A waterfront metropolis with magnificent views of the snow-capped Alps on the horizon, Zürich Downtown Switzerland offers a unique mix of attractions with more than 20 museums, several public collections and over 100 art galleries. The city is a shopping paradise with international brands, traditional shops and urban Zürich labels, as well as the most extravagant and lively nightlife in Switzerland. It is also the economic powerhouse of Switzerland.
Zurich is Switzerland's cultural centre. With its numerous research centres, universities and international company headquarters, the Zurich region is the pulse of Switzerland's scientific and economic life.
More than 400,000 people live in this experience, science and business centre.
Its multicultural flair and wide range of leisure activities attract visitors from all over the world to this region of short distances. Zurich is quick and easy to reach, whether by train, plane or car.
Its international airport offers direct flights to over 180 destinations. Just 10 minutes by train from the airport and located in the city centre, Zurich's main railway station is considered a central European railway hub.
Zurich is one of the world's top five financial centres. The Zurich region has a reputation for being cosmopolitan, dynamic and diverse.
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The city of Zurich has been named several times as the city with the highest quality of life in the world. The analysis was based on criteria such as safety, cleanliness, cultural activities, cuisine and nearby recreational areas.
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Zurich is one of the most popular cities in the world for art dealers. A typical feature of Zurich is the density of galleries. Zurich is home to more than 100 galleries and branches of the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's.
Zurich has served as a starting point, home base and resting place for avant-garde writers and artists. The Dada art movement ( Infos) was founded in 1916 in the Cabaret Voltaire on Spiegelgasse as a "protest against the madness of the times". This revolutionary movement was founded by émigrés who had fled to Zurich as political refugees from the premonitions of the First World War. Here they sought to use non-violent artistic means to express their ideas of a world of innovative unrest. Artists, musicians, dancers and writers came together at the Cabaret Voltaire and challenged all existing art.
The reopening of the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich's Old Town in 2004 marked the beginning of a new Dada era. Today, the Dadahaus, with its exhibitions, events, bar and small specialist lending library, is open to the public and is a vibrant cultural centre that builds bridges between Dada and modern social and cultural trends.
The ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH art fair was founded in 1999 and is held annually in the city of Zurich. It is one of the most important and well-established markets for contemporary art in Switzerland, opening up the international art scene to a wide audience and connecting the art world.
As a contemporary art fair in the city of Zurich, ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH has a long tradition. Wikipedia
A multilingual country at the heart of Europe, Switzerland has always been a cultural melting pot. Artists, writers and independent thinkers have long been drawn to Zurich by the convergence of influences from many different countries.
The region is characterised by many different lifestyles and cultural expressions. Trends are quickly and easily initiated, accepted and developed. The cultural affinity of the population is high.
Zurich is the cultural and business capital of Switzerland and a popular location for the headquarters of many multinational companies. Wherever influences from different countries converge, a variety of lifestyles and cultural expressions can be found. The city's openness to new ideas means that innovative trends can be quickly implemented and developed.
Zurich's international character attracts designers of fashion, shoes, jewellery, fabrics and furniture to the city with its high quality of life. Swiss design has many of its roots on the shores of Lake Zurich. This is where sharp ideas are born, characterised by simple, clear forms. Approximately one twelfth of all employees in the city of Zurich are involved in some way with creativity and culture.
In Zurich, creative ideas are routinely put into practice and welcomed with open arms. Zurich's creative sector is booming. This is particularly evident in the trendy districts of Zürich-West and Aussersihl, where creative people have taken up residence in former factories and other buildings. New galleries, restaurants, bars and clubs are opening all the time. Textile and furniture designers, jewellers and fashion designers, architects and graphic artists all have their studios or shops here.
Zurich, the city with the highest quality of life, opens the door to luxury experiences: from stylish shopping to gourmet delights, from select art experiences to exclusive accommodation. From luxury to international brands, from traditional shops to urban Zürich labels, shopping in Zürich is a delight for both the connoisseur of exclusive items and the fashion-conscious.
Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse is the prime location for international designer labels, jewellery and watches. And the further along Bahnhofstrasse you go towards Lake Zurich, the more exclusive the shops become. From Bahnhofstrasse, Rennweg and Augustinergasse lead into the picturesque Old Town.
Here you will find craftsmen, antique dealers, bookshops and florists next to trendy shops, jewellers, Zurich labels and hairdressers. This combination of specialist shops, which can only be found here, makes the Old Town a unique shopping district. Many of the shops have a long tradition.
The surrounding region also attracts visitors with exciting excursions combined with unique shopping opportunities.
Zurich's creative sector is booming: In Zürich, creative ideas are routinely put into practice and welcomed with open arms. This is particularly evident in the trendy districts of Zürich-West and Aussersihl, where creative people have taken up residence in former factories and other buildings. Textile and furniture designers, jewellery and fashion designers, architects and graphic artists all have their studios or shops here.
