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Lyn Bentschik on presence and vulnerability
16.04.2026

Lyn Bentschik on presence and vulnerability

Warum sich bei ihren Events alle zu den Boxen drehen: Ein Porträt über Subsanity Soundsystem und ihre Leidenschaft für Bass.

Coucou Kulturmagazin
Coucou Kulturmagazin
Literary highlights in May
07.05.2026

Literary highlights in May

Schwalben jagen durch die Dämmerung, historische Berichte rücken Frauenleben in den Fokus und die Zukunft träumt von tollkühner Energie.

Seraina Kobler
Seraina Kobler
The town is dancing – and everyone is invited
23.04.2026

The town is dancing – and everyone is invited

ZÜRICH TANZT macht die Vielfalt der Tanzszene in der ganzen Stadt sicht- und erlebbar: Fünf Veranstaltungen, die du am Festival besuchen solltest.

Sari Pamer
Sari Pamer

Our events

STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS UNO

Schauspielhaus Zürich

STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS UNO

by Kay Matter / commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich / DIRECTED BY: Dennis Nolden.

11.05.2026

19:00

Makaya McCraven

Moods

Makaya McCraven

Top-class beat-driven jazz.

12.05.2026

20:30

Mimi Ambiel, Kursleiterin bei Galotti Musikwerkstatt

Galotti Musikwerkstatt

Expressiveness on stage

Workshop with Mimi Ambiel.

17.05.2026

13:00

Guided Tour in "Symphởny of Spices"

Völkerkundemuseum Universität Zürich

Guided Tour in "Symphởny of Spices"

This exhibition traces the roots and routes of star anise, cinnamon and cardamom from northern Vietnam, the spice triad of phở soup and mulled wine.

17.05.2026

15:00

Joep Beving

AllBlues Konzert AG

Joep Beving

Joep Beving – Premiere at the Tonhalle Zurich: LIMINAL Tour 2026

19.05.2026

20:00

Igor Levit (Foto: Peter Rigaud)

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Paavo Järvi & Igor Levit

Igor Levit once said that Brahms’ music has ‘a strong element of comfort’; ‘there is something so steadfast and embracing about it!’. What he ...

17.06.2026

19:30

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The subject

Who actually works here? Who actually works here?

Who actually works here?

On 1 May, work makes itself heard: it’s emblazoned on banners, paraded through the streets and discussed in speeches. Afterwards, it often ...

Our exhibitions

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focusTerra – ETH Zurich

KEEP IT CO₂OL ‒ Tech to the rescue?

'I‘m not allowed to fly anymore! – I should give up my car! – And I shouldn‘t eat meat anymore either!' That should not be all that comes to our ...

until 11.06.2028

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Cabaret Voltaire

Suzanne Perrottet. After Dada, After Dance

The exhibition «Suzanne Perrottet. After Dada, After Dance» is on view until May 17, 2026. It centers an influential yet long-overlooked figure of ...

until 17.05.2026

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Kunsthalle Zürich

Niloufar Emamifar: Offcut

Niloufar Emamifar's exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of SüdKulturFonds.

until 25.05.2026

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Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich

Glaciers & Rapids. Drawn Sitzerland around 1800

Emerging from the damp, cool cave and onto the summer pastures, across narrow bridges, past the curious gaze of farmers, onward towards cascading ...

until 05.07.2026

The Furnishings of a Writer.  Thomas Mann and his study

Thomas-Mann-Archiv

The Furnishings of a Writer.  Thomas Mann and his study

The newly designed permanent exhibition revolves around Thomas Mann’s famous desk, which accompanied him into exile. Together with his private library ...

until 11.05.2026

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Kunsthalle Zürich

Henrik Olesen: Copies of real-life objects, tools and food

Die kommende Ausstellung des in Berlin lebenden Künstlers Henrik Olesen erstreckt sich über beide Stockwerke der Kunsthalle Zürich und vereint ...

from 12.06.2026
until 06.09.2026

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