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

Cambio – Tree, Wood, Human

03.12.2021 - 08.05.2022

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, design duo Formafantasma investigate the global timber industry and explore the role of design in the climate crisis.

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

Plant Fever – Towards a Phyto-centred Design

03.12.2021 - 03.04.2022

Plant Fever brings together some fifty international projects and innovative solutions to current environmental and social issues, investigating plant's hidden potential.

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