Kunsthaus Zürich (Zürich) | museum

Switzerland / Zurich / Zürich

Kunsthaus Zürich, located at Heimplatz 1 in Zürich, Switzerland, is one of the most important art museums of the country.

The museum was planned by Karl Moser and Robert Curjel, and built and opened in 1910. It owns significant collections from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with an emphasis on Swiss art. Temporary exhibitions take place regularly.

Kunsthaus Zürich features works from Edvard Munch and Alberto Giacometti. Swiss artists such as Johann Heinrich Füssli, Ferdinand Hodler or from earlier times, Pipilotti Rist and Peter Fischli are represented.

The art museum is five minutes by tram from Zürich Main Station, locates across from the Schauspielhaus Zürich.

www.kunsthaus.ch/
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Coordinates:   47°22'12"N   8°32'52"E
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