Why is Zurich here the financial capital of Switzerland, here is one of the most expensive and high-quality cities in the world in terms of living standards, there is a beautiful lake and beautiful boulevards, there is an atmosphere of friendliness and respect, and the museums of Zurich are the best in all of Switzerland.

For a long time I wanted to visit Switzerland, but I never raised my hand to personally go to this super-expensive country. In search of tickets to Spain, I came across an interesting offer - a transfer in Zurich with an overnight stay - here it is a chance! The plans were as follows - we arrive in the evening from Madrid, check into a hotel, the next day we walk around the city, and in the evening we fly to Moscow.

But even after such an accidental chance, when looking for a hotel, the hair stood on end. Prices for 4 people started from 150 euros (this is without breakfast) per day, I don’t even say what numbers they ended with. The choice fell on Olympia Hotel Zurich, which was far from the center to walk to it. Therefore, it was decided to buy a travel card for all types of transport in the city for 24 hours, which includes a trip from the airport and back.

Zurich Airport is a city.

How to buy a ticket– at the airport, at the railway ticket machines, choose the direction ZÜRICH FLUGHAFEN BAHNHOF – ZÜRICH HB. A ticket can be bought one way or for 24 hours round trip (this is in our case). You can see tickets and their prices. At the time of my purchase, such a ticket cost me 52 euros for the whole family (14 adults, 7 to 16 years old children). I also wanted to note that I paid with a credit card. Those who prefer cash, then in Zurich, as in all of Switzerland, francs are in use. Trains from the airport run every 10-20 minutes, the distance of 11 kilometers to the center is covered in the same 10 minutes. So in a maximum of half an hour we were already at our station.

In the evening, Zurich is a bit dark compared to the illumination in Moscow. Therefore, after searching for a hotel and settling in, and we were tired after the flight, we did not dare to go to the city and postponed everything until tomorrow.
Of course, one day is not enough to explore the city, but it is quite enough to get a general idea of ​​the city and its inhabitants.
Our arrival in Zurich coincided with the semi-final match of the World Cup between Brazil and Germany. Already at the airport, all the seats around the TVs were occupied. Zurich is a German-speaking city, with about 30,000 German citizens, which is about 10% of all city residents, and who do you think they rooted for? Can you imagine what we would have in Russia if our team had defeated Brazil in the semi-finals of the World Cup? I remember that “beautiful day” of the victory over the Dutch at the European Championships, when my city was just littered with rubbish, hospitals were overflowing with people who had drunk and interrupted each other for joy. Here, I was very surprised, the next day not a single piece of paper lying around was found in the city - fantastic!!!
The photos above and below show the view from the windows of our hotel apartments.

At the reception, taking a map indicating the sights of the city and transport routes, we decided to have breakfast in the center.

There is a tram stop right next to the hotel. At every stop in the city there is an electronic scoreboard, which indicates the time before the arrival of a particular route. We got on our tram and in twenty minutes we were already in the center, at the entrance to the main station of Zurich.
After having breakfast at the local McDonald's (coffee and buns for four "only" 35 euros), we will start our walk around the city on Bahnhofplatz square, which in our opinion means the station square. The beautiful station building was built in 1871 and is one of the main attractions of the city.
The square is decorated with a monument, one of the founders of modern Switzerland.

There are many shops and kiosks inside the station where you can buy souvenirs, as well as an information desk.

On the other side of the station, the Swiss National Museum opens its arms.

The impressive museum buildings with several towers were built in the late 19th century in the French Renaissance style and are located on an island between the Sihl and Limmat rivers.

In the photo below, the station is on the left, the museum is on the right.

The main exposition of Switzerland, which tells about the history of the country from prehistoric times to the present day, is located in Zurich and in this museum. How not to use this opportunity - to visit the main museum in Switzerland?

The museum is open from 10:00 to 17:00 Tue-Sun; museum website. Paradoxical as it may seem, but today we will visit museums for free. According to the site, children under 16 are free, and an adult ticket costs 10 francs. We managed to somehow (I realized this later) enter through the exit, which is not controlled by anyone and completely free to view all the exhibits of the museum.

History of Switzerland.

The history of Switzerland began in 1291, when three small territories united to fight against powerful neighbors - the Habsburgs. Further territories increased, and conflicts continued. And only in 1848 in Switzerland was formed its own government. This year is considered the birth year of Switzerland as a country.

The wars waged by the Swiss Confederation in the 14th and 15th centuries demonstrated the superiority of mobile armies over heavily armored knights. The reputation of the Swiss soldiers was so high that in 1506 Pope Julius II, as his own guard and guard of the Vatican, formed.

Many exhibits are interactive and you can touch them without a twinge of conscience, and get information from computer information stands.

Cheese, chocolate, watches, Alps, knives, gold, banks, neutral - this is not a complete list of words that pops up when you hear the word Switzerland.

It is not even possible to imagine how much gold and money is stored in Swiss banks. For the safety of their money, people from all over the world are ready to pay interest to Swiss banks, and not receive from them, as long as their savings are kept in a safe place.

At the end of the 20th century, Switzerland was mired in a scandal related to the storage of gold looted by the Nazis in banks. Under pressure from the public and the United States, Switzerland paid the relatives of Holocaust victims and some Jewish organizations $1.5 billion in compensation.
The museum contains an exhibit of the real Swiss safe, which you can touch. Who knows, maybe many famous people of the past kept their valuables in it.

The national animal of Switzerland is the dog of Saint Bernard.
In the 11th century, the monk Bernard founded a monastery on one of the most dangerous passes of the Alps.
In subsequent years, this pass was called Great St. Bernard, and the local dog breed Saint Bernard.

We pass from the history of Switzerland to everyday life. Exhibits that tell about the way of life are collected on the third and fourth floors of the museum.

Of particular interest is the collection of home ovens

and chandelier-horns.

We go down to the first floor to the gallery of collections, where numerous handicrafts are presented.

