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Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.friday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Library

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.and openinghours.days.long.friday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.saturday Open till openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

  • Ascension Day 09.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Whitsun 19.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Whit Monday 20.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • International Museum Day 26.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Long Night of the Museums 08.09.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Knabenschiessen 09.09.2024 closed

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Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.friday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Library

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.and openinghours.days.long.friday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.saturday Open till openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

  • Ascension Day 09.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Whitsun 19.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Whit Monday 20.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • International Museum Day 26.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Long Night of the Museums 08.09.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

  • Knabenschiessen 09.09.2024 closed

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Guided tour with an expert

Führung mit Journalistin und Autorin Clare O’Dea

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with Clare O'Dea

Im gemeinsamen Dialog werden wunderbar widersprüchliche Seiten der Schweiz diskutiert.

National Museum Zurich

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Clare O'Dea

Archive image Claire O'Dea
Clare O'Dea arbeitete zehn Jahre lang als Journalistin bei der SRG SSR (swissinfo.ch), bevor sie sich mit ihrem ersten Buch «The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths» («Die wahre Schweiz») einen Namen als Autorin machte. Sie wurde in Irland geboren und lebt seit 2003 im Kanton Fribourg. «Der Tag, an dem die Männer Nein sagten» («Voting Day» auf Englisch) ist ihr erster Roman. https://clareodea.com/

The exhibition

Key visual of the exhibition "Wunderbar Widersprüchlich" (Wonderfully Contradictory)

Everything’s a bit better in Switzerland – it’s a sentiment you occasionally hear expressed both here and abroad. But among those who actually live in Switzerland, the feeling of being ‘something special’ alternates with a latent sense of inferiority. A paradox? On closer inspection, other contradictions emerge: Is Switzerland a humanitarian model state, or a bastion of egoists closed off from the world? Is it an alpine utopia of democracy, or a profiteer nation ruled by greedy banks and large corporations? The exhibition explores some divergent views of Switzerland and aims to prompt visitors to reflect on our country’s self-image, and how it is perceived from the outside.

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