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Literary highlights in late summer
03.09.2026

Literary highlights in late summer

From free thought and the origins of capitalism to women’s housing histories and literary abysses: a September seen from an unusual perspective.

Seraina Kobler
Seraina Kobler
Film recommendations for September
03.09.2026

Film recommendations for September

A scathing look at the dream factory, independent Tibetan cinema, three decades of LunchKino and a pioneering work of animated film.

Nora Kehli
Nora Kehli
A Night at the Museum
03.09.2026

A Night at the Museum

From gluttony to women’s suffrage, from body parts to hybrid creatures, from dreams to karaoke: my journey through Zurich’s Long Night of Museums.

Tatjana Blaser
Tatjana Blaser

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Kurt Marti, Mary Magdalene & Co. / World premiere

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Kurt Marti, Mary Magdalene & Co. / World premiere

The new play ‘Kurt Marti, Mary Magdalene & Co.’ by Ueli Greminger – who was with us last year with ‘ballundjud’ – goes far back in time ...

08.09.2026

20:00

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Altstadtkirchen Zürich

The tower clocks of St Peter’s

St Peter’s Bell Tower was home to the Swiss Confederation’s first striking clock. Everything you need to know about timekeeping, time display and ...

10.09.2026

17:30

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Literaturhaus Zürich

Sibylle Anderl – A Comfortable New World

Against Comfort: Why we need to make an effort to remain human.

21.09.2026

19:00

THE GENTLE ONE

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THE GENTLE ONE

Daniel Imwasser just wants to help. A polite farce about order, good intentions – and the moment when everything goes awry.

29.09.2026

20:00

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Poetry Slam City Battle: Zurich vs. Leipzig

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Poetry Slam City Battle: Zurich vs. Leipzig

Zurich vs Leipzig: The best poets from both cities go head-to-head – a poetry slam brimming with energy and excitement.

01.10.2026

20:00

Lake Street Dive

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Lake Street Dive

Live at Kaufleuten in Zurich: Lake Street Dive combine groove, lightness and musical precision.

11.10.2026

20:00

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Zeitgeist Circus

No fewer than three festivals invite you to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary circus: performances ranging from acrobatics to drag, from ...

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Our exhibitions

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focusTerra – ETH Zurich

KEEP IT CO₂OL ‒ Tech to the rescue?

'I‘m not allowed to fly anymore! – I should give up my car! – And I shouldn‘t eat meat anymore either!' That should not be all that comes to our ...

until 11.06.2028

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Nordamerika Native Museum NONAM

At the ice edge. Revisiting North Greenland

Photographer Markus Bühler has been travelling to Qaanaaq for almost thirty years. In Greenland’s far north, time seems to move at its own pace – ...

until 21.10.2026

Brick Reloaded

Gewerbemuseum Winterthur

Brick Reloaded

“Architecture begins when two bricks are carefully set together,” as the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe aptly put it. So does this familiar, ...

until 01.11.2026

Tschichold

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Avant-Garde—Graphic Design on the Rise

Graphic design experienced a radical renewal between the World Wars, when Constructivism, the New Typography, and photography dominated the visual ...

until 21.02.2027

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Sammlung Johann Caspar Lavater

Thoughts Put to Paper – Johann Caspar Lavater and the Culture of Writing in the 18th Century

The Quill Pen as an Instrument of Emotional Connection in the Age of European Networks

until 31.12.2026

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Kunsthalle Zürich

Caspar Heinemann

Exhibition opening: Friday 25 September 2026, 6–9 pm Löwenbräu Season Opening: Friday 25 September 2026, 6–11 pm

from 26.09.2026
until 10.01.2027

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