Ausstellungsstrasse

Welcome to the headquarters of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich - your place for design in the heart of the city. Exciting exhibitions on changing themes await you in a unique atmosphere. Whether creative in the education studio, relaxed in the Swiss Design Lounge or in the museum café - there is plenty for young and old to discover. You can also find selected design souvenirs in the museum store.

Visit

Address

Ausstellungsstrasse 60
8005 Zurich

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Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday 10am–5pm
Thursday 10am–8pm
Closed on Monday

Admission

Regular CHF 12
Reduced CHF 8
Under 16 years free of charge

Tickets and discounts

Arrival

We recommend traveling by public transport:
Tram 4/13/17, stop "Museum für Gestaltung"

Zurich main station is only a 5-minute walk away. You will find parking spaces for bicycles directly in front of the museum.

Please note that the museum does not have its own car parking spaces. Paid parking is available in the nearby Hauptbahnhof parking garage on Sihlquai.

Accessibility

For information on accessibility at Ausstellungsstrasse, please contact Manuela Moor: 
+41 43 446 67 35
manuela.moor@zhdk.ch

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Museum café

Menschen in einem Café mit Getränken und Gebäck in der Vitrine.

The museum café on Ausstellungsstrasse offers a seasonal and regional range of fresh food and drinks. When the weather is nice, you can also enjoy it outside on the terrace directly on the banks of the pond.

Museum shop

Heller Empfangsbereich mit Tisch, Stühlen und grossem Schalter.

In addition to posters and books, time-honored classics, unique pieces, and stylish souvenirs are also available — from the REX potato peeler to Bauhaus articles, whose design is closely related to the museum’s main building. We also carry a constantly changing selection of limited editions and products from the current exhibitions. Visit us and be inspired!

Posters, publications, and selected editions may also be ordered online.

Studio

Menschen in einem Raum mit Tischen voller Magazine.

The spacious education studio on the second floor offers a varied program for all age groups. Here, visitors can gain exciting insights into various design topics and are invited to discuss, experiment and get creative themselves. The studio provides inspiring materials to stimulate their own ideas and creative processes.

About the location

Schwarzweiss-Foto eines Kunstgewerbemuseums mit geparktem Auto.
Aussenansicht des Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Ausstellungsstrasse, 1933
© ZHdK

The listed building on Ausstellungsstrasse is one of the outstanding examples of Swiss modernist architecture. Since spring 2018, the building designed by Adolf Steger and Karl Egender in the 1930s has shone in new splendor following extensive renovation: the exhibition hall with its characteristic pillars has been restored to its original two-storey state. The basement houses two exhibition rooms with a selection of treasures from the internationally renowned collection.

Room rental and events

Nachtansicht eines Museums mit beleuchteten Fenstern und einem Fahrrad davor.

Are you looking for a stylish location for a photo shoot or your next event? The versatile rooms in the main building on Ausstellungsstrasse can be rented.