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.
With Constantine, who became Roman Emperor in 312, Christianity began its rise to political power. For some, this marks the beginning of a golden age; for ...
22.10.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
‘The Painter of Snapshots’
Claude Oscar Monet’s work was shaped from an early age by the Normandy countryside around Le Havre. His love of water – of ponds, rivers, lakes and the ...
22.10.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Vilhelm Hammershøi – Painter of the Silent Sound
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) was a Danish painter of exceptional expressiveness. A master of atmospheric compositions, he created a distinctive visual ...
23.10.2026
11:00
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Volkshochschule Zürich
Epigenetics — When the environment controls genes
It is not DNA alone that determines who we are. Epigenetics shows how environmental influences regulate the activity of our genes. This presentation focuses ...
26.10.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
The US as an economic power: from hyperglobalisation to a trade war
The waves of globalisation in the 1990s and 2000s have structurally transformed the US labour markets and triggered far-reaching social and regional ...
26.10.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Zurich pays tribute to Prokofiev
The Tonhalle Society of Zurich and the Zurich Opera House are jointly presenting a Prokofiev cycle. On the first evening of the course, you will be given an ...
