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.

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.

Price

Free entry

Opening Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday
10.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday
10.00am – 5.00pm
5.30pm – 8.00pm
Friday
10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday
10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday
10.00am – 5.00pm

Special opening hours during the holidays

Address & Contact

Distance Travel time
Zürich Main Station 647 m 10 min
Zürich Airport 8.6 km 26 min
Map
Naturhistorisches Museum
Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4
8006  Zürich