Here, the 16th century globe deserves special attention, which combines both science and art.

As well as sledges of the late 17th century with magnificent carvings and paintings.

On inspection of this gallery, our tour of the museum ends.

At the exit from the museum, we met a bar on wheels, unfortunately closed.

All the main attractions of Zurich are located along the river Limmat from the railway station to Lake Zurich. Walks along the bridges and the river embankment could have been given a huge amount of time, if not for one

small, and sometimes large, drizzling rain. Yes, we were not lucky with the weather, but we were lucky with the mood.

The Niederdorf quarter is very interesting, consisting of narrow cobbled streets and located on the eastern bank of the river.

Niederdorfstrasse, the main pedestrian street of this quarter, is definitely worth a stroll. There are many cafes, shops, galleries, hotels and restaurants.

Religion in Switzerland is distributed evenly between Catholics and Protestants at 40%, 10% other denominations and 10% atheists. Zurich by religion Protestant city. Therefore, in the churches of Zurich, do not look for the magnificent carved altars and beautiful organs characteristic of the Catholic Church. For example, we will visit the main church of the city university Predigerkirche, the beginning of construction dates back to the 13th century.

August 17, 2016

Museums in Zurich

Zurich, despite its small size, is one of the most important art centers in Europe. It is here that a myriad of museums and art galleries are located, allowing everyone to get acquainted with the work of classical European artists, as well as the latest works by the best masters of our time.

With a child, you can go to more interactive and lively museums: Kulturama (a museum about a person), the Toy Museum (near the Lindenhof hill in the old town), the Tram Museum or the Museum of North American Culture. You can also go to the Technorama Museum in the town of Winterthur, located near Zurich.

Museum opening hours:

The opening hours of museums in Zurich may vary: each museum sets its own opening hours. As a rule, museums are closed on Mondays and on some major holidays such as Christmas. December 31 is a working day in Switzerland, so museums are open.

Free museums in Zurich:

Visit museums in Zurich is free possible with tourist tickets ZurichCard and SwissPass!

On Wednesday, admission to the permanent collection of the Kunsthaus is free.

The most popular museums in Zurich:

Kunsthaus Zurich

Museum of Fine Arts Zurich

permanent exhibition

The Kunsthaus Zurich has an outstanding collection of masters from the 15th century to the present. The museum exhibits a wide range of works by Alberto Giacometti, a popular Swiss painter and sculptor, as well as an exquisite selection of medieval sculptures and paintings, Dutch and Italian baroque canvases, as well as the most striking works of 19th and 20th century Swiss artists such as Henry Fuseli and Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss Pipilotti Rist, Peter Fischli / David Weiss, including photography and installations.

The museum is famous for the second largest collection of works by Edvard Munch after Norway, significant paintings by Pablo Picasso, expressionists Kokoschka, Beckmann and Corinth, as well as important works by Claude Monet, Salvador Dalí and Marc Chagall. The collection also includes classic Pop Art pieces by Rothko, Merz, Twombly, Beuys, Bacon and Baselitz.

Temporary exhibition

In addition to the permanent exhibition, temporary ones are regularly held. The museum is one of the European leaders among the exhibition centers in Europe. Every year, 10 to 15 exhibitions are held, with 2 or 3 of international importance.

Excursion tours

Public: Information and order by phone 044 253 84 84
Individual tours: By agreement (Including tours in foreign languages)
Tel: 044 253 84 97
www.kunsthaus.ch

• Working hours
  Tue, Fri-Sun 10am-6pm, Wed and Thu 10am-8pm. Closed Mon.
  Holidays: Closed 25 Dec., and Knabenschiessen (Monday around mid-September, 2016 - 12 September), 24 Dec., 26 Dec. , Dec 31, Jan 1 - the museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm.
• Price
  Permanent exhibition: 15 CHF (reduced - 10 CHF), temporary exhibition: CHF 22 CHF (reduced 17 CHF). Free SwissPass. With ZurichCard - at a reduced rate.
  Wednesday - free!
  Under 16 years old - free of charge.
• Additional Information
  Cafeteria, disabled access
• Address
  Winkelwiese 4, 8032 Zürich
  Tel 044 253 84 84
  
• How to get there
  Stop: Kunsthaus, trams 3, 5, 8, 9 or bus 31

Museum Rietberg

Ryberg Museum

permanent exhibition
It is a small museum with an excellent collection: the world-famous sculptures given to the city by Baron Edward Von Der Hyde in 1952 form the basis of the exhibition at Villa Wesendonck. The Park Villa Rieter contains masterpieces of Indian, Chinese and Japanese painting, sculpture from Africa and Oceania, pre-Columbian America, Flemish and Armenian carpets. Kiel House has a special small collection of South European art.

• Opening hours
  Villa Wesendonck: Tue-Sun 10-17b Mon — closed
  Villa Park House for Rieter and Kiel: Tue-Sat 13-17, Sun 10-17
  
• Excursion tours
  In the case of special exhibitions, Sun 11 a.m. and Wed 6 p.m.
  Art for Lunch - Every Tue. 12.15 h (Snack included in the price), registration required.
  Other tours - by agreement (including in foreign languages).
  
• Additionally
  There is a cafeteria, accessibility for the disabled.
  
• Price
  Special exhibitions: adults CHF 10, children CHF 5
  Main collection: Adults CHF 5, children CHF 3
  House for Ms. Kiel 3-5 CHF
  
• Address:
  Villa Wesendonck and Park Villa Rieter
  Gablestr. 15, 8002 Zurich
  Tel. 01 202 45 28/64 , Fax 01 202 52 01
  Tram 7 to Rietberg stop
  House for Kiel
  Hirschengraben 20
  Tel. 01 261 96 52
  Trams 3, 5, 8, 9 or bus 31 to the Kunsthaus stop

Kunsthalle Zurich

Kunsthalle - Exhibition Hall Zurich

permanent exhibition
Usually still obscure but internationally significant contemporary art is represented. The Kunsthalle is located near the Museum of Modern Art Zurich and some private galleries. It presents new and creative insights into the lives of young artists.

