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Opening times
Museum

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

Carnival Monday 01.11.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Shrove Tuesday 11.11.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Saint Joseph 08.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Good Friday 24.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter 25.12.2023 closed

Easter Monday 26.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Labour Day 31.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Mother´s Day 01.01.2024 closed

Ascension Day 02.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whitsun 06.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Corpus Christi 08.02.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whit Monday 12.02.2024 closed

Swiss National Holiday 13.02.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Assumption Day 19.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

All Saints´ Day 29.03.2024 closed

Saint Martin 31.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Immaculate Conception 01.04.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas Eve 01.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas 09.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

St. Stephen´s Day 12.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year´s Eve 19.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year´s Day 20.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Saint Berchtold 30.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Epiphany 01.08.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Opening times
Museum

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

Carnival Monday 01.11.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Shrove Tuesday 11.11.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Saint Joseph 08.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Good Friday 24.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter 25.12.2023 closed

Easter Monday 26.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Labour Day 31.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Mother´s Day 01.01.2024 closed

Ascension Day 02.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whitsun 06.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Corpus Christi 08.02.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whit Monday 12.02.2024 closed

Swiss National Holiday 13.02.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Assumption Day 19.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

All Saints´ Day 29.03.2024 closed

Saint Martin 31.03.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Immaculate Conception 01.04.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas Eve 01.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas 09.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

St. Stephen´s Day 12.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year´s Eve 19.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year´s Day 20.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Saint Berchtold 30.05.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

Epiphany 01.08.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Painting & sculpture collection

Painting

The collection includes paintings with an emphasis on ecclesiastical and historical art, and works of portraiture. The stained glass on display here constitutes the world’s largest and most important collection.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Mylène Ruoss

Curator, Paintings, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Graphic Arts

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 44 mylene.ruoss@nationalmuseum.ch

Sculpture

The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval woodcarvings and altarpieces. The collection is representative of the extant examples of medieval sculpture from the territory of contemporary Switzerland, and is thus of international significance.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Mylène Ruoss

Curator, Paintings, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Graphic Arts

Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 44 mylene.ruoss@nationalmuseum.ch

Wall paintings

The collection includes wall paintings and frescoes. Of particular interest are the Carolingian frescoes from Müstair, Romanesque frescoes from various types of buildings and wall paintings by Hans Erni. On display are the frescoes of Ferdinand Hodler in the National Museum Zurich’s hall of fame.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch