Wars and us

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Overview

  • Date

    17. April 2026 - 17. January 2027

    Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 17:00

  • Contact

    Landesmuseum Zürich
    Museumstrasse 2
    8001 Zürich
    Phone  +41 (0)44 218 65 11
    landesmuseum.ch

    Check Availability

Intro

Warfare has been a defining element of Switzerland’s history.

Warfare has been a defining element of Switzerland’s history. The exhibition brings together a variety of perspectives, showing how ‒ from the late Middle Ages to the present day ‒ wars have influenced the nation’s political structures, economic interests and social order.

From identity-building myths like the Rütli Oath, to internal conflicts like the Peasant War of 1653 and the Sonderbund War of 1847, or the latent threat posed by the Second World War: warfare has had a lasting impact on the way Switzerland sees itself. Whether fought on the territory of modern-day Switzerland or elsewhere, wars can be seen to have given rise to new power relationships and social tensions – for example, as a result of large profits generated from the trade in arms and mercenaries, heightened class conflict and changed gender roles.

Switzerland’s image of itself as a neutral state that promotes peace continues to shape its foreign policy to this day. In the dynamic space between threat and solidarity, neutrality has also created a certain amount of leeway in safeguarding security and fostering peace. The objects, video installations and documents presented in the exhibition invite visitors to question popular ideas of Switzerland’s relationship with war ‒ even when that war often seems distant, but is etched deeply in the collective memory.

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Provider

National Museum Zurich

Zurich
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Contact address
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
8001 Zürich
+41 44 218 65 11
info@nationalmuseum.ch
+41 44 218 65 09
Event Homepage http://www.nationalmuseum.ch
Price
CHF 13.00 / 10.00 Kinder und Jugendliche bis 16 Jahre: Freier Eintritt
Opening hours
14.05.2026: 10:00–17:00, 24.05.2026: 10:00–17:00, 25.05.2026: 10:00–17:00, 01.08.2026: 10:00–17:00, 05.09.2026: 18:00–23:59, 06.09.2026: 00:00–02:00, 14.09.2026: ganzer Tag geschlossen, 18.10.2026: 10:00–17:00, 21.12.2026: ganzer Tag, 22.12.2026: ganzer Tag, 23.12.2026: ganzer Tag, 24.12.2026: 10:00–14:00, 25.12.2026: 10:00–17:00, 26.12.2026: 10:00–17:00, 27.12.2026: 10:00–17:00, 28.12.2026: 10:00–19:00, 29.12.2026: 10:00–17:00, 30.12.2026: 10:00–17:00, 31.12.2026: 10:00–17:00
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Event dates

  • 13 October 2026
  • 14 October 2026
  • 15 October 2026
  • 16 October 2026
  • 17 October 2026
  • 18 October 2026
  • 20 October 2026
  • 21 October 2026
  • 22 October 2026
  • 23 October 2026
  • 24 October 2026
  • 25 October 2026
  • 27 October 2026
  • 28 October 2026
  • 29 October 2026
  • 30 October 2026
  • 31 October 2026
  • 01 November 2026
  • 03 November 2026
  • 04 November 2026
  • 05 November 2026
  • 06 November 2026
  • 07 November 2026
  • 08 November 2026
  • 10 November 2026
  • 11 November 2026
  • 12 November 2026
  • 13 November 2026
  • 14 November 2026
  • 15 November 2026
  • 17 November 2026
  • 18 November 2026
  • 19 November 2026
  • 20 November 2026
  • 21 November 2026
  • 22 November 2026
  • 24 November 2026
  • 25 November 2026
  • 26 November 2026
  • 27 November 2026
  • 28 November 2026
  • 29 November 2026
  • 01 December 2026
  • 02 December 2026
  • 03 December 2026
  • 04 December 2026
  • 05 December 2026
  • 06 December 2026
  • 08 December 2026
  • 09 December 2026
  • 10 December 2026
  • 11 December 2026
  • 12 December 2026
  • 13 December 2026
  • 15 December 2026
  • 16 December 2026
  • 17 December 2026
  • 18 December 2026
  • 19 December 2026
  • 20 December 2026
  • 22 December 2026
  • 23 December 2026
  • 24 December 2026
  • 25 December 2026
  • 26 December 2026
  • 27 December 2026
  • 29 December 2026
  • 30 December 2026
  • 31 December 2026
  • 01 January 2027
  • 02 January 2027
  • 03 January 2027
  • 05 January 2027
  • 06 January 2027
  • 07 January 2027
  • 08 January 2027
  • 09 January 2027
  • 10 January 2027
  • 12 January 2027
  • 13 January 2027
  • 14 January 2027
  • 15 January 2027
  • 16 January 2027
  • 17 January 2027

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Contact

Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
8001  Zürich
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)44 218 65 11
Fax +41 (0)44 218 65 09
info@nationalmuseum.ch
landesmuseum.ch

Date

17. April 2026 - 17. January 2027

Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 17:00

Contact

Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
8001 Zürich
Phone  +41 (0)44 218 65 11
landesmuseum.ch

Check Availability

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