Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Tuesday till Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Monday closed

Library

Tuesday till Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Saturday till Monday closed

Special opening times

Sa, 6.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
10:00 - 17:00
18:00 - 23:59

Su, 7.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
0:00 - 2:00
10:00 - 17:00

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Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Tuesday till Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Monday closed

Library

Tuesday till Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Saturday till Monday closed

Special opening times

Sa, 6.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
10:00 - 17:00
18:00 - 23:59

Su, 7.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
0:00 - 2:00
10:00 - 17:00

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Technology & traditions collection

Technology & traditions

The collection includes a wide range of objects from everyday life and items for crafts and trades. Workshop equipment is an important feature. Modern technologies are present in the collection in the form of objects such as computers, electrical devices and means of communication.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Erika Hebeisen

Curator, Ethnography and Technology

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 66 01 erika.hebeisen@nationalmuseum.ch

Measuring instruments

The collection includes globes, surveying instruments (16th-20th century) and automated devices. Some of the objects, such as the famous 16th-century terrestrial and celestial globe from St Gallen, are part of Zurich Central Library’s permanent loan collection.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Erika Hebeisen

Curator, Ethnography and Technology

National Museum Zurich

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 66 01 erika.hebeisen@nationalmuseum.ch

Today

Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Library

Special opening times

Today

Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Library

Special opening times

Technology & traditions collection

Technology & traditions

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Measuring instruments

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Today

Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Library

Special opening times

Today

Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Library

Special opening times

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Technology & traditions collection

Technology & traditions

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Erika Hebeisen

Measuring instruments

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Erika Hebeisen