National Museum Zurich

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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.

Phone

+41 44 218 65 11

Email

info@nationalmuseum.ch

Website

www.landesmuseum.ch

Accessibility

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The National Museum welcomes people with a wide range of needs. Various offers are available for guests with a disability. In addition, individually tailored exhibition tours can be organised. The reservations desk will be happy to answer any questions about accessibility and inclusion.

For people with disabilities, personalised exhibition accompaniment is included in the museum admission fee. Please contact the reservations desk at least 14 days in advance to make an appointment.

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Lantern-lit tour: ‘Christmas & Nativity Scenes’

By the light of their lanterns, the young guests set off in search of pictures that tell the Christmas story. Family tour. Ages 5–9. Children must be ...

20.11.2026

17:30

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Alone in the museum at night

When the last visitors leave the museum in the evening, the lights are switched off and an exciting journey of discovery begins. Family tour. Ages 10 ...

20.11.2026

18:45

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Christmas & Nativity Scenes – Winter Light in a Jar

Together, the participants explore a selection of nativity scenes. As they do so, they talk about the Christmas story, Advent traditions and special winter ...

21.11.2026

10:30

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

21.11.2026

13:30

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Simply Zurich – but with a difference

Züri-Insider Thomas Wyss is taking a stroll through the ‘Einfach Zürich’ exhibition this evening. Accompanied, often, by musical interludes, he sheds ...

22.11.2026

13:30

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National Museum Zurich

A wonderful story told with Kamishibai

The story ‘Fröhliche Winternacht’ is told using the Kamishibai method in an atmospheric setting. Afterwards, the children meet various characters from ...

25.11.2026

13:30

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