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National Museum Zurich

Zurich
The Swiss National Museum is a museum in Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, adjacent to Zürich Hauptbahnhof and the Platzspitz park. It is part of the Musée Suisse Group, which is itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture.

On view

Past exhibitions (12)

The Exhausted Man

from 16 Oct 2022

Exploring exhaustion across history and culture

In the Forest

18 Mar 2022 — 17 Jul 2022

Nature, culture, and myth meet in this forest exhibition.

Greenland 1912

from 6 Feb 2022

A temporary exhibition exploring Greenland's history and culture through the lens of 1912, presented at the National Museum Zurich.

Amazingly Ambivalent

4 Feb 2022 — 24 Apr 2022

A temporary exhibition at the National Museum Zurich exploring the complexities and contradictions inherent in contemporary art and culture.

Leaving Switzerland. Emigration Stories after 1848

7 Jan 2022 — 24 Apr 2022

Personal emigration stories from Switzerland after 1848

Christmas & Cribs

19 Nov 2021 — 9 Jan 2022

Nativity scenes and cribs across art and tradition

Humans. Carved in Stone

17 Sep 2021 — 16 Jan 2022

Humanity immortalised in stone across the centuries.

Stereomania. Switzerland in 3D

23 Jul 2021 — 17 Oct 2021

Switzerland's place in the history of 3D photography

Colours revealed by light

16 Jul 2021 — 3 Apr 2022

A vivid exploration of colour and light in Zurich.

Women.Rights | From the Enlightenment to the present

5 Mar 2021 — 18 Jul 2021

Centuries of women's rights history, from philosophy to today.

Virus – Crisis – Utopia

2 Mar 2021 — 27 Jun 2021

Art confronts pandemic, crisis, and utopian futures.

Federal Councillors since 1848

2 Mar 2021 — 7 Nov 2021

A temporary exhibition at National Museum Zurich tracing the history of Switzerland's Federal Council from its founding in 1848 to the present day.