The Volkshochschule Zürich is Zurich's first provider of cultural and scientific general education for adults. founded in 1920, it offers a wide range of courses from astronomy to philosophy, from psychology to politics and literature, always at an academic level. Its second mainstay is foreign languages. The portfolio is supplemented with movement, design and communication offers. Since summer 2019, the VHSZH has also been offering a professional course in "Literary Writing" as well as smaller offers in the field of writing. The VHS Zurich is accessible to everyone and is financially self-supporting.
Beyond All Rules – Friedrich Glauser and Adolf Wölfli
Incapacitation, drugs and welfare shaped his life: Friedrich Glauser (1896–1938) was a morphine-addicted outsider who nevertheless produced magnificent ...
03.12.2026
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Equality and inequalities worldwide
How are income and wealth evolving on a global scale? Which dynamics exacerbate inequalities within and between societies, and which have a balancing ...
03.12.2026
19:00
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Max Frisch & Richard Yates on Long Island
In his late autobiographical story from 1975, Max Frisch describes a weekend spent on the eastern tip of Long Island, off the coast of New York. In his ...
04.12.2026
13:30
Volkshochschule Zürich
Hieroglyphic Writing – Part II
With the fall of the Pharaonic Empire, knowledge of the meaning of hieroglyphs was lost. It was not until the 19th century that the sacred symbols of ...
07.12.2026
17:30
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KiK: St Francis and Giotto’s cycle of frescoes in Assisi
Giotto’s frescoes in the upper church of San Francesco in Assisi are regarded as one of the turning points in the history of Western painting. Shortly ...
07.12.2026
19:00
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Castles and palaces in the early modern period
Medieval castles are the symbol of a noble, feudal world. As political circumstances changed and the nobility lost its influence, the architectural style ...
