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Are video games really a form of culture, Oliver Miescher?
29.10.2026

Are video games really a form of culture, Oliver Miescher?

The Zurich Film Foundation has recently started to support and award prizes for games as well. A conversation with Oliver Miescher about the ‘Digital Culture’ pilot project.

Rebekka Bräm
Rebekka Bräm
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sooo-boring? Not at St John’s Church!
29.10.2026

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sooo-boring? Not at St John’s Church!

This series is designed to encourage people to attend classical concerts, without any elitist posturing or dress codes. Just like Nirvana – come as you are.

Laura Binggeli
Laura Binggeli
Pop concerts in November
29.10.2026

Pop concerts in November

Legends and well-known greats perform in the big venues almost every week, whilst the clubs are playing loads of great new music.

Claudia Peter
Claudia Peter

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My name is Eeooow

Völkerkundemuseum Universität Zürich

My name is Eeooow

Film by Oinam Doren, India, 2016, 52 mins; English, Khasi, with English subtitles. In the village of Khongthong, names are sung or whistled

05.11.2026

19:00

How Does Comedy Work? – A Practical, Intensive Workshop

GeschichtenBäckerei

How Does Comedy Work? – A Practical, Intensive Workshop

Comedy is said to be the hardest thing, yet it should come across as incredibly effortless. But how do you actually go about it?

07.11.2026

14:00

Hongsoo Kim

Galotti Musikwerkstatt

From the mind to the body

Discover how musical learning can take place through the body; experience focus, presence and collective rhythm as a vibrant artistic process.

08.11.2026

11:00

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Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Interview: Martin Schwarz, publisher

A conversation between the artist Martin Schwarz and Jochen Hesse, Head of the Print Collection and Photo Archive Martin Schwarz (born 1946 in ...

10.11.2026

18:00

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Literaturhaus Zürich

Writer in Prison: Yousri Alghoul

To mark Writers in Prison Day, the German-speaking Swiss PEN Centre is drawing attention to authors who are imprisoned because of their work.

10.11.2026

19:30

Biedermann and the Arsonists

Theater Casino Zug

Biedermann and the Arsonists

Max Frisch’s play shows how Biedermann recognises the danger posed by arsonists, but fails to act because he is deluding himself.

12.11.2026

19:30

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200 Years of Photography 200 Years of Photography

200 Years of Photography

In 2026, photography will celebrate its 200th anniversary. A wonderful opportunity to explore the versatility of the medium: from big names and ...

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focusTerra – ETH Zurich

KEEP IT CO₂OL ‒ Tech to the rescue?

'I‘m not allowed to fly anymore! – I should give up my car! – And I shouldn‘t eat meat anymore either!' That should not be all that comes to our ...

until 11.06.2028

Zukunft+Des+Geldes

MoneyMuseum

History and Future of Money

The history of money is primarily the history of coinage—from the first minted coins in ancient Greece and Asia Minor to the currencies of the modern ...

until 28.01.2027

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Ausstellungsansicht, Caspar Heinemann, Tempting Fate, Kunsthalle Zürich, 2026. Foto: Cedric Mussano

Kunsthalle Zürich

Caspar Heinemann: Tempting Fate

The Glasgow-based artist transforms language, narratives and historical fragments into sculptures, installations, performances, drawings and texts.

until 10.01.2027

Ausstellungsansicht, Ayo Akingbade, Crossing, Kunsthalle Zürich, 2026. Foto: Cedric Mussano

Kunsthalle Zürich

Ayo Akingbade: Crossing

Kunsthalle Zürich presents the first institutional solo exhibition outside the United Kingdom by London-based filmmaker and artist Ayo Akingbade.

until 10.01.2027

Berra+A+4+A

Strauhof

illegible

An exhibition featuring 42 documents from the Swiss Literary Archives: they are barely legible, distorted, encrypted, redacted or crossed out.

until 03.01.2027

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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Sabine Marcelis – Light and Color

The designer creates sensory moments through light, colour and materiality. Her first museum exhibition features luminous works and spaces in which ...

until 04.04.2027

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