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The National Museum Zurich is Switzerland’s most visited museum of cultural history. The Museum presents history from the earliest times to the present day, exploring the country’s historical complexity and cultural variety and showcasing what it means to be Swiss.

The National Museum is one of Zurich’s most popular visitor attractions and is centrally located right next to the city’s Hauptbahnhof. The Museum complex is an ensemble consisting of an elegant historic building dating from 1898 and an adjoining sculptural wing built in 2016, allowing visitors to walk through the old and the new.

In addition to six permanent exhibitions, the complex on Museumstrasse presents around eight temporary exhibitions each year. These temporary displays cover historic and cultural topics, as well as issues relevant to society and social existence. The exhibitions are accompanied by discussions, talks, readings and workshops.

Phone

+41 44 218 65 11

Email

info@nationalmuseum.ch

Website

www.landesmuseum.ch

Accessibility

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The National Museum welcomes people with a wide range of needs. Various offers are available for guests with a disability. In addition, individually tailored exhibition tours can be organised. The reservations desk will be happy to answer any questions about accessibility and inclusion.

For people with disabilities, personalised exhibition accompaniment is included in the museum admission fee. Please contact the reservations desk at least 14 days in advance to make an appointment.

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Keyvisual der Ausstellung «Wir und der Krieg». Foto (Ausschnitt): Christian Schwager, Infanteriebunker Ratenpass

National Museum Zurich

Wars and us

Warfare, past and present, has been a defining element of Switzerland’s history. The exhibition brings together a variety of perspectives, showing how ‒ ...

until 17.01.2027

Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

National Museum Zurich

Graphics

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

until 04.04.2027

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Story Window – listen and discover

What happens when Matilda, the museum cat, spots a mouse one night? How does this encounter affect Matilda’s dream of becoming an artist? Children and their ...

11.11.2026

14:00

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National Museum Zurich

Story window – listen and discover

Family activity in English / family activity in English What happens when Mildred, the gallery cat, discovers a mouse one night? What consequences does this ...

11.11.2026

15:00

Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

National Museum Zurich

Graph

A general tour of the exhibition ‘Graphic Design – Visual Design in Everyday Life’.

12.11.2026

18:00

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Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

National Museum Zurich

Swiss graphic design: from posters to hypermedia

Taking the ‘Grafik’ exhibition at the Swiss National Museum as its starting point, the focus is on both the change and the continuity in graphic design ...

12.11.2026

18:00

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National Museum Zurich

Ideas of Switzerland

What holds a community together? A shared language, external enemies or economic interests – these might be the first things that spring to mind. But all of ...

Permanent exhibition

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History of Switzerland

The 1,000-m2 Swiss history exhibition depicts how Switzerland came to be over a period of 550 years. The tour through the centuries begins in the late ...

Permanent exhibition

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Archaeology in Switzerland

Lake dwellers, Celts, Romans, Alamanni: the names are familiar to us all. The exhibition entitled ’Archaeology in Switzerland’ allows visitors to view these ...

Permanent exhibition

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National Museum Zurich

The collection

The exhibition showcases more than 7,000 exhibits from the Museum’s own collection, highlighting Swiss artistry and craftsmanship over a period of about ...

Permanent exhibition

Einladung für die kleinen Abenteurer sich im Museum in vergangene Welten zu begeben.

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A magic carpet ride through history

Many children dream of travelling back in time. That is exactly what is possible in the new family exhibition “A Flying Carpet Journey Through History” at ...

Permanent exhibition

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Simply Zurich

The City and Canton of Zurich have a long and chequered history. This will be showcased in this permanent exhibition at the National Museum. From the model ...

Permanent exhibition

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