The Cabaret Voltaire is the birthplace of the Dada movement, which emerged in Zurich in 1916 and, in the midst of the war, awakened the need to question the present with new artistic forms. Today, its cross-disciplinary legacy remains at the centre. With its temporary exhibitions or Soirées, the house is as a platform for contemporary arts and debates.
Since its renovation in 2022, the Cabaret Voltaire has had both a bar in the Historic Hall and the Artists' Pub in the entrance area, which is occupied by an artistic position for a year at a time. The Dada library on the first floor contains important Dada publications and can be used as a workplace during the day.
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While works by Emma Jung and Rebecca Ackroyd are on display in the vaulted cellar, the Historic Hall transforms into the Psychological Club Dada – in the ...
07.09.2025 | 18:00 o'clock
Cabaret Voltaire
Stefan Burger, «Narcissus, zentrales Höhlengrau, Erbse, Flamingo» (I&II)
Stefan Burger (*1977) exhibits two luminaire objects in the library which will light up the room as well as the visitors’ moods. The sculptures, made from ...
Permanent exhibition
Cabaret Voltaire
«The Red Herring»
From November 9, 2024 until summer 2025, Camille Lütjens, Carlo Travaglia, Elena Barmpa, Laura Nan, Stéphane Nabil Petitmermet and Ice Wong Kei Suet ...
