Museums in Zurich

Zurich’s museum landscape spans from the Swiss National Museum’s historical archives to the Kunsthaus, Switzerland's largest art museum. Specialized collections include the FIFA World Football Museum, the Clock and Watch Museum Beyer, and the Rietberg Museum’s non-European art. Niche interests are represented by the Zurich Tram Museum, the Johann Jacobs coffee museum, and the Succulent Plant Collection, which houses over 6,000 specimens. Notable architectural sites include the Fraumünster’s Chagall windows and the Pavillon Le Corbusier.

Zurich Museums — Map

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Swiss National Museum

The Swiss National Museum, part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture, is located in the city of…

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Kunsthaus Zürich

The Kunsthaus Zürich is in terms of area the biggest art museum of Switzerland and houses one of the most important art collections in…

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FIFA World Football Museum

The FIFA World Football Museum is an association football museum operated by FIFA but not owned - it is rented under suspicious…

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Fraumünster Church

Historic Protestant church known for its Gothic architecture and stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.

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Museum of the History of Medicine

Exciting and maybe a little scary exhibition on how medical science evolved. Plus it is located in the former office of A.

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Clock and Watch Museum Beyer

The Uhrenmuseum Beyer is located in the heart of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, and is one of the world's leading private museums…

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Museum of Design

The Museum of Design, Zürich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Rietberg Museum

The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art.

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Constructive Art House

Haus Konstruktiv, or Museum Haus Konstruktiv, is an arts foundation founded by private individuals in 1986 in Zürich, Switzerland.From 1987…

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Johann Jacobs Museum

Museum rather unusually dedicated to coffee. Comprehensive and catchy exhibition combined with multimedia.

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Zurich Toy Museum

Museum just perfect for the children: its collections consist of hundreds of antique toys from the whole Europe.

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Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich

The Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich is the third oldest ethnological museum of Switzerland.

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Moulagenmuseum

Houses one of the world's largest collections of wax moulages. These medical models of skin diseases were created between 1918 and 1948 for teaching and research at the University of Zurich.

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Succulent Collection

Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich, literally succulent plant collection of the city of Zürich, is a botanical garden in the Swiss municipality of…

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Villa Wesendonck

A neoclassical villa built in 1857 for Otto Wesendonck. It now forms part of the Museum Rietberg, displaying an extensive collection of art from Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

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Pavillon Le Corbusier

The final building designed by architect Le Corbusier, completed in 1967. The colorful steel and glass pavilion serves as a museum dedicated to his architectural theories, furniture, and art.

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Coninx-Museum

Formerly an art museum in Zurich-Hottingen, it housed 14,000 works from the Werner Coninx collection, including modern paintings, sculptures, and graphic arts.

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Mühlerama

Set in a historic industrial mill, this museum documents the history of grain and bread. It features a fully operational 1913 mill and exhibits on traditional milling techniques.

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Zurich Tram Museum

The Zürich Tram Museum is a transport museum in the Swiss city of Zürich, specialising in the history of the Zürich tram system.

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