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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

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Christmas Eve 24.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
Christmas 25.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
27.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
28.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
29.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
30.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
New Year´s Eve 31.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long
New Year´s Day 01.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Saint Berchtold 02.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Good Friday 29.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Kars Saturday 30.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Easter 31.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Easter Monday 01.04.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
Sechseläuten 15.04.2024 closed
Labour Day 01.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long
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 21.05.2024 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

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Collection Ceramics & glass

Ceramic vessels and figurines

The collection includes medieval ceramic vessels as well as objects made and used in Switzerland between the 18th century and the present, such as vessels, crockery, figures, sculptures and reliefs. There is a focus on figures manufactured by the Zurich Porcelain Factory.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Curator, Precious Metals, Ceramics

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 66 64 christian.hoerack@nationalmuseum.ch

Glass

The Glass collection comprises mainly glass containers, drinking glasses, bottles and tableware, and some unique glass objects, dating from the Late Middle Ages to the present day. A major focus of collecting activities is the expansion of the collection to include more glassware from the 20th and 21st centuries.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch

Stove ceramics

Reference collection for stove ceramics produced in Switzerland. Of particular interest are the stoves that are preserved in their entirety. Highlights are the medieval Swiss stove ceramics, the Winterthur stove ceramics dating from the 16th/17th century, and the 18th-century Zurich stove ceramics.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Curator, Precious Metals, Ceramics

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 66 64 christian.hoerack@nationalmuseum.ch

Architectural ceramics

Unique collection of bricks decorated with reliefs, from the brickworks of the St Urban Cistercian monastery and other monasteries. Reference collection for medieval Europe.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch

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Collection Ceramics & glass

Ceramic vessels and figurines

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Glass

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Stove ceramics

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Architectural ceramics

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

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Collection Ceramics & glass

Ceramic vessels and figurines

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Glass

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Stove ceramics

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Architectural ceramics

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi