Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

⏱️ Pling! Sound and Design – Opening in just 3 weeks! Sound is an elementary component of design. Whether in everyday objects or digital media, the sounds around us shape our perception. 👂 Our new exhibition at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich shows how listening acts as a design method to open up new, more inclusive approaches. 🔊 🥂 Celebrate the vernissage with us! 📅 Opening: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7 pm 🗓️ Exhibition: May 22 – September 20, 2026 📍 Location: Toni-Areal, Zurich 👤 Curator: @mereternst 🤝 Supported by @swiss_re_group 🎨Key Visual: Students of the BA Visual Communication @vc.zhdk from the Zurich University of the Arts @zhdkcampus 👏👏👏👏 @timflorinbirrer @lamar_insta_account @michel.domeisen @nullkomma2 🙏to Daniela Mirabella (@d_mirab ) and Rececca Morganti-Pfaffhauser (@rebeccamorgantipfaffhauser ) for your dedicated guidance throughout this project. 🎶Louis Fritsche Double tap if you’re planning to visit! We look forward to seeing you!👇

Our program in May ☀️ Whether events, guided tours or workshops – in addition to our exhibitions, you can expect a rich program of events and educational formats for young and old, which are as accessible and inclusive as possible. 👉 Further information can be found on our website – the link is in our bio. We look forward to welcoming you to the museum soon! 🫶 Graphic: @skaladesign.ch

NOW OPEN: 🚀📷 Civilization—Our Life in Focus 📷🚀 How do we live today? Around 100 world-renowned photographers document in over 250 photographs, most of them in large format collective existence in our societies and the traces we leave on the planet. In a panorama of impressive images, the exhibition offers a multilayered snapshot of our civilization. This exhibition was co-produced by @fep_photo and @mmcakorea , in collaboration with the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. 🥂 Celebrate the opening with us on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7 pm at Ausstellungsstrasse! 📅 March 13 – July 19, 2026 📍 Ausstellungsstrasse, Zurich Co-curators: William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell (@rongsiyu ), in collaboration with Gianna Rovere (@keine.gioia , Co-Curator Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Justine Chapalay (@justine_articule , Associate Curator FEP) Project directors: Christian Brändle (@christian.braendle , Director Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Todd Brandow (@toddbrandow , Executive Director FEP) Supported by @swiss_re_group Key Visual: @raffinerie_ag Photo: @studio_michaelnajjar Like this post if you’re planning to visit the exhibition! 🚀

3 questions with curator @mereternst ✨ Today, we visited Meret at our location in Toni-Areal to ask her a few questions. Together with her team, she is currently putting the final touches on the exhibition “Pling! Design hören”. The exhibition opens on Thursday, 21 May, from 19:00 at Toni-Areal. Join us for the opening and be among the first to experience the show exploring sound and design. 🎧

Die neuste Ausgabe unseres ZH Magazins mit dem Schwerpunktthema «Zeit» ist da! Die Titelgeschichte dreht sich um das Thema Zeitzeugen: Der Zeitgeist formt die materielle Welt. So hat manches Jahrzehnt seine ganz eigene Ästhetik. Christian Brändle, Direktor Museum für Gestaltung in Zürich, nimmt uns mit durch drei Dekaden. Ausserdem im Magazin: Wie die ZKB ökonomische, soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeit auf lange Sicht lebt. Oder wie Sie die Zeit für sich arbeiten lassen, um Ihre finanziellen Ziele zu erreichen. #zkb #zürcherkantonalbank #dienahebank #zürich

🚀 Civilization — Our Life in Focus: New Swiss Contributions Added 🚀 For the tenth stop of the international traveling exhibition — and its first presentation in Switzerland — several newly curated Swiss contributions have been integrated. Among them is a selection of works by Zurich‑based photographer Ruth Erdt (@ruth.erdt ), who has spent many years documenting gentrification in Zurich, particularly in the Schwammendingen neighborhood where she lives. Her perspective adds a powerful, locally grounded dimension to the exhibition’s exploration of contemporary civilization. This major exhibition is coproduced by @fep_photo and @mmcakorea , in collaboration with the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. 📅 On view until : July 19, 2026 📍 Location : Museum für Gestaltung Zürich — Ausstellungsstrasse Co-curators: William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell (@rongsiyu ), in collaboration with Gianna Rovere (@keine.gioia , Co-Curator Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Justine Chapalay (@justine_articule , Associate Curator FEP) Project directors: Christian Brändle (@christian.braendle , Director Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Todd Brandow (@toddbrandow , Executive Director FEP) 🤝 Supported by : @swiss_re_group 🎨 Key Visual : @raffinerie_ag 📸 Photo : @studio_michaelnajjar 🎥 Film : @schwarzpictures_com

This or That with Denise Locher, documentalist in our design collection 🗂️✨ This time, living room furniture 🛋️ was very popular—though honestly, who could ever say no to a @de_sede_official Terrazza? 💫 #designcollextion #thisorthat

