Museums and art galleries

The museum (Paläontologische Museum Universität Zürich) displays one of the world’s most important collections of marine reptiles and fish from the Middle Triassic, some 235 to 245 million years ago. These and the exceptionally well-preserved and scientifically valuable fossils from Monte San Giorgio, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Ticino, form the core of … Read more » “Palaeontological and Zoological Museum”

The studio of the sculptor Hermann Haller (1880-1950) offers an insight into his work.  

Approximately 7,000 different plant species from different climate zones are cultivated over an area of approximately 53,000 m2 .  

Villa Patumbah, built in 1885, is a masterpiece of historicism. The centre illuminates the subject of building culture from various angles.

The museum (MUDA) is dedicated to digital art.  

With changing exhibitions, the museum bridges the gap between theory and research, shows experimental projects and discusses current debates on design. The Toni-Areal also houses the museum’s depot with more than 500,000 objects.

The Shedhalle is an institution for contemporary art.

The Foundation presents the work of the sculptor Melanie Rüegg-Leuthold and the painter Albert Rüegg (1902-1986).  

The centre (ZAZ Zentrum Architektur Zürich) thematises the city as a place that shapes all of our lives – and at the same time only emerges through our use.

More than 1 000 exhibits and around 500 videos cover the entire spectrum of international football and document its ability to bring people together. Fascinating images and engaging stories reveal how the most popular sport captivates, influences and shapes people all around the world, day in, day out.