Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is the leading Swiss museum for design and visual communication. Since its foundation in 1875, the museum has included what has taken effect as design. Its internationally acclaimed collection comprises over half a million objects from the history of design. The museum reaches a broad national and international audience, at its two sites in Zurich and through its touring exhibitions. As part of Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is actively involved in research and teaching and produces its own publications on a regular basis.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/E
Opening 1875

Current exhibitions

Switzerland in World Format

12.05.2020 - 31.12.2021

One special feature of the Swiss poster is the "world format" (128 × 90.5 cm), which established itself as the standard format only in Switzerland. The 80 posters on display invite visitors to saunter through the history of Swiss posters.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E

Ideal Living

14.09.2020 - 06.06.2021

We should have lived like this!

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E

Total Space

23.10.2020 - 20.06.2021

In museums across the globe, elaborate stage sets and expansive installations are spellbinding visitors. Total Space traces this development in an up-to-date survey and creates a multi-layered world of experience that can be explored with all the senses.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/E

Wild Thing – Swiss Fashion Scene

11.12.2020 - 24.05.2021

Alongside the renowned textile industry, a lively fashion scene is flourishing in Switzerland, testing its potential far away from the fashion hubs. The exhibition juxtaposes its designs with those of influential labels from earlier decades.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/I/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/I/E

Alexey Brodovitch: The First Art Director

12.02.2021 - 20.06.2021

Alexey Brodovitch made design history — as a teacher and as role model for legendary photographers like Richard Avedon or as an art director of the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar. The exhibition traces the career of this influential designer.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D