Let's talk Money

Surprise city tour with Hans Peter Meier

Hans Peter Meier once installed software that banks used to run their stock market trading. He trained IT staff and led a jet-set life until his alcohol consumption and the bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2000 cost him his job. Today Hans Peter Meier is a dry alcoholic and makes a living from selling Surprise magazines. Since October 2014, he has been guiding participants on Surprise's social city tours through Zurich on the topic of "downward spirals and solidarity". Book Surprise city tour

History of money in Zurich

If you want to know everything about the origins of Zurich as an important financial centre, book the public city tour "History of Money in Zurich". On this tour, participants learn incredibly exciting facts about the banking city and, above all, how it came about that Zurich became the financial capital of Switzerland in the first place. Book History of Money

Top Dogs

Urs Widmer's comical and visionary hit play "Top Dogs" (produced in 1996 in collaboration with the ensemble of the Neumarkt Theatre), in which top managers have to cope with their own unexpected dismissal, seems more topical than ever.

Moneythek:

Reminders, debt collection, debts - Here, interested people can find quick, uncomplicated and free information on topics related to money management. Every Tuesday from 17:00 to 18:30 at the PBZ Altstadt on the ground floor near the red piggy bank.

Inflation – A Dead Thought Returns

This course explores the question of how inflation arises, how it is measured, what its negative effects are and how it can be fought. Special attention will be paid to the current situation and the role of central banks will be analysed in depth. Possible conflicts of objectives of central banks are also examined in more detail, such as that between financing high government debt and ensuring the stability of the financial system.

Vertigo. Project for antigravity

Stumbles, missteps, wrong decisions. Banking crisis, climate crisis, marriage crisis. Burnout, fallout, breakout. Apocalypse is blockbuster cinema? The OH!Darling crew builds worlds to delve into. In evenings with powerful images and a dense sound atmosphere, they direct our gaze from the private to the global.

Greenwishing, greenwashing or real sustainability?

What do these terms mean in the financial sector? Why is there always talk of greenwashing and how can one take action against it - whether as a private person or as an employee in the financial sector? And what role does the federal government play in this?

Eurotrash

In Christian Kracht's "Eurotrash" - the sequel to his 1995 debut novel Faserland - mother and son travel across Europe with obscene amounts of money in their pockets.

Thematic series "Dear money - and culture?"

Art and/or career? In the field of art and culture, the challenges of reconciling career and family come to a head in a special way: artists often live from project to project, work irregular hours and are often on the road. Organising yourself in the constellation of child and art is a logistical feat - but it can also be a great opportunity. On the basis of various field reports, some facts and figures on the subject, the questions of structural phenomena, life organisation and priorities will be explored. Together we will discuss what best practices, assistance and ways exist.

From history to the present day: Zurich Finance Museum

Anyone who wants to know how our economic system works or how stock exchange trading came about should visit the Swiss Finance Museum in Zurich West. The multimedia exhibition explains the origins of modern banking and offers insights into the world of payment transactions and financial services. It also looks at Switzerland's role as a global centre for wealth management and private banking.

Finance Museum Zurich

From the beginnings to the modern banking world: Money Museum

Located just below the Rigiblick Theatre, the Money Museum shows the history of money from the beginnings of bartering to the modern banking world. It is aimed at an audience that wants to understand the cultural, economic and social background, connections and changes of money.

Money Museum

Back to Antiquity: Coin Cabinet Winterthur

The Münzkabinett in Winterthur also specialises in coins from all epochs and corners of the world. The collection includes ancient coins from Greece and Rome, medieval coins from Europe, Asian coins and modern coins from Switzerland and other countries.

Coin Cabinet Winterthur