National Museum Zurich

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The National Museum Zurich is Switzerland’s most visited museum of cultural history. The Museum presents history from the earliest times to the present day, exploring the country’s historical complexity and cultural variety and showcasing what it means to be Swiss.

The National Museum is one of Zurich’s most popular visitor attractions and is centrally located right next to the city’s Hauptbahnhof. The Museum complex is an ensemble consisting of an elegant historic building dating from 1898 and an adjoining sculptural wing built in 2016, allowing visitors to walk through the old and the new.

In addition to six permanent exhibitions, the complex on Museumstrasse presents around eight temporary exhibitions each year. These temporary displays cover historic and cultural topics, as well as issues relevant to society and social existence. The exhibitions are accompanied by discussions, talks, readings and workshops.

Phone

+41 44 218 65 11

info@nationalmuseum.ch

Website

www.landesmuseum.ch

Accessibility

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The National Museum welcomes people with a wide range of needs. Various offers are available for guests with a disability. In addition, individually tailored exhibition tours can be organised. The reservations desk will be happy to answer any questions about accessibility and inclusion.

For people with disabilities, personalised exhibition accompaniment is included in the museum admission fee. Please contact the reservations desk at least 14 days in advance to make an appointment.

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Keyvisual der Ausstellung «Wir und der Krieg». Foto (Ausschnitt): Christian Schwager, Infanteriebunker Ratenpass

National Museum Zurich

Wars and us

The exhibition shows how, from the late Middle Ages to the present day, wars have influenced Switzerland’s political structures, economic interests and ...

until 17.01.2027

Keyvisual der Ausstellung «Bankenland Schweiz»

National Museum Zurich

Switzerland, the land of banks

The exhibition covers the history of banking in Switzerland – from antique coins to the digital piggy bank. It looks at the role of trust, crisis and ...

until 08.11.2026

Keyvisual der Videoinstallation «Erfahrungen Schweiz – Sexarbeit»

National Museum Zurich

Sex work

The video installation presents ten interviews showing how sex work has evolved in Switzerland.

until 01.11.2026

Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

National Museum Zurich

Graphics

The exhibition at the National Museum Zurich shows how graphic design shapes desires, stereotypes and identities – from gender roles to Swissness.

until 04.04.2027

National Museum Zurich

Summer Workshop – Colour, Shape, Imagination!

Inspired by the exhibition ‘Graphic Design – Visual Design in Everyday Life’, participants are immersed in a world of colours, shapes and patterns and ...

16.08.2026

10:30

National Museum Zurich

Swiss History – Focus on Women

For centuries, Swiss women were denied civil and political rights, yet they were key members of society. What roles have women played over the last 500 ...

16.08.2026

13:30