Events in Zurich - Art exhibitions

An exhibition with highlights and new additions to the collection.

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

The Korean Wave

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.

The museum houses the largest international design collection in Switzerland. The new permanent exhibition presents highlights and opens up access to the archives.

The 1950s saw a sharp rise in demand for electricity, including in Switzerland. Dams started to be built in the Alps on a grand scale.

Suzanne Duchamp (1889 Blainville-Crevon - 1963 Neuilly-sur-Seine) left behind an astonishing oeuvre that, although represented in world-famous collections, is still only known to connoisseurs.

The exhibition takes the viewers on a wild club night and shows how transformative and liberating fashion can be.

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

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

Accessories have always been more than mere decoration: hats, scarves, gloves, bags and shoes reflect social, political and religious affiliation, denote power and status, protect and give form to

From Sisi to Queen Elisabeth

Art for all

With "Vers une architecture", Le Corbusier created a manifesto that laid the foundations for modern architecture.

Zu Techno gehören neben dem Ruf nach Friede, Liebe und Toleranz aber auch Herausforderungen wie Lärmklagen, Drogenmissbrauch und Gentrifizierung.

NONAM invites you on a short journey through the great North America and offers exciting insights into the art and cultures of indigenous nations.

From Zurich, Luzzi and Michael Wolgensinger shaped the modern era of Swiss photography with their photo studio, which existed between the 1930s and 1980s.

An online exhibition to take part in

With her carnivalesque performances, which are reminiscent of medieval mystery and carnival games and take up themes from art history and pop culture, Monster Chetwynd (*1973

Im FIFA Museum spielend Fussballkultur erleben - eine einzigartige Interaktion mit dem Fussball.

Roman Signer (*1938 Appenzell) is one of the most important contemporary Swiss artists.

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

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

This exhibition explores how digitalization and artificial intelligence can enhance the experience of objects in museums in the future.

The art of surimono prints

Sein Schaffen zeichnet sich durch eine intensive Beschäftigung mit den Eigenschaften und Potenzialen von Werkstoffen aus und bezieht u. a. die Materialien Stein, Metall, Holz, Wasser und Salz ein.

Dialog with Yves Netzhammer

A journey through time

Masterpieces on paper from Albrecht Dürer to Dieter Roth

The Brazilian Lygia Clark (1920 Belo Horizonte - 1988 Rio de Janeiro) radically renewed the concept of art and is one of the most important artists in South America.