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Opening times
Museum, boutique and bistro

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.openfromto.long

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

openinghours.days.long.friday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Library

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.and openinghours.days.long.friday openinghours.openfromto.long

Tu – We, Fr 10:00 - 18:00

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

Th 10:00 - 19:00

openinghours.days.long.saturday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Sa – Mo closed

Special opening times

Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Late Night at Zurich’s Museums 02.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Late Night at Zurich’s Museums 03.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Knabenschiessen 11.09.2023 closed

Family Day 29.10.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Opening times
Museum, boutique and bistro

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.openfromto.long

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

openinghours.days.long.friday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Library

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.and openinghours.days.long.friday openinghours.openfromto.long

Tu – We, Fr 10:00 - 18:00

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

Th 10:00 - 19:00

openinghours.days.long.saturday Geöffnet bis openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Sa – Mo closed

Special opening times

Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Late Night at Zurich’s Museums 02.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Late Night at Zurich’s Museums 03.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Knabenschiessen 11.09.2023 closed

Family Day 29.10.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Painting & sculpture collection

Painting

The collection includes paintings with an emphasis on ecclesiastical and historical art, and works of portraiture. The stained glass on display here constitutes the world’s largest and most important collection.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Mylène Ruoss

Curator, Paintings, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Graphic Arts

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 44 mylene.ruoss@nationalmuseum.ch

Sculpture

The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval woodcarvings and altarpieces. The collection is representative of the extant examples of medieval sculpture from the territory of contemporary Switzerland, and is thus of international significance.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Mylène Ruoss

Curator, Paintings, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Graphic Arts

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 44 mylene.ruoss@nationalmuseum.ch

Wall paintings

The collection includes wall paintings and frescoes. Of particular interest are the Carolingian frescoes from Müstair, Romanesque frescoes from various types of buildings and wall paintings by Hans Erni. On display are the frescoes of Ferdinand Hodler in the National Museum Zurich’s hall of fame.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

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

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