• Opening hours
  Tue, Wed, Fri - 12-18, Thu 12-20, Sat and Sun 11-17, closed Mon.
  
• Price
  Adult CHF 5,
  child 2.50 CHF,
  
• Address
  Limmatstr.270, 8005 Zurich
  Tel. 01 272 15 15 , Fax 01 272 18 88
  
• How to get there
  Trams 4, 13 to the stop Dammweg

Schweizerisches Landesmuseum

Swiss National Museum

permanent exhibition
The building of the Swiss National Museum reflects the influence of various architectural styles on the culture of the country. The museum presents a complete history of the development of Swiss culture. The main emphasis is on the prehistoric period, especially the Neolithic period. Another focus is on the medieval collection. It includes evidence of chivalric culture and wooden religious sculptures, paintings and carved wooden altars. The recently renovated hall presents collections from the Middle Ages to the end of the Modern Age. A series of historical interiors attracts the eye.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 10.30-17, Mon- closed
  Library reading room: Tue and Thu 8-12, 13.30-16.30, Wed and Fri — 13.30-16.30
  
• Excursion tours
  Tue 18h and by appointment
  
• Additionally
  Cafe, wheelchair accessible
  
• Address
  Museumstrasse 2, 8001 Zurich
  Tel. +41 44 218 65 11, Fax+41 44 211 29 49
  www.moneymuseum.com
  
• How to get there
  Trams 4, 11, 13, 14 / bus 46 to Bahnhofquai station

Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Buhrle

Collection of the Emil Bührle Foundation

permanent exhibition
This collection is not very well known, but it is one of the best collections of European art. Presented are mainly works by French masters of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Renoir, Toulouse-Latrec, Van Gogh and Gauguin. This museum is a must visit for those who love painting.

Collector Emil Bürle for many years of his life has collected a large expensive collection of masterpieces by the best artists. How he got them is not known. In wartime, the collector collaborated with the border guards and commanders of Germany, so there is a version that it was they who ordered the rarest paintings from destroyed museums and private collections. Emil died in 1956, but his will did not have a clear order about the exhibits. Relatives moved all the paintings and sculptures to a separate villa, and soon decided to even create a fund.

Unfortunately, after the robbery in 2008, when 4 valuable paintings were stolen from the collection, visiting the collection is possible only with a tour on certain days, by prior arrangement with the administration.

• Excursion tours
  By agreement (including in foreign languages)
• Entrance
  9 francs
• Address
  Zollikerstrasse 172, 8008 Zürich
  tel 044 422 00 86
  
• How to get there
  Trams 2, 4 to Wildbachstrasse, bus 77 to Altenburg Hofstrasse

Coninx Museum

permanent exhibition
The small art museum, located in a secluded villa on the Zurichberg mountain, under the patronage of Coninx Werner (1911-1980), has an extensive collection of unusual Zurich artists. The most famous is a large collection of graphic works of modern modernists. In addition, the collection includes significant works from the 19th and 20th centuries, Hindi and Buddhist sculptures. The museum also has some temporary exhibitions.

• Address
  Heuelstr.32, 8032 Zurich
  Tel 01 252 04 68
  
• How to get there
  Trams 3, 8, 15 to Klusplatz, bus 33 to Klosbachstrasse

Haus Konstruktiv

permanent exhibition
The museum presents a collection of concretivism, constructivism and conceptual art, about which art historian Georg Schmidt rightly said that "this is clarity of mind and clarity of soul." The museum also offers international exhibitions and presentations of Swiss concretism

• Opening hours
  Tue, Thu, Fri 12-18h
  Wed 12-20h
  Sat-Sun and holidays 11-18h
  Mon - closed
  
• Price
  CHF 14
  
• Excursion tours
  18:30 every Wednesday and Sunday 11:15
  
• Additionally
  Cafe, handicapped accessible
  
• Address
  Selnaustr. 25, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 217 70 80 Fax 01 217 70 90
  www.hauskonstruktiv.ch
  
• How to get there
  Trams 2, 9, bus 66 to Sihlstrasse or S-Bahn: S4/S10 to Selnau

Helmhaus

permanent exhibition
The museum has a collection of contemporary art. This is the most important point in the program of Swiss art.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 10-18, Thu 10-20, Mon — closed
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Excursion tours
  by agreement
  
• Additionally
  Cafe, souvenir shop, toilet, wheelchair accessible
  
• Address
  Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 251 61 77 , Fax 01 261 56 72
  
• How to get there
  Trams 4, 15 to City Hall / Helmhaus stop

Graphische Sammlung der ETH

Graphic collection of the Polytechnic University

permanent exhibition
The largest collection of graphic works by European masters of the 16th-18th centuries in Switzerland (Schongauer, Mantegna, Dürer, Rembrandt, Piranesi and Goya) is presented. They are complemented by works by Swiss masters of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the main focus is on the collection of contemporary art and the work of young Swiss artists.

• Opening hours
  The collection is available upon request.
  Temporary exhibitions: Mon-Fri 10-17, Wed 10-19.
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Additionally
  Adapted for the disabled
  
• Address
  ETH , Rämistr.101 , Input Karl Schmid-Strasse , 8092 Zurich
  Tel 01 632 40 46 , Fax 01 632 11 68
  http://www.graphischesammlung.ch
  
• How to get there
  Trams 6, 9, 10 to stop ETH/Universität Spital

shedhalle

permanent exhibition
Technology, feminism, censorship, post-colonialism, pop music, architecture and society: social and cultural issues define the program at Shedhalle. The project is seen as stimulating a debate that organizers hope will continue beyond the exhibition.

