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Opening times
Museum

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

openinghours.days.long.tuesday openinghours.until openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Café du Château

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Mo closed

openinghours.days.long.tuesday openinghours.until openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Tu – Su 9:30 - 17:30

Special opening times

Good Friday 07.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter 09.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter Monday 10.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Labour Day 01.05.2023 closed

Ascension Day 18.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whitsun 28.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whit Monday 29.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Swiss National Day 01.08.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer 17.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Monday of the Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer 18.09.2023 closed

Christmas Eve 24.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas 25.12.2023 closed

St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year's Eve 31.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year's Day 01.01.2024 closed

Saint Berchtold 02.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Opening times
Museum

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

openinghours.days.long.tuesday openinghours.until openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Café du Château

openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Mo closed

openinghours.days.long.tuesday openinghours.until openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Tu – Su 9:30 - 17:30

Special opening times

Good Friday 07.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter 09.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Easter Monday 10.04.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Labour Day 01.05.2023 closed

Ascension Day 18.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whitsun 28.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Whit Monday 29.05.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Swiss National Day 01.08.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer 17.09.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Monday of the Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer 18.09.2023 closed

Christmas Eve 24.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

Christmas 25.12.2023 closed

St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year's Eve 31.12.2023 openinghours.openfromto.long

New Year's Day 01.01.2024 closed

Saint Berchtold 02.01.2024 openinghours.openfromto.long

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Collection Ceramics & glass

Ceramic vessels and figurines

The collection includes medieval ceramic vessels as well as objects made and used in Switzerland between the 18th century and the present, such as vessels, crockery, figures, sculptures and reliefs. There is a focus on figures manufactured by the Zurich Porcelain Factory. 

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Curator, Precious Metals, Ceramics

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 66 64 christian.hoerack@nationalmuseum.ch

Glass

The Glass collection comprises mainly glass containers, drinking glasses, bottles and tableware, and some unique glass objects, dating from the Late Middle Ages to the present day. A major focus of collecting activities is the expansion of the collection to include more glassware from the 20th and 21st centuries.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch

Stove ceramics

Reference collection for stove ceramics produced in Switzerland. Of particular interest are the stoves that are preserved in their entirety. Highlights are the medieval Swiss stove ceramics, the Winterthur stove ceramics dating from the 16th/17th century, and the 18th-century Zurich stove ceramics.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christian Hörack

Curator, Precious Metals, Ceramics

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 66 64 christian.hoerack@nationalmuseum.ch

Architectural ceramics

Unique collection of bricks decorated with reliefs, from the brickworks of the St Urban Cistercian monastery and other monasteries. Reference collection for medieval Europe.

person_card.sr-only.person_card_info PhD Christine Keller Lüthi

Curator, Hallwil Collection, Manuscripts, Glass, Mediaeval Ceramics, Murals, Editor of ZAK

Cultural History 3 +41 44 218 65 46 christine.keller@nationalmuseum.ch