Header

Search

Welcome

Grid containing content elements

Our changing exhibitions offer insights into the knowledge and skills of people in the world and invite all of us to respectfully meet each other.

Our museum is located in downtown Zurich near Paradeplatz/Bahnhofstrasse in the University of Zurich’s Old Botanical Garden. Open Tuesday to Sunday, free admission.

We are the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich. The main focus of our exhibitions and our research are human competences and skill.

Events at the Museum

  • Today
    11:30 Uhr
    19.2.2026, 11:30: Worlding Modernism(s): Art, World Cultures Museums and the Ethnographic Expectation
    More
  • Sun, 22.2.
    12:00 Uhr
    22.2.2026, 12:00: Die Seele von Phở – Eine sinnliche Reise durch Erinnerung und Identität
    More
  • Sun, 22.2.
    15:00 Uhr
    22.2.2026, 15:00: The Global Journey of Phở Through Spices
    More

Additional Information

Opening Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday 10 am – 7 pm
Saturday 2 pm – 5 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Monday closed

Entry free of charge

Special Opening Hours

Maundy Thursday, 2 April 2026: 10 am–4 pm
Easter, 3–5 April 2026: closed
Easter Monday, 6 April 2026: 11 am–5 pm
1 May: closed
Ascension Day 14 May 2026: closed
Pentecost Sunday 24 May 2026: 11 am–5 pm
Pentecost Monday 25 May 2026: closed

 

University Library at the Museum

More about University Library at the Museum

Monday 1 pm – 5 pm
Tuesday 1 pm – 5 pm
Wednesday 1 pm – 5 pm
Thursday 1 pm – 5 pm
Friday 1 pm – 5 pm

Discover Zurich's museums!