. It forms an unexpected line that draws glances from all directions.
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  • Guardian Angel by Niki de St. Phalle

    The guardian angel by the French-American painter and sculptor Niki de St. Phalle in the large hall in Zurich's main station was a gift from the artist on the station’s 150th anniversary. The angel has been hovering high above the heads of the travellers since 1997 and watching over them day and night.
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  • Zug Railroad Station

    With its spacious entry, light-filled hall and bright façade, the Zug Railroad Station is the city’s shining visiting card. It is also a major transport hub for Central Switzerland.
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  • Tadashi Kawamata

    Between 1996 and 1999, Tadashi Kawamata from Japan created a passage through the city in collaboration with the Kunsthaus Zug. Five interventions form a trail that leads from the Kunsthaus through the Old Town and along the lake promenade to the nature reserve.
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  • Sheep Piece by Henry Moore

    The lakeside promenade at Zürichhorn is home to one of the typical works by the English sculptor Henry Moore. Since the time of the Moore exhibition in Zurich in 1976 this abstract bronze sculpture "Sheep Piece" has been admired as a public work of art.
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  • On the trail of Erwin Schatzmann

    Visitors encounter works by the Winterthur sculptor Erwin Schatzmann throughout the city. His style is easily recognised; his creations can be found in public spaces as well as private gardens.
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  • Enea tree museum

    Just a stone’s throw away from upper Lake Zurich, the 75,000 square-meter park of the tree museum welcomes you to stroll, see and enjoy. It’s here that the landscape architect Enzo Enea brought his passion to life: In an open-air museum with over 50 trees lovingly nurtured together with a feel for space and nature’s natural works of art. Since 2013 the exhibits include contemporary sculptures of well-known artists. These works of art create a subtle dialogue with the gardens and broaden the overall allure of Enea’s landscape design concept. The current exhibition includes sculptures by Jaume Plensa, Barry Flanagan, Richard Erdman, Jörg Immendorff.
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  • Stadtspielwerk

    Winterthur is a city of engines, locomotives, and engineers. The Stadtspielwerk is an 11-metre high iron sculpture that incorporates this tradition and renders it tangible through contemporary art.
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  • Baden-Wettingen-Neuenhof Culture Trail

    The Baden-Wettingen-Neuenhof Culture Trail was built in 1991 and runs along both banks of the Limmat River. There are more than 20 sculptures along this path from the wooden bridge between Wettingen and Neuenhof to the wooden bridge in Baden.
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  • Grossmünster

    The Grossmünster is an Evangelical Protestant church in the Old Town of Zurich and the city's landmark. The view from the church towers is spectacular: far across Lake Zurich to the Alps.
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  • Pavilion sculpture by Max Bill

    The Swiss artist Max Bill created this walk-in "Pavilion Sculpture" in 1983, which may be viewed on its prime position on the Bahnhofstrasse. The stone sculpture, with its pillars, arches and plinths, is certainly one of the best-known works by the late Max Bill.
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