Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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Zähringerplatz 6
8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 268 31 00

Fax: +41 44 268 32 90

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Monday - Friday

08:00 - 20:00
Saturday

09:00 - 17:00
Sunday (reading room only)

09:00 - 17:00

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8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 268 31 00

Fax: +41 44 268 32 90

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Events

Library Science Talks - Reinhard Altenhöner (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz)

14.02.2023 17:15 - 18:45
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Jeanne Hersch – eine Schweizer Philosophin

25.02.2023 11:00 - 11:45
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Keine Angst vor alten Schriften – Fortgeschrittenenkurs

11.03.2023 09:15 - 13:30
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Festvortrag zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum von e-manuscripta.ch

13.03.2023 18:30 - 19:30
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Mittagsmusik im Predigerchor: Tōniro-Quintett

15.03.2023 12:15 - 13:00
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Die Zürcher Stadtbaumeister

18.03.2023 11:00 - 11:45
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Exhibitions

Die Optimierung der Gesundheit

Werbeannoncen in der Zürcher Presse von 1900 bis 1960. Eine Ausstellung im Themenraum Turicensia 2.12.22 bis 12.3.23.

Themenraum Turicensia

02.12.2022 - 12.03.2023

Vom Schlaraffenland zum Totentanz

Der Zürcher Illustrator und Zeichenlehrer Hans Witzig.

Schatzkammer der Zentralbibliothek Zürich & Themenraum Turicensia

17.03.2023 - 17.06.2023

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Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

You can get access to more than 6 million media from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. Welcome to a world of knowledge!

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