The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is the leading museum for design and visual communication in Switzerland. The exhibition programme covers a broad spectrum of themes and monographic positions from the fields of industrial and product design, graphics, typography, photography, posters, film, furniture, fashion, jewellery, arts and crafts, architecture and scenography. With its educational programme, the museum offers visitors the opportunity to delve deeper into design. The collections on design, graphics, applied arts and posters comprise over 500,000 objects and are among the most important of their kind internationally.
Avant-garde – Graphic design on the cusp of change
Join the guided tour and find out more about the works on display.
Between the world wars, graphic design underwent a radical transformation: ...
15.11.2026
11:00
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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Guided tour of the exhibition ‘Sabine Marcelis – Light and Colour’
Join the guided tour of the exhibition and find out more about the objects on display.
Designer Sabine Marcelis creates sensory moments through light, ...
15.11.2026
11:00
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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Stories Stories Stories
On a guided tour with Christoph Hefti, amidst the carpets and curtains, fantastical textile worlds come to life, filled with whimsical creatures, ...
19.11.2026
18:30
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
A conversation with the sketchbook
In this workshop, Christoph Hefti demonstrates how ideas emerge from sketches. Participants intuitively translate everyday observations into drawings – in ...
21.11.2026
14:00
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Hands-on guided tour of the 'Swiss Design Collection' exhibition
The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich houses Switzerland’s largest international design collection. The permanent exhibition showcases highlights from this ...
22.11.2026
11:00
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Christoph Hefti – The Missing Cat and Other Textile Stories
Join the guided tour of the exhibition and gain deeper insights into the dazzling world of Christoph Hefti.
Eyes, moons and cats: the exhibition ...
