Kunsthaus Zurich
Switzerland's largest art collection, split between a 1910 hall and a Chipperfield extension.
The Kunsthaus Zurich holds one of the largest art collections in Switzerland, built up since 1787 by the Zurich Art Society. Karl Moser's original building opened on Heimplatz in 1910 and has been enlarged several times, most recently in 2021 with an extension by the British architect David Chipperfield that roughly doubled the exhibition space and added a new hall across the square, linked by an underground passage.
The collection ranges from medieval panel painting to contemporary art, with particular depth in Swiss artists. It holds the largest group of works by Alberto Giacometti anywhere, a major body of paintings by Ferdinand Hodler, and significant holdings of Edvard Munch outside Norway. Impressionist, classical modern and post-war works are shown alongside a changing programme of temporary exhibitions, and the building also houses a research library and a print room.
Highlights
- The world's largest collection of works by Alberto Giacometti
- David Chipperfield extension opened in 2021
- Major holdings of Ferdinand Hodler and Edvard Munch
- Karl Moser's 1910 building on Heimplatz