• Opening hours
  Wed-Fri 14-17, Sat and Sun 14-20, Tue 14-21, Mon — closed
  
• Price
  5CHF
  
• Additionally
  
  
• Address
  Red factory, Seestr.395 , 8038 Zurich
  Tel 01 481 59 50, Fax 01 481 59 51
  www.shedhalle.ch
  
• How to get there
  Bus 161/165 to Rote Fabric stop

money museum

permanent exhibition
Hadlaubstrasse: Open since 2002
Museum Bärengasse: The "money and soul" collection is the history of Zurich's money. All coins can be viewed magnified through the monitor. the short text reflects the historical background. The collection is aimed at amateurs and is accompanied by radio commentary and audiovisual presentations.
Swiss National Museum: The exhibition "The Best of Europe - Coins in the mirror of power and politics" offers the most beautiful coins in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present. The exhibition is accompanied by animation, radio accompaniment and audiovisual presentations.

• Opening hours
  Museum Bärengasse: Tue-Sun 11.00 – 17.00, Mon – closed
  Landesmuseum: Tue-Sun 11.00 - 17.00, Mon - closed
  
• Price
  Hadlaubstrasse: Admission is free
  Museum Bärengasse: 8 CHF, free guided tour
  Swiss National Museum: 10 CHF, free guided tour
  
• Excursion tours
  Museum Bärengasse: every Fri 13.00 - 13.45 Additional tours - tel. 079 753 54 53. The number of participants is at least 5 people.
  Landesmuseum: Every Tuesday, Museum Introductory Course between 11am and 5pm, no registration required.
  
• Address
  1) Hadlaubstrasse - Hadlaubstrasse 106 , 8006 Zurich Tel 044 / 350-7380
  2) Museum of Money at the Museum on Bärengasse - Bärengasse 20 to 22, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 / 350-7380 , Fax 01 / 242-7686
  3) Money Museum at the Landesmuseum - Museumsstrasse 2, 8006 Zurich
  Tel 01 / 350-7380 , Fax 044 / 242-7686
  
• How to get there
  Hadlaubstrasse: Tram 9 or 10 to Rigi space station, then train to Rigi Hadlaubstrasse station (2nd stop)
  Museum Bärengasse: Trams 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 to Paradeplatz
  Landesmuseum: Trams 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14 to Central stop

Museum fur Gegenwartskunst Zurich

Museum of Modern Art Zurich

permanent exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art Zurich offers an exhibition of international importance. The exposition consists of changing collections and special presentations.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Fri 12-18, Sat and Sun 11-17b Mon — closed
  
• Price
  Adults 5 CHF, children 2.50 CHF
  
• Excursion tours
  by agreement
  
• Address
  Limmatstr.270, 8005 Zurich
  tel 01 277 20 50, fax 01 277 62 86
  
• How to get there
  Tram 4, 13 to the stop Dammweg

Museum fur Gestaltung

Design Museum

permanent exhibition
Design and visual communication, environmental design and art, architecture as daily culture, photography and media are the themes of the Design Museum. In addition, temporary exhibitions are regularly held. The museum has three main collections (design, graphics and posters) and a public technical library.

• Opening hours
  Mon — closed, Tue-Thu 10-20, Fri-Sun 11-18
  
• Excursion tours
  Hall: Wed 18.30, gallery: Tue 18.30
  
• Address
  Ausstellungstr.60, 8005 Zurich
  Tel: 043 446 67 67, Fax: 043 446 45 67
  www.museum-gestaltung.ch
  
• How to get there
  Tram 4, 13 to the stop Museum für Gestaltung

Museum Bellerive

permanent exhibition
Three times a year, temporary exhibitions are held of everything that masters around the world have managed to create in a wide range between playing, decoration and use. William Morris, Emile Gallé, Diego Giacometti and Sonia Delaunay have already been exhibitors as guests.

• Opening hours
  Mon closed, Tue-Fri 11-17, Sat 11-20, Sun 10-18
  
• Price
  Adult CHF 9; children CHF 6
  
• Excursion tours
  every Thursday, 18:30
  
• Special tours
  On request: or tel. 043 446 66 69
  
• Address
  Höschgasse 3, 8080 Zurich
  Tel 043 446 66 69 , Fax 043 446 45 03
  
• How to get there
  Tram 2, 4, bus 33 to stop Höschgasse

Museum Barengasse

permanent exhibition
In the heart of Zurich's banking district are two old-looking buildings. Built in the 16th and 17th century, and being on the verge of extinction by 1972, they were finally moved 60 meters and the museum was restored. "Reason and Passion" and "Reason and Money" in and around Zurich. People and their mentality are the main focus of the permanent exhibition. What interested people in Zurich in the second half of the 18th century? What did they think, feel and how did they live? The upper part of the Coin Museum is the starting point for an interesting and instructive presentation of the history of the economy and money of Zurich. Sasha Morgenthaler Puppet Museum (1893-1975) with her believable puppets: she created works that enchanted the whole world. the exposition on the first floor includes a huge collection of dolls and soft toys from the artist's house and gives an impression of her workshop.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 10.30-17
  
• Excursion tours
  By agreement, including outside business hours, order by tel. 01 218 65 11
  
• Address
  Barengasse 20/22, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 211 17 16
  
• How to get there
  Trams 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 to Paradeplatz stop

Zunfthaus zur Meisen

Porcelain Museum

permanent exhibition
The elegant building of the guild house, built around 1750, contains the porcelain and earthenware collection of the Swiss National Museum. These earthenware from different factories in Switzerland in the 18th century, an exhibition of porcelain from the factory Zurich Factory Schooren(Kilchberg 1763-1790) and the Nyon manufactory (1781-1813).

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 10.30-17
  
• Address
  Münsterhof 20, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 221 28 07
  
• How to get there
  Trams 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 to Paradeplatz

Haus zum Rech

Architectural Archive/City Archive
permanent exhibition
Formed by two medieval towers, this 800-year-old building is the perfect fit for the city's architectural history archive. Changing exhibitions give insight into the history of Zurich's building A large number of models of the city as it was in 1800 allows visitors to combine a tour of modern Zurich with a look into the past.
You will see monuments already known to you and those that have not survived to this day, for example, a tower flooded by the waters of the lake. Archaeological finds are exhibited at the entrance.

