
Opening hours and locations
We are here for you.
Our various departments offer a wide range of services, not all of which are accessible at the same times. Here you will find an overview of the reading rooms, the Special Collections and the Treasury.

Information desk
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed

Reading rooms P0 – P3
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday - Sunday
09:00 - 17:00

Open stacks, returns
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed

Special Collections – Manuscripts, Rare Books
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.

Special Collections – Music
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Öffnungszeiten der Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH: Montag–Freitag, 09:00–12:30 und 13:30–17:00 Uhr

Special Collections – Prints & Drawings, Maps
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Monday - Friday
14:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
14:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.

Treasury
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Monday - Friday
13:00 - 17:00
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Saturday
13:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Changed opening hours
24h return: You can return ZB media with your library card at the machine in Chorgasse.
- Maundy Thursday 2023 (Thursday before Easter) :
Thu 06.04. all areas closed from 5.00pm. - Easter 2023:
Fri 07.04. through Mon 10.04. all areas are closed. - Sechseläuten 2023:
Mon 17.04. all areas are closed. - May Day 2023:
Mon 01.05. all areas are closed. - Spring semester examination period 2023:
Mon 15.05. to Sun 09.07.: reading room and open stacks open Mon to Fri until 10.00pm and Sat to Sun (Sundays only reading room) until 7.00pm. - Ascension Day 2023:
Wed 17.05. from 5.00pm through Thu 18.05. all areas are closed. - Pentecost 2023:
Sun 28.05. all areas are closed.
Mon 29.05. reading rooms (except Special Collections) open from 9.00am – 5.00pm. - Summer break 2023:
Sundays from 16.07. to 03.09. all areas closed. - Swiss National Day 2023:
Tue 01.08. all areas closed. - Building inspection 2023:
Sat 19.08. to Sun 27.08. closed; open only self-service borrowing and courier services from Mon to Fri from 8.00am to 6.00pm - Autumn semester examination period 2023/2024:
Mon 27.11.2023 to Sun 21.01.2024: reading room and open stacks open Mon to Fri until 10.00pm and Sat to Sun (Sundays only reading room) until 7.00pm - Christmas 2023:
Sun 24.12.2022 to Mon 25.12.2022 all areas closed.
Tue 26.12.2022 reading rooms (except Special Collections) open from 9.00am – 5.00pm. - New Year 2023/2024:
Sun 31.12.2023 all areas closed from 5.00pm.
Mon 01.01.2024 and Tue 02.01.2024 all areas closed.
Location

Main building
Parking for users with restricted mobility is available in the library courtyard. Access via Zähringerplatz.
Building plan

Music Department
Choir of the Predigerkirche
Entrance via library courtyard, barrier-free access via Predigerplatz.
Building plan

ZB, Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH
Eingang über den Seilergraben.

Treasury
Choir of the Predigerkirche
Entrance via library courtyard, barrier-free access via Predigerplatz.

Deliveries – post, couriers, tradespeople
Einfahrt Tiefgarage (Höhe max 2.20m)
Mühlegasse 19
CH-8001 Zürich
Fax: +41 44 268 32 90
Monday to Thursday
7.15am – 12.00 midday
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Friday
7.15am – 12.00 midday
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Saturday closed
Delivery location details (PDF)

24-hour return service
ZB media (except music scores) can be returned at any time via the self-return machine in Chorgasse using your library card.