Art after 1945

In the Kunsthaus collection the post-war New York School is represented by major artists like Pollock, Rothko, Newman. The European and American Pop Art is centered around artists like Rauschenberg, Johns, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Richter. Important works by the next generation of German painters such as Polke, Kiefer and Baselitz represent …

Collection Looser

Abstract Expressionism and Minimal Art form the main focus of the current presentation. With works by Cy Twombly, David Smith, John Chamberlain and Willem de Kooning, among others. Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Sean Scully and Agnes Martin.

Classical Modernism

The Kunsthaus opened in 1910, at the height of Fauvism in France and Expressionism in Germany. Exhibitions of modernist art began early on; but it was not until 1925, with the arrival of Henri Matisseʼs Margot (1906), that works by international artists like Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger et al. started …

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Collection Merzbacher

A celebration of colour from the 19th to the 21st century! Works by Monet, Sisley, Matisse and Kandinsky. Picasso's Blue Period. 'Fauves', 'Brücke', 'Blaue Reiter'. Futurists and Constructivists. Bridget Riley, Alexander Calder, Pipilotti Rist and many more.

A museum full of experiences

We offer guided tours and workshops on our exhibitions and the collection for day nurseries, kindergarten groups, school classes of all kinds and age levels, teachers and university and college groups. The content and methods are attuned to the group’s interests and stage of development.

The Collection

Switzerland’s largest art museum, the Kunsthaus Zürich brings together more than 800 years of art history. Its collection ranges from the Middle Ages to the present day, with paintings, sculptures, installations as well as works on paper, photographs, videos and digital works that are shown in regularly changing presentations.

Private Collections

More than two-thirds of the works at the Kunsthaus come from private lenders and donors. Over the medium to long term, such alliances contribute to the high quality of the collection and its international reach.