• Opening hours
  Mon - Fri 8-18, Sat 10-16
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Address
  Neumarkt 4, 8001 Zürich
  Tel. +41 44 266 86 86, Fax +41 44 266 86 80
  www.hbd.stzh.ch
  
• How to get there
  Tram 3, bus 31 to Neumarkt

Thomas Mann Archive

exposition
Built in 1664, the building has been the literary center of Zurich for the last two centuries. Now these are the rooms where Thomas Mann (1875-1955), the German writer, the Nobel Prize winner in literature for his novels "Death in Venice" and "Magic Mountain" recently lived. You can see the archive of Thomas Mann, which belongs to the Zurich University of Technology, which includes a large selection of manuscripts and valuable books, the first version of Standbrook, notes on Death in Venice and Felix Krull, drawings and letters. In addition, you can see photos of the poet and a Nobel Prize certificate.
Historians owe the existence of this comprehensive archive to Ida Hertz. For many years she was Thomas Mann's librarian and archivist. After her death, the archive settled in Zurich.

• Opening hours
  Archive: Mon 13-17; Tue-Fri 8-17; every second Saturday of the month 8-12; Sun - closed
  Exhibition: Mon-Fri 8-18; Sat 10-16; Sun - closed
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Excursion tours
  by agreement
  
• Address
  Schönberg Gasse 15, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 01 632 40 45, fax 01 632 12 54
  
• How to get there
  Tram 6, 9, 10 to stop ETH/Universitätspital or tram 5, 9 to Canton School or tram 3/bus 31 to Newmarkt

Johann Jacobs Museum

coffee museum

exposition:
Currently, coffee is one of the main products of consumption, and one of the most popular drinks. Its influence extends to the culture, lifestyle and traditions of people so great that it is difficult to imagine life without coffee. The annually changing exhibitions at the Johann Jacobs Museum take you into the fascinating world of coffee and its 500 years of history from its origins in the East to the various traditions of coffee consumption in the Internet Cafe today. Using the possibilities of multimedia, the museum offers an interactive exhibition of the history of coffee.

• Opening hours
  Fri 14-19b Sat 14-17, Sun 10-17, Mon-Thu — closed
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Address
  Seefeldquai 17/Ecke Feldeggstrasse, 8008 Zurich
  Tel 01 388 61 51, Fax 01 388 61 53
  www.johann-jacobs-museum.ch
  
• How to get there
  Stop Feldeggstrasse, trams 2/4/buses 912/916

Uhrenmuseum Beyer Zurich

Beyer Clock Museum

permanent exhibition
The unique museum contains all kinds of clocks, ranging from simple non-mechanical ones (sundials, scientific measuring instruments of the 16th and 17th centuries, East German oil clocks, hourglasses). The collection also contains iron clocks, Swiss clocks and wooden clocks. Fans can find glittering Renaissance clocks here, such as the Nuremberg prison clock from 1580. Also of interest is the wide range of clocks from the Neuchâtel period 1700-1850. Maria's watches and navigational instruments complete the largest private collection in Switzerland.

• Opening hours
  Mon-Fri 14-18
  
• Price
  CHF 5, children under 12 are free.
  
• Address
  Bahnhofstr.31, 8001 Zurich
  Tel 043 344 63 63 , Fax 043 344 63 63
  
• How to get there
  stop Paradeplatz, trams 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13

Silvio R. Baviera museum

permanent exhibition
Leading collection of metaphorical art. The exhibition focuses on existential themes and human conflicts. Represented, among others, Ina Barfuss, Thomas Wachweger, Schang
Hutter and Claudia Schifferle.

• Address
  Baviera, Zwinglistrasse 10, 8004 Zurich
  Tel. +41 44 241 29 96
  
• How to get there
  Stop Helvetiaplatz, Tram 8.

Tram Museum

Tram Museum

permanent exhibition
Zurich is the only city in Switzerland that has had a tram museum since 1989. The museum's collection captures this particular aspect of everyday life in the city. The oldest exhibits date back to 1897. The exposition presents the history of the appearance and development of the tram in

culturema

Museum of Man

permanent exhibition
Also known as the "Interdisciplinary Educational Museum", Kulturama is a chronological overview of 600 million years of animal and human evolution, human biology and aspects of human cultural life.

The museum combines natural sciences with cultural history and offers the guest two exciting journeys: the first, through the halls of the museum, will take us through six hundred million years of evolution, and the second, exhibited in the gallery, is a journey through human life from birth to death.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 13-17; Mon closed
  
• Price
  Adults CHF 10
  Children CHF 7 (students under 20, AHV, IV)
  
• Additionally
  Accessibility for the disabled, cafe, toilet, souvenir shop.
  
• Address
  Kulturama-Museum des Menschen
  Englischviertelstrasse 9, 8032 Zürich
  Tel. +41 44 260 60 44, Fax +41 44 260 60 38
  www.kulturama.ch
  
• How to get there
  Stop Hottingerplatz, tram 3/8/bus N8

Museum of Anthropology

permanent exhibition
Humans and larger tree-dwelling mammals share a number of characteristics, such as finger gripping hands, memory, and caring for the younger generation. Over time, climate, vegetation and environment have led to changes in these characteristics. The fossils provide a fascinating account of the gradual transformation that now underlies the difference between man and ape.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Sun 10-16; Mon — closed
  
• Address
  Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich
  tel. +41 44 635 54 11
  www.unizh.ch/anthro
  
• How to get there
  Irchel stop, trams 9/10/bus 39

Zoo museum

permanent exhibition
The museum immerses us in the atmosphere of animals - sounds, sights. With the help of a microscope, you can look at the beautiful world of invertebrates. Or you can use the buttons to recreate the sounds of more than 300 animals, from the buzzing of insects to the singing of birds. The variety of shapes, colors, and structures of the animal kingdom evokes amazement and joy. The mammoth skeleton and many rare and extinct animals will show the variability of the animal world and the need for our concern for nature. The exhibition is accompanied by a large number of pictures and videos.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Fri 9-17, Sat and Sun 10-16
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Additionally
  Accessibility for the disabled, cafe, toilet, souvenir shop.
  
