Zürich
Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich
There is quacking, shrieking, grunting and chirping at the University of Zurich’s Natural History Museum. The museum is home to 1.500 animals and skeletons and many can be heard.
- 1,500 animal species and 1,000 fossils from 300 million years of history
- Temporary special exhibitions
- At the University of Zurich
From the Large Frogmouth to the Minke whale and from the Trichia villosa to the common wombat, the animal world features a vast range of forms and colors here.
There is a lot to experience: hearing singing whales and buzzing insects over the headphones. Seeing the small mouth of an ant or hairy legs of a spider through a magnifying glass. And stroking the fur of a deer or wild boar.
Children with a thirst for knowledge can particularly learn a lot at the fascinating family workshops: every Sunday, families solve interactive research tasks after a stimulating introduction on a special biology-related topic.
Opening Hours
Monday
closed
Tuesday
10 am to 5 pm
Wednesday
10 am to 5 pm
Thursday
10 am to 5 pm
and
5:30 pm to 8 pm
Friday
10 am to 5 pm
Saturday
10 am to 5 pm
Sunday
10 am to 5 pm
Special opening hours during the holidays
Prices
Free entry
Address
Natural History Museum of the University of ZurichKarl-Schmid-Strasse 4
8006 Zürich
Telefon +41 44 634 38 38
info@nmz.uzh.ch
Website
8006 Zürich
Telefon +41 44 634 38 38
info@nmz.uzh.ch
Website
Map
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