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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.

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Keyvsiual der Ausstellung «Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag»

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A general tour of the exhibition ‘Graphic Design – Visual Design in Everyday Life’. 

10.10.2026

13:30

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Simply Zurich – but with a difference

Züri-Insider Thomas Wyss takes a stroll through the ‘Einfach Zürich’ exhibition this evening. Accompanied, often by music, he sheds light on ...

10.10.2026

13:30

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Story Window – listen and discover

How does Lina create more lovely memories for her jar? What tips does she get from the people back home? The children and their carers will enjoy an ...

10.10.2026

14:00

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National Museum Zurich

Story Window – listen and discover

How does Lina create more lovely memories for her jar? What tips does she get from the people back home? The children and their carers will enjoy an ...

10.10.2026

15:00

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

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Wars and us

Guided tour in English Guided tour of the exhibition "Wars and us". General tour of the exhibition "We and the War".

10.10.2026

15:00

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History of Switzerland – Flight and Migration

Many Swiss people have found work or even made a new life for themselves abroad. At the same time, many people from abroad are coming to Switzerland. Who ...

11.10.2026

13:30