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Kunsthaus Zurich
Museum of Fine Arts
Heimplatz 1, CH-8001 Zürich
www.kunsthaus.ch
The Kunsthaus Zürich is the largest museum in Switzerland and houses one of the most important collections of modern art in Zurich, renowned for both its permanent collection and its temporary exhibitions. In addition to major exhibitions of Swiss and international art, the Kunsthaus houses an extensive collection of works by Alberto and Diego Giacometti, as well as an exclusive collection of documents relating to the Dada movement. In addition to paintings, the permanent collection includes sculptures from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Swiss National Museum
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2, CH-8021 Zürich
www.landesmuseum.ch
Just a stone's throw from Zurich's main railway station, the Swiss National Museum houses the country's most comprehensive collection of exhibits relating to Swiss cultural history. The 19th-century building, which resembles a castle, represents an epoch that combines a wide variety of styles. While the beautiful courtyard regularly hosts all sorts of open-air events, behind the 100-year-old walls the past comes alive, for inside the museum visitors can experience more than a century of Swiss history.
Museum Rietberg
Gablerstrasse 15, CH-8002 Zürich
www.rietberg.ch
One of the most important collections of non-European art in Europe is housed in the Rietberg Museum, a villa on a green hill originally built by Otto Wesendonck, industrialist and patron of Richard Wagner. The architectural highlight of the "Emerald", as the new museum extension is called, is the glass pavilion, which blends in perfectly with the existing buildings.
Helmhaus
Limmatquai 31, CH-8001 Zürich
www.stadt-zuerich.ch/helmhaus
Contemporary Art from swiss artists: single-, group- and theme-oriented exhibitions.
Cabaret Voltaire
Spiegelgasse 1, CH-8001 Zürich
www.cabaretvoltaire.ch
The Dadahaus, with its exhibitions, events, bar and small specialist lending library, is open to the public and is a lively cultural centre that bridges Dada with modern social and cultural trends.
Shedhalle
Rote Fabrik
Seestrasse 395, CH-8038 Zürich
www.shedhalle.ch
Theme-oriented art projects can be viewed at the Shedhalle.
Collection of Prints and Drawings at ETH
Rämistrasse 101, CH-8092 Zürich
www.gs.ethz.ch
The Collection of Prints and Drawings at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich features both old and modern graphic art.
E.G. Bührle Collection
Zollikerstrasse 172, CH-8008 Zürich
www.buehrle.ch
The E.G. Bührle Collection, as a classic private museum, exhibits works by Old Masters, as well as an important collection of French Impressionists, their forerunners and successors.
Stiftung für Eisenplastik
Villa Severini
Zollikerstrasse 86, CH-8702 Zollikon
A unique collection of Swiss iron sculptures is on display at the Stiftung für Eisenplastik in Zollikon.
Coninx Museum
Heuelstrasse 32, CH-8032 Zürich
www.coninx-museum.ch
Far Eastern and African arts can be seen at the Coninx Museum.
Migros museum of contemporary art
Limmatstrasse 270, CH-8005 Zürich
www.migrosmuseum.ch
Contemporary art can be found at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Kunsthalle Zurich
Limmatstrasse 270, CH-8005 Zürich
www.kunsthallezurich.ch
A large program with exhibitions of international contemporary art.
All Museums in Zurich:
www.museen-zuerich.ch
Zurich Museum of Design
Toni-Areal
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich
www.museum-gestaltung.ch
Design, visual communication, new media and architecture are the exhibition themes at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. Other highlights include attractive supporting events and museum-related educational activities. Housed in one of the few Bauhaus-style buildings in Zurich, the museum focuses on architecture and design in a series of temporary exhibitions. The museum also houses four internationally important collections on design, graphics, art collections and posters.
ZAZ Zentrum Architektur Zürich
Museum Bellerive
Höschgasse 3, CH-8008 Zürich
www.zaz-bellerive.ch
The Bellerive Museum in Zurich's Seefeld district hosts temporary exhibitions by international artists. Three times a year, the entire museum is turned upside down to present a variety of exhibitions showing what international artists have created in the broad field between play, decoration and use. The exhibition rooms also showcase contemporary fashion, design and lifestyle.
Haus Konstruktiv
Selnaustr. 25, CH-8001 Zürich
www.hauskonstruktiv.ch
The original Rockefeller Dining Room by Swiss artist Fritz Glarner can be seen at Haus Konstruktiv. It is one of the rare examples of concrete interior design in its original form. Glarner was personally commissioned by Nelson A. Rockefeller to design the dining room for his New York apartment.
Institute for History and Theory of Architecture
at the Federal College of Technology (ETH) in Zurich
ausstellungen.gta.arch.ethz.ch
The Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture at the ETH Zurich houses mainly bequests and various collections. Among the works of many well-known and important architects, the focus is on the 19th century, with the Semper Archive and its brotherhood, the turn of the century, with works by Karl Moser and Gustav Gull, and a collection of works by Swiss "pioneers" of modern architecture, such as Hans Hofmann, Alfred Roth and Hans Schmidt.
Tourist Service at the Main Railway Station
CH-8021 Zurich
+41 44 215 40 00
www.zuerich.com
ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH
27th Contemporary Art Fair
23 - 25 May 2025
Puls 5, Zurich Switzerland
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