The Museum Rietberg in Zurich is the only museum for non-European art in Switzerland and has an internationally renowned collection with exhibits from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania. In addition, the elaborately staged special exhibitions attract ...
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‘Red’ public guided tour
Lacquer is a fascinating material. It protects, preserves and enhances, whilst exuding an unmistakable aesthetic power. Its softly shimmering, silky surface appears both serene and intense. In China, this material was elevated to an art form at an early stage. Over the course of millennia, works of extraordinary refinement have been created, in which craftsmanship and cultural significance are inextricably linked.
The exhibition Red – Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer Art at the Rietberg Museum invites visitors to immerse themselves in this world. It brings together outstanding objects that impress not only through their technical mastery but also through their multi-layered symbolism. Flowers and birds symbolise harmony and beauty, whilst dragons and phoenixes represent power and good fortune. Bats and insects, too, convey wishes and messages of good fortune. These images reveal the rich imaginative world of Chinese culture.
In collaboration with the LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Münster.
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Thursday, October 08, 2026
18:30 - 19:30 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, October 09, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Saturday, October 10, 2026
14:00 - 15:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Sunday, October 11, 2026
11:00 - 12:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Thursday, October 15, 2026
18:30 - 19:30 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, October 16, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Sunday, October 18, 2026
11:00 - 12:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Thursday, October 22, 2026
18:30 - 19:30 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, October 23, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Sunday, October 25, 2026
11:00 - 12:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, October 30, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Saturday, October 31, 2026
14:00 - 15:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, November 06, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, November 13, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Saturday, November 14, 2026
14:00 - 15:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, November 20, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, November 27, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, December 04, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, December 11, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Saturday, December 12, 2026
14:00 - 15:00 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Friday, December 18, 2026
12:15 - 13:15 o'clock
CHF 5 per person (plus museum admission)
Discounts may be available for certain groups.
Museum Rietberg
Gablerstrasse 15
8002 Zürich
+41 (0)44 415 31 31
museum.rietberg@zuerich.ch
Opening hours:
Dienstag, Mittwoch, Freitag, Samstag, Sonntag: 10:00 - 17:00
Donnerstag: 10:00 - 20:00
montags geschlossen
Accessibility:
Infos Zugänglichkeit:
Mobilitätsbehinderung: Der 300 Meter lange Weg von der Haltestelle "Museum Rietberg" zum Museum steigt auf einer Länge von 100 Metern stark an. Vor dem Gebäude steht ein Behindertenparkplatz zur Verfügung. Die beiden Lifte im Gebäude erschliessen alle Stockwerke. Die Rollstuhl-Toilette befindet sich im ersten Untergeschoss. Hinweis zum Zugang in die Park-Villa Rieter: Hier muss der Lift bestellt werden. An der Aussenseite des Gebäudes befindet sich eine Klingel. Der Lift ist nicht für alle Rollstühle geeignet (Masse: Türbreite 67 cm, Länge 128 cm, Kabinenbreite 75 cm).
Sehbehinderung: Auf dem 300 Meter langen und auf einer Länge von 100 Meter steil ansteigenden Weg von der Haltestelle Rietberg zum Museum Rietberg muss keine Strasse überquert werden. Hindernisse im Museum sind in der Regel gut erkennbar. Die Ausleuchtung der Räumlichkeiten ist gut und die Kontraste sind stark. Das Museum bietet Audioguides an. Zum Museum gehören der Rieter-Park mit mehreren historischen Gebäuden, die Villa Wesendonck und die Park-Villa.
Hörbehinderung: Die Beleuchtung im allgemeinen Bereich des sogenannten Smaragd-Gebäudes im Museum Rietberg ist in der Regel hell. Die Kasse ist frei von Glasscheiben.
