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  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2026 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Thursday 04.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 08.02.2027 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 09.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 closed

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 09.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 27.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Today

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Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2026 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Thursday 04.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 08.02.2027 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 09.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 closed

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 09.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 27.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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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.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Andreas Rüfenacht

Curator of painting, hand drawing, stained glass, sculpture

National Museum Zurich
Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 37

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.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Andreas Rüfenacht

Curator of painting, hand drawing, stained glass, sculpture

National Museum Zurich
Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 37

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.

accessibility.sr-only.person_card_info Dr. phil. Andreas Rüfenacht

Curator of painting, hand drawing, stained glass, sculpture

National Museum Zurich
Cultural History 1 +41 44 218 65 37