• Address
  University Center, Karl Schmid-Strasse
  8006 Zurich
  Tel 01 634 38 38 , Fax 01 634 38 39
  
• How to get there
  Trams 6, 9, 10 to stop ETH/Universitatspital

Spielzeugmuseum

Toy Museum

permanent exhibition
A wonderful collection of European toys from the late 18th to the early 20th century. Dolls with accessories, doll houses, department stores, railways, optical and mechanical toys, steam engines, children's books and toys, etc.

• Opening hours
  Mon-Fri 14-17, Sat 13-16
  
• Price
  Free admission
  
• Address
  Franz Carl Weber
  Fortunagasse 15, 8001 Zürich/ZH
  044 211 93 05
  
• How to get there
  Trams 6, 7, 11, 13 to the Rennweg stop

Museum Muhlerama

permanent exhibition
A tour of the 90-year-old mill is an opportunity to follow the path of the formation of flour from grain with your own eyes. The permanent exhibition presents the technology of flour production. The permanent exhibition shows the history of cereal crops and looks at topics such as seed propagation techniques and the role of gene banks.
In addition, there are special exhibitions related to food and drink.

• Opening hours
  Wed-Sat 14-17, Sun 10-17, Mon. and Tue. - closed.
  
• Entrance:
  Adults - 9 francs, children 6 - 16 years old - 5 francs. Free with ZurichCard and SwissPass
• Address
  Mühlerama - Museum in der Mühle Tiefenbrunnen
  Seefeldstrasse 231, 8008 Zürich
  tel. +41 44 422 76 60, fax +41 44 422 89 22
  www.muehlerama.ch
  
• How to get there
  Stop Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen, trams 2/4/buses 33/910/912/916

Indianermuseum

Museum of North American Culture

permanent exhibition
The cultures of the indigenous peoples of North America are as varied as the food and forms of expression between Scandinavia and Sicily. How did the people of the arctic ice desert survive? Why did the inhabitants of the northwest coast live in relative prosperity, while hunters from the subarctic had to travel vast distances to secure their poor life? What motivated the Indians of the prairies to concentrate together for bison hunting?
Did you know that the prairie dwellers were once successful gardeners and traders? And why leave a pueblo in the semi-desert southwest of the cornfields? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in the permanent exhibition.

• Opening hours
  Tue-Fri — 13-17
  Wed 13-20
  Sat, Sun 10-17
  Mon - closed
  
• Price
  Adults CHF 8
  With CHF 6 discount
  Children CHF 3
  Families CHF 20
  
• Additionally
  Cafe, disabled access
  
• Address
  Seefeldstr. 317, 8008 Zurich
  tel 043 499 24 40
  www.nonam.ch
  
• How to get there
  By train: S-S6 and S16 to stop Tiefenbrunnen
  Trams 2 and 4, bus 33 to stop Tiefenbrunnen

Many say that it has two faces: the first is for business people, and the second is for tourists who want to look at attractions in Zurich, visit famous museums and the legendary techno parade. So what is this interesting place?

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, where the financial life of the country is concentrated. He already initially occupied a leading position, favorably differed in some respects even from the current one. Now it is considered the second city in terms of quality of life, received the title of the most expensive and one of the safest cities in the world. Well, now is the time to take a look at the sights of Zurich, I’ll say right away that there is definitely something to admire.

Attractions Zurich

The best place to start sightseeing in Zurich is with Lindenhof, It was from her that the history of the city actually began.

The platform on the mountain in the ninth century was a border point, which was founded by the Romans. From here you have a beautiful panoramic view of Zurich.

Bahnhofstrasse- the main street of Zurich.

You can get around on foot or by tram. Alternating expensive shops, banks and restaurants are illuminated at night. They are perfectly combined in summer with the aroma of flowering trees, and in winter they are buried in the alluring warmth of mulled wine.

Approximately in the middle of the street is Sprüngli, a pastry shop famous for its delicate cakes. After visiting it, you can visit the old city. A walk along the medieval streets will bring an unforgettable pleasure, which will be decorated with geranium flowers, so carefully grown by residents on the windows of their homes. Some of them date back to the tenth century.

St. Peter's Church, Fraumunster and Grossmunster- the largest and most important cathedrals of Zurich, one of the main city attractions. By the way, in Switzerland, more than one church dedicated to this saint has also attracted the attention of tourists for a long time. On the tower of St. Peter's Church in Zurich, the largest clock in Europe flaunts.

Fraumünster is an abbey for women, famous for the unique stained glass windows of Marc Chagall. Grossmünster is once a monastery built in the Romanesque style. He fought with the nunnery for supremacy, which, thanks to the legend, remained with the latter. Nearby are the remains of ancient Roman baths.

lake zurich attracts connoisseurs of nature, who feed numerous swans with special pleasure.

On Saturdays, the park area gathers clowns, gymnasts and musicians who amuse the walking public.

Polytechnic University (ETH)- one of the best universities in Europe and, of course, a bright attraction in Zurich.

Einstein himself studied here. From the observation deck of the building, the whole city is perfectly visible. A particularly touching view of Zurich and its surroundings, including the Alps and the lake, gives Mount Uetliberg . A visit to a local restaurant will reinforce the experience with the taste of traditional dishes.

Langstrasse is the most dangerous street in Switzerland. Restaurants, cafes and clubs are concentrated here, it is fun and bright here, life is in full swing here! You need to be careful not only in the manifestations of your emotions, feelings of courage, but also to control the behavior of others. General fun and a sea of ​​​​alcohol - those still guarantee adventures.

Museums in Zurich

The city is also famous for a large number of museums of various directions and art galleries, exhibiting both classical works and the latest masterpieces of contemporaries. Among them: the Museum of Fine Arts Zurich, the Swiss National Museum, the Museum of Modern Art Zurich, the Design Museum, the Tram Museum, the Museum of Anthropology, the Puppet Museum.

Helmhaus famous for its collection of contemporary art.

The graphics collection of the Polytechnic University is famous for the works of Dürer, Goya and Rembrandt. Money Museum ready to tell everyone the monetary history of Zurich. The collection of the most beautiful coins of Europe in an unusual accompaniment will also be of interest.

Museum Barengasse known for the collection of dolls and soft toys Sasha Morgenthaler.

The Guild House boasts displays of porcelain and earthenware from Swiss factories in the 18th century. Johann Jacobs Museum keeps a 500-year history of aromatic coffee.

AT Beyer Clock Museum time will stop - the unusual exhibits of the exhibition are so fascinating.

The Museum of Man allows visitors to view 600 million years of life on earth in accelerated mode. The Zoological Museum will allow you to look into the world of animals, and pictures and videos will add color and natural sensations.

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Museums of Zurich: Acquaintance with any city is almost never complete without visiting its museums. Zurich, despite its small size, is also rich in various museums. Some of them are free, some are private collections and restrict access. Here is a list of those museums in Zurich that you can visit.

MUSEUMS OF ZURICH:

ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM

The Anthropological Museum of the University of Zurich is a museum that tells how apes evolved into humans. The exposition is based on fossils and skeletons, demonstrating the path humanity has traveled in its history. The exposition is mainly represented by multimedia materials. You will hardly spend more than an hour on a full acquaintance with this museum.

ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM

The Museum of Ethnography of the University of Zurich is located in the heart of the city, not far from the ruins of the old city walls. It features themed treasures from around the world, from the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. Here are collected objects of cults and ideologies, audio recordings, films, books. The museum hosts lectures, master classes and concerts.

ZOOLOGISCHES MUSEUM

The Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich will show you what more than 1500 representatives of the fauna look like (and looked like). Here visitors can see wombats, minke whales, eared frogmouths and hundreds of other species. There are also many recordings of animal voices, from the singing of whales to the buzzing of insects. In addition, under a microscope, you can see the mouth of an ant or the leg of a spider. And especially curious people will be able to pet a deer. True, only a scarecrow.

kunsthalle

The Kunsthaus (Kunsthalle) is an art museum that fans of contemporary art should definitely visit. Every year 5 - 10 individual or group exhibitions are held here, which present the work of young contemporary artists. At the same time, the exposition also includes paintings of the past century that are significant for Swiss art. For example, 12 works by the famous Edvard Munch.

TRAM-MUSEUM

Tram Museum - Tram-Museum will tell the century-old history of the Zurich tram, which presents original cars, and their age ranges from 50 to 100 years. There are also mock-ups of trams, variants of the uniform of carriage drivers and "children's trams". On the last weekend of each month, the museum organizes a ride on historic vehicles.

JOHANN JACOBS MUSEUM

All coffee lovers should visit the Johan Jacobs Museum, where you will learn a lot of interesting information about this drink. Regularly updated expositions tell how coffee, rubber and oils became popular all over the world, how trade routes developed. Here you can get acquainted with the peculiarities of the drinking ceremony in different countries. Worthy of attention is the building that houses the museum - an old villa on the lake.

STIFTUNG SAMMLUNG E.G. BUHRLE

Collection of the Emil Bührle Foundation. Private museums in Europe are not uncommon. Confirmation of this is the art museum "Collection of the Emil Bührle Foundation", in which you can see exhibits from the ancient era, sculptures from the Middle Ages, as well as paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Chagall and many other representatives of various movements including modernism and impressionism. For example, “Blossoming Chestnut Branches” are stored here.

Unfortunately, after a robbery in 2008, the foundation restricted visits to the gallery. And although the police found the stolen paintings, you can see the paintings of the fund only on an individual request or at exhibitions in major museums.
Address: Zollikerstrasse 172, 8008 Zurich On the map
Website: www.buehrle.ch

FIFA WORLD FOOTBALL MUSEUM

FIFA World Football Museum- collects exhibits and stores artifacts, documents and photographs of the International Football Association and its governing body. The updated collection includes more than 1000 exhibits, including memorial items, texts and photographs from the FIFA archive.
Visitors are invited to take a tour of each World Cup since the first tournament held in Uruguay in 1930. In the permanent exhibition there are separate showcases dedicated to each championship and FIFA World Cup.
The museum manages the FIFA Documentation Archive and as a result contains thousands of historical texts, official documents, letters and books related to the game and its development since the early 20th century.

Museum Rietberg

Museum Rietberg offers to travel from the center of Europe to distant countries of different continents. It presents an extensive exposition of non-European art and various religious objects. The total area occupied by the museum is 17 acres, making it the third largest museum in the city. This is not surprising, given the fact that the collection of exhibits on display here includes many interesting things - from African sculptures to Asian Buddhist art.

Uhrenmuseum Beyer

Switzerland is famous for its quality watches and skilled watchmakers, so a museum like the Uhrenmuseum Beyer could not fail to appear here. The main exposition of the museum is collected by Theodor Beyer, a pioneer in the field of collecting antique chronometers. The museum's collection covers the history of watchmaking from almost all eras and countries. Particularly interesting are the exhibits related to the Gothic and Renaissance. The Beyer Clock Museum exhibits several unique clocks that exist in a single copy.

Helmhaus

Helmhaus is an exhibition space for contemporary art. Here, on the right bank of the Limmat River in old Zurich, a court used to work, an indoor market functioned ... And now a whole floor of the building is dedicated to the work of local artists, or craftsmen who now live in Switzerland. Also, workshops are regularly held in Helmhaus, round tables and talks are held, and concerts are held.

