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

6 Rooms × 6 Positions

16.07.2021 - 31.12.2025

What do the design choices made by Jörg Boner, Connie Hüsser, and Kueng Caputo reveal about their personal predilections? What drives Sebastian Marbacher, Panter&Tourron, and Adrien Rovero?

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

Queens of their Discipline – Posters by Women Designers

24.05.2022 - 31.12.2027

This exhibition tells the story of the poster, using exclusively reprints of works by international women designers, for once.

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

Talking Bodies – Body Images in the Poster

03.11.2023 - 25.02.2024

In the context of current debates on gender and race, as well as on body optimization and media self-staging, the exhibition questions the body images propagated by our visual culture. Posters from the museum collection meet up with artworks and everyday objects to prompt a multifaceted examination of the body in its cultural, social, and political dimensions.

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