Events in Zurich - Art exhibitions

The city and canton of Zurich have a long and chequered history. This will be shown in a permanent exhibition at the National Museum.

The city and canton of Zurich have a long and chequered history. This will be shown in a permanent exhibition at the National Museum.

Many children dream of travelling back in time. In the new family exhibition we make this dream come true!

Glacier Dreams

An online exhibition to take part in

Monumental buildings set the stage for political power. The exhibition sheds light on this questionable tradition based on Le Corbusier’s designs and visions.

From October 2019, the Swiss National Museum’s collections will be presented in the renovated historical west wing of the National Museum Zurich.

The permanent exhibition features more than 1,000 exhibits from the collection, including nostalgic memorabilia, documents and images from the FIFA archives.

Painter of the silent sound

Switzerland is one of the world’s leading financial centres – but how did its close association with banking evolve?

The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich holds the largest international design collection in Switzerland. The permanent exhibition presents highlights from it and makes parts of the archive accessible.

As part of the ReCollect! series, Wolfgang Laib's works will be juxtaposed with masterpieces from the Kunsthaus Zürich collection.

The 1,000-m2 Swiss history exhibition depicts how Switzerland came to be over a period of 550 years.

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

Art for all

Sound is an elementary component of design. The exhibition shows how sounds shape our perception and how listening as a design method opens up new, more inclusive approaches.

Visual communication is all around us. Selected examples from the Swiss National Museum’s extensive graphic art collection illustrate the power of visual language.

What binds a community together? Initially one might assume it is to do with having the same language, external enemies or economic interests.

The permanent exhibition «Archaeology in Switzerland» is shown in the first upper floor in the new wing of Christ Gantenbein Architects.

Unser Rundgang führt durch drei historische Räume: Den Lochmannsaal, die Steiner-Waser-Stube und die Zunftmeisterstube.

Der ideale Einstieg in die Ausstellung

An artist of the century at the Kunsthaus

Der ideale Einstieg in die Ausstellung

Traditionelle Zahlungsmittel sind Gaben in traditionellen Gesellschaften.

Die Ausstellung bietet Einblick in Leben, Werk und Wirken des berühmten Zürcher Predigers, Autors und Physiognomen <a href="https://lavater."></a>

In derSammlung Johann CasparLavater finden sich verschiedenste zeitgenössische Gegenstände, Autografen, Werke und Bilder von Johann Caspar Lavater (1741–1801).

With works by Heidi Bucher, Eva Fàbregas, Kimsooja, Dóra Maurer, Bruce Nauman, Steven Parrino, Chiharu Shiota and Franz West.

Paint flow = life flow

Kunst und Archäologie

From 31 May to 4 June 2027, the National Museum Zurich will once again be transformed into a unique setting for the concert evenings of the boutique festival ZKB Unique Moments.