National Museum Zurich

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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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Story Window – listen and discover

How does Lina create more lovely memories for her jar? What tips does she get from the people back home? The children and their carers will enjoy an ...

21.10.2026

15:00

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Against Erasure: Reading and Talk with Sahar Tavakoli

Sahar Tavakoli explores experiences of loss, exile, resistance and new beginnings. Through powerful language, she recounts personal and societal pain, but ...

21.10.2026

18:30

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

National Museum Zurich

Us and the War

A leisurely stroll through the exhibition, without any rush or hurry.

22.10.2026

14:00

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Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

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

22.10.2026

18:00

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The burden of the past

Sabine Mackintosh describes in a matter-of-fact manner how, for generations, the mothers in her family were at the mercy of their children’s fathers and ...

22.10.2026

18:30

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The Reformation and its consequences

The Reformation shaped European history: it began as a critique of the Roman Catholic Church and developed into a major religious reform movement. How did ...

23.10.2026

11:30

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