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Collection Highlights
Featuring 2000 highlights from this internationally significant collection, the newly refurbished main building invites visitors to discover the world of beautiful, useful, and curious everyday objects.
Ausstellungsstrasse
Ideal Living
Seven sample rooms, furnished with highlights from the collection, present the most important trends in Swiss furniture design of the modern age and trace changing lifestyles.
Ausstellungsstrasse
Switzerland in World Format
One special feature of the Swiss poster is the "world format" (128 × 90.5 cm), which established itself as the standard format only in Switzerland. The 80 posters on display invite visitors to saunter through the history of Swiss posters.
Ausstellungsstrasse
Lee Miller – A Photographer Between War and Glamor
Elizabeth "Lee" Miller was an outstanding photographer and a strong, modern woman. Miller did not bother with conventions, neither privately nor professionally, and went her own way as an artist, portrait photographer, and war reporter. The first-ever exhibition in Switzerland of her life's work features some 200 originals.
Until 3.1.2021
Toni-Areal
Le Corbusier and Zurich
The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is dedicating its second exhibition at the Pavillon Le Corbusier to the relationship between the Swiss architect of the century and the city of Zurich – the most important platform for his international reputation.
Letzte Tage
Until 29.11.2020
Pavillon Le Corbusier
Total Space
In museums across the globe, elaborate stage sets and expansive installations are spellbinding visitors. Total Space traces this development in an up-to-date survey and creates a multi-layered world of experience that can be explored with all the senses.
Until 20.6.2021
Toni-Areal
MyCollection: Bruno Monguzzi
Graphic artist Bruno Monguzzi presents his personal highlights from the museum's extensive collection. The exhibition combines traditional craftsmanship and modern design consciousness to create timeless inspiration, particularly for young people.
Until 14.2.2021
Toni-Areal

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