Visitor Information

The Zoological and Palaeontological Museum is open

Visits for groups of 6 or more persons are possible as of 9 March. An online registration is obligatory. Link

Guided tours on Sundays, workshops, birthday parties and film screenings have been cancelled until the end of April 2021.

We are active on Facebook.

Address	Contact
Zoological Museum	Tel: +41 44 634 38 38
of the University of Zurich	Fax: +41 44 634 38 39
Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4	info@zm.uzh.ch
CH-8006 Zurich	How to find us

Free entrance	The museum is wheelchair accessible
ATTENTION:	Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult


Opening Hours during Public Holidays
24^th December*	closed
Christmas (25^th December)	closed
Boxing Day (26^th December)*	closed
New Year’s Eve (31^thDecember)*	closed
New Year (1^st January)	closed
2^nd January*	clsoed
Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter Saturday Easter Sunday Easter Monday	10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. closed
Sechseläuten Monday	closed
Ascension Day	10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pentecost Saturday Pentecost Sunday Whit Monday	10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. closed
International Worker’s Day (1^st May)	closed
Confederation Day (1^st August)	closed
Knabenschiessen Monday	closed
Federal Prayday (Sunday)	10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*if this day is a Monday, the museum is closed