Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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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Opening hours

Reading room, information desk, issue counter/pick up

  • Monday - Friday

    08:00 - 20:00

  • Saturday

    09:00 - 17:00

  • Sunday

    closed

The stacks close 15 minutes earlier.

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Zähringerplatz 6
8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 268 31 00

Fax: +41 44 268 32 90

zb@zb.uzh.ch

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In the post-war period, Johannes Itten shaped Zurich's art and cultural life as well as art education and art theory. Follow us on a journey to Zurich via Vienna, Weimar, Berlin. (German only)

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    Keine Angst vor alten Schriften

    15.08.2020 09:15 - 13:30 Uhr

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    Handschriften und Archivgut in der Zentralbibliothek

    01.09.2020 12:30 - 13:30 Uhr

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    Eschertalk - Künstliche Intelligenz in der Medizin

    03.09.2020 18:00 - 21:00 Uhr

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    Auf Hans Waldmanns Spuren

    12.09.2020 13:30 - 15:30 Uhr

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Exhibitions

War and Peace

War and Peace

The ZB will soon be showing medieval picture chronicles. Diebold Schilling, for example, reported in words and pictures of the bloody happenings durin...

Schatzkammer der Zentralbibliothek Zürich

02.09.2020 - 12.12.2020
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Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

You can borrow more than 6 million media free of charge from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. Welcome to a world of knowledge!
Requesting items from our holdings

Requesting items from our holdings

If you are interested in a book or a volume of a periodical that is in our closed stacks or one of our external stores, or want copies from books or m...
Using e-media

Using e-media

Are you interested in using electronic media? We’ll help you find your way through the e-media jungle.
Advice services at the Zentralbibliothek

Advice services at the Zentralbibliothek

Looking for literature but don’t know where to find it? Drop by or make an appointment. We will be happy to offer you free assistance with your resear...
Education and training

Education and training

Are you interested in studying library science? Then you are in the right place!
Training courses and guided tours

Training courses and guided tours

Zentralbibliothek Zürich training courses and guided tours offer an insight into the multifaceted resources of one of Switzerland’s biggest libraries....
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From our collections

History, philosophy, religion, culture

History, philosophy, religion, culture

For decades, history and philosophy in Germany have been struggling with the importance of National Socialism and the Holocaust in the public consciousness. In our large collection of historical and philosophical specialist literature you will find information on this and countless other subjects.
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From Zurich

Johannes Itten

Johannes Itten

Johannes Itten prägte in der Nachkriegszeit Zürichs Kunst- und Kulturleben sowie die Kunstpädagogik und Kunsttheorie mit internationaler Resonanz. Kom...
Zürcher Wirtschaft – Streiflichter

Zürcher Wirtschaft – Streiflichter

Zürich wird im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert zu einem Motor der Schweizer Wirtschaft. Die Zürcher Industrie, der Eisenbahnbau und der Bankenplatz Zürich sic...
Zurich literature

Zurich literature

Join us on a tour of Zurich’s literary landscape. From the Hottingen literary quarter to the Zurich of writers in exile, explore our treasures on thes...
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