Moulagenmuseum

Moulagenmuseum is a place that has a very strange collection: medical forms used for educational purposes and documentation. The exposition represents models of various skin diseases. These wax forms have a worldwide reputation for being authentic. In total, the museum stores more than 1800 forms, 600 are constantly exhibited.

Gestaltung Museum

It would be strange if the Museum of Money was not organized in Switzerland. MoneyMuseum tells visitors about what money is, how it appeared, and what alternatives to banknotes existed. Here you can see cowrie shells used as coins, as well as quite modern banknotes. Interesting multimedia materials complement the exhibition, offering tourists to learn all about the history of money.

Gestaltung Museum

There is also a Design Museum in Zurich, which appeared back in 1975. All its exhibits are divided into four large expositions: graphics, posters, applied art and, of course, the art of modern design. Among the most interesting items on display in the Gestaltung Museum are anthropomorphic furniture, an illuminated manuscript from the 16th century, a lifetime edition of the famous book Metamorphoses of the Insects of Surinam, and many other unique and funny things.

Nordamerika Native Museum

Separately, in Zurich, they offer to get acquainted with the culture and art of North American Indians and Eskimos. For this, the Nordamerika Native Museum works, which grew out of a private collection bought out by the city in 1961. The permanent exhibition has more than 700 exhibits that tell about life in six different regions of the United States and Canada. It also hosts several thematic exhibitions throughout the year, as well as various educational events.

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House of V.I. Lenin

House of V.I. Lenin in Zurich - the place where Ulyanov lived in 1916 - 1917. Together with Krupskaya, they rented an apartment here. In memory of eminent residents, a memorial plaque is fixed on the wall of the building. It was in this room that the work “Imperialism as the Highest Stage of Capitalism” was written, and “The Tasks of the Left Zimmerwaldists in the Swiss Social Democratic Party” were prepared. The building itself is an example of 16th century architecture.

Museums in Zurich and their descriptions will be updated. If you know a museum in Zurich that is not on our list, write about it in the comments to the article and we will add it.

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Museums in Zurich Zurich is one of the most important art centers in Europe. It is here that a myriad of museums and art galleries are located, allowing everyone to get acquainted with the work of classical European artists, as well as the latest works by the best masters of our time. CHOOSE!
Kunsthaus Zürich (Fine Arts Museum Zurich) The Kunsthaus Zurich has an outstanding collection of masters from the 15th century to the present. The museum displays a wide range of works by Alberto Giacometti, a popular Swiss painter and sculptor, as well as an exquisite selection of medieval sculptures and paintings, Dutch and Italian Baroque canvases, as well as the most striking works of 19th and 20th century Swiss artists such as Henry Fuseli and Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss Pipilotti Rist, Peter Fischli / David Weiss, including photography and installations. The museum is famous for the second largest collection of works by Edvard Munch after Norway, significant paintings by Pablo Picasso, expressionists Kokoschka, Beckmann and Corinth, as well as important works by Claude Monet, Salvador Dalí and Marc Chagall. The collection also includes classic Pop Art pieces by Rothko, Merz, Twombly, Beuys, Bacon and Baselitz. In addition to the permanent exhibition, temporary ones are regularly held. The museum is one of the European leaders among the exhibition centers in Europe. Every year, 10 to 15 exhibitions are held, with 2 or 3 of international importance. Museum Rietberg This is a small museum with an excellent collection: the world-famous sculptures given to the city by Baron Edward Von Der Hyde in 1952 form the basis of the exhibition in Villa Wesendonck. The Park Villa Rieter contains masterpieces of Indian, Chinese and Japanese painting, sculpture from Africa and Oceania, pre-Columbian America, Flemish and Armenian carpets.
Kiel House has a special small collection of South European art.
Kunsthalle Zürich Usually still obscure but internationally significant contemporary art is presented. The Kunsthalle is located near the Museum of Modern Art Zurich and some private galleries. It presents new and creative insights into the lives of young artists. Swiss National Museum The building of the Swiss National Museum reflects the influence of various architectural styles on the country's culture. The museum presents a complete history of the development of Swiss culture. The main emphasis is on the prehistoric period, especially the Neolithic period. Another focus is on the medieval collection. It includes evidence of chivalric culture and wooden religious sculptures, paintings and carved wooden altars. The recently renovated hall presents collections from the Middle Ages to the end of the Modern Age. A series of historical interiors attracts the eye. The main collection of E.G. Bührle This collection is not well known, but it is one of the finest collections of European art. Presented are mainly works by French masters of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Renoir, Toulouse-Latrec, Van Gogh and Gauguin. This museum is a must visit for those who love painting. Coninx Museum In a small art museum, located in a secluded villa on the Zurichberg mountain, under the patronage of Coninx Werner (1911-1980), an extensive collection of unusual Zurich artists is collected. The most famous is a large collection of graphic works of modern modernists. In addition, the collection includes significant works from the 19th and 20th centuries, Hindi and Buddhist sculptures. The museum also has some temporary exhibitions. Haus Konstruktiv The museum presents a collection of concretivism, constructivism and conceptual art, about which the art historian Georg Schmidt rightly said that "this is the clarity of the mind and the clarity of the soul." The museum also offers international exhibitions and presentations of the Swiss concretism Helmhaus. The museum has a collection of contemporary art. This is the most important point in the program of Swiss art. Collection of graphics of the Polytechnic University The largest collection of graphic works by European masters of the 16th-18th centuries (Schongauer, Mantegna, Dürer, Rembrandt, Piranesi and Goya) in Switzerland is presented. They are complemented by works by Swiss masters of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the main focus is on the collection of contemporary art and the work of young Swiss artists. Shedhalle Technology, feminism, censorship, post-colonialism, pop music, architecture and society: social and cultural issues define the program at Shedhalle. The project is seen as stimulating a debate that organizers hope will continue beyond the exhibition. Money Museum Museum Bärengasse: The "money and soul" collection is the history of Zurich's money. All coins can be viewed magnified through the monitor. the short text reflects the historical background.

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