International Workers’ Day has a long tradition in Zurich — and every year, posters appear across the city, shaping its visual landscape and calling people to join the festivities and stand up for their rights as workers ✊🏽 As home to one of the world’s most extensive poster collections, we hold over 100 Swiss and international May 1st posters in our archive. This year, we’ve selected 11 works from Switzerland, spanning 1920 to 2022 — offering a glimpse into changing styles, design trends, and the city’s cultural history over time. A visual journey through a century of graphic design ✨ (1) 1. Mai - Solidarität, 1986, Simone Torelli (2) 1. Mai - Demo - Fest - No pasarán!, 2015, Typosalon Zürich (3)1. Mai - die Zukunft gestalten... ...ohne Sozialabbau... - ...ohne Fremdenhass... ...mit den Gewerkschaften., 1992, Hans-Rudolf Lutz und Marc Philipp (4) 1. Mai, 1977, Carlos Duss (5) Am 1. Mai ruht jede Arbeit. Wir demonstrieren für die rote Internationale, 1920, Carl Scherer (6) Kapitalismus war als Kind schon scheisse - 1. Mai 2012, 2012, Eric Andersen (7) 1. Mai 2022 - Frieden - Freiheit - Solidarität, 2022, Mixer (8) Lieber wütend als traurig - Widerstand von unten bauen - 1. Mai 2019, 2019, Eric Andersen und Jan Reimann (9) 1. Mai - 40-Stunden-Woche, 1983, Bruno Kammerer (10) 1. Mai - verlieren wir die Beherrschung - $ - money-pulation - Demonstration - (...) - Int. Volksfest - (...) - Kasernenareal, 2013, Typosalon (11) 1 Mai - des salaires plus justes - des rentes meilleures, 2013, Hubertus Design

75 Years of Knowledge Visualization 🧠 📈 Since 1944, designers have been trained at the Zurich University of the Arts @zhdk.campus to make knowledge visible and understandable. From scientific drawing, an internationally unique field of study and research has emerged: Knowledge Visualization @knowledgevisualization_zhdk . The exhibition brings together 48 visual highlights from 75 years of education. 🧩 An exhibition organized in collaboration with the Knowledge Visualization Department at ZHdK and the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. 🥂 Celebrate the opening with us on Thursday, May 19, 2026 at 6 pm at Toni-Areal! 🎟️ Please register by email by May 4, 2026, at [email protected] 📅 May 20 – October 22, 2026 📍 Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zurich Like this post if you’re planning to visit the exhibition!

🚀 Civilization — Our Life in Focus: Celebrating 10 Years of a Landmark Photography Exhibition 🚀 The internationally acclaimed photography exhibition “Civilization — Our Life in Focus” marks its 10th anniversary. Even after a decade, the project continues to evolve: Cocurator William A. Ewing reflects on the ongoing development of the exhibition, the collaboration with the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, the integration of new works from Switzerland, and the conceptual thinking behind the scenography. This major exhibition is coproduced by @fep_photo and @mmcakorea , in collaboration with the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. 📅 On view until : July 19, 2026 📍 Location : Museum für Gestaltung Zürich — Ausstellungsstrasse Co-curators: William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell (@rongsiyu ), in collaboration with Gianna Rovere (@keine.gioia , Co-Curator Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Justine Chapalay (@justine_articule , Associate Curator FEP) Project directors: Christian Brändle (@christian.braendle , Director Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) and Todd Brandow (@toddbrandow , Executive Director FEP) 🤝 Supported by : @swiss_re_group 🎨 Key Visual : @raffinerie_ag 📸 Photo : @studio_michaelnajjar 🎥 Film : @schwarzpictures_com

Celebrate World Book Day with us 📚
Enjoy 10% off all publications in our museum shop (in-store only, today). To mark World Book Day, we delved into our poster collection and selected inspiring works that celebrate books, reading, and graphic design. (1) …schenkt Bücher!, 1936, Atelier Eidenbenz (2) Ein schönes Buch macht Freude, 1948, Ernst Keller (3) lies Bücher, 1960, Kurt Wirth (4) Wer Bücher liest, weiss mehr, 1957, Celestino Piatti (5) Bücher & Hefte - Emil Siemeister - Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (recto), 2013, Emil Siemeister (6) Erholung mit einem Buch, 1954, Celestino Piatti (7) Das Schweizer Buch, um 1960-1970, Atelier Walter Diethelm (8) Bücher Scherz, 1969, Kurt Wirth (9) Mein neues Schneider-Buch, um 1945, Donald Brun (10)Die schönsten Schweizer Bücher 2011 im Helmhaus Zürich - Wer kauft schon Bücher- bei dieser Affenhitze?, 2012, Dafi Kühne (11) Schenk ein Buch - SBVV, um 1960, Walter F. Haettenschweiler

For each exhibition, we collaborate with a different designer and the posters are always added to our renowned poster collection.🎨 This time, for the exhibition Pling! Design hören we partnered in-house with @vc.zhdk . In total, 7 teams submitted several ideas. Today, we’re excited to share all 8 concepts that made it to the shortlist 🏆 Three of these teams were selected to further develop their designs—and one was ultimately chosen. Which one do you think made the final cut? 👀 Stay tuned to find out next week. (1) Gruppe Niclas, Tim, Clara – Pling!__1 (Soundmaschine) (2) Gruppe Emil, Tea, Lamar, Michel – Chaos (3) Gruppe Tim, Hannah, Nico – CD (4) Gruppe ETLMTHN – Gruppenohr (5) Gruppe Tim, Hannah, Nico – barbarcode (6) Gruppe Niclas, Tim, Clara – Pikto2 (7) Gruppe Joelina, Shanah – 3 (8) Gruppe Emil, Tea, Lamar, Michel – Logo Thank you to @d_mirab and @rebeccamorgantipfaffhauser for your excellent support throughout the project!