The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is the leading Swiss museum for design and visual communication. Its collection comprises over half a million objects from the history of graphics and design and is of international importance. The exhibitions deal with current and forward-looking themes from all areas of design that shape everyday visual life and show works by important design personalities.

The museum sets new standards with innovative temporary exhibitions, multi-year collection presentations and internationally acclaimed touring exhibitions.

Through its wide-ranging educational activities, the museum sets the tone in the areas of design education, participatory exhibition practice, inclusion and cultural participation. As part of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the museum is actively involved in research and teaching and produces its own publications on a regular basis.

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The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is the only institution in Switzerland that has been collecting objects of everyday and artistically sophisticated design since 1875. In its archives, it preserves collections of worldwide significance. With over 580,000 physical, hybrid and digital objects, the museum houses the largest design collection in Switzerland, rich in milestones of aesthetic and technical development.

In the context of its collection and exhibitions, the museum issues a large number of publications that focus on current research topics and design discourses as well as works by pioneers from theory and practice. Special attention is also paid to the design of exhibition posters, which set aesthetic standards and shape the visual identity of the museum.