Plan your visit
The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, the leading Swiss museum of design and visual communication, welcomes you at two sites in Zurich – at Ausstellungsstrasse and at the Toni-Areal.
Safety instructions Covid-19
Please inform yourself here.
Visitor information
We are very pleased to welcome you to the museum. In order to protect yourself and others, we ask you to follow the safety instructions of the Federal Office of Public Health and on site.
The most important rules in brief:
- If you have symptoms of illness, please stay at home.
- Keep at least 1.5 meters distance from other people.
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap on a regular basis.
- When coughing and sneezing, keep the crook of your arm in front of your mouth and nose.
- Dispose of used paper tissues, masks etc. safely.
- Participation in events obliges you to provide contact details (first name, last name, phone number, postcode of your place of residence) in order to be able to trace possible chains of infection.
The Cantonal Medical Service may request the contact details if it deems it necessary. Your data will be deleted completely after 14 days.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Ausstellungsstrasse
Ausstellungsstrasse 60, 8005 Zurich In its listed main building on Ausstellungsstrasse, a key work of Swiss modernist architecture, the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich presents the treasures of its internationally renowned collection as well as temporary exhibitions on various themes shaping our everyday visual life.
Getting here
Public transport recommended:
Tram 4/6/13, stop “Museum für Gestaltung”
Zurich main station is within 5 minutes walking distance. Parking spaces in close proximity are available at the parking Hauptbahnhof at Sihlquai.
Toni-Areal
Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zurich The annex of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is located in Zurich’s thriving, trendy western district. At Toni-Areal, campus of Zurich University of the Arts, changing exhibitions build a bridge to teaching and research, present experimental projects, and take a position in current design debates.
Getting here
Public transport recommended:
Tram 4, stop “Toni-Areal”
Close-by is the multi-storey car park P-West located.
Wednesday 10am–8pm
Monday closed
The museum is opened on most of the public holidays. Please consider our special opening hours:
Regular as well as special opening hours always apply to both sites.
Free admission under 16 years
For both museum sites:
Combined one-day ticket CHF 15/10*
Annual pass CHF 50/25*
Please note that you are required to produce valid ID at the ticket office.
Groups of 10 or more (advance booking required)
Students and apprentices
Senior citizens
People with disabilities, free admission for the accompanying person (if required)
For groups of 10 or more persons, registration is required at least one week in advance.
Experience design history: Take a private guided tour of an exhibition of your choice or enjoy an exclusive look behind the scenes of the collection archive.
Would you like to visit the museum with your school class? Register or find out more about the programs specially designed for schools.
The visitor regulations are intended to enable you to enjoy your visit and to provide for the safety of all persons and objects.
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Contributions from an early age! The museum offers special workshops, guided tours and more for children and their companions.
The museum offers schoolchildren and trainees a versatile learning and experimental platform on current design topics.
Have you been designing today? Our diverse educational offerings provide exceptional insights into various design topics.