Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Gerold Escher (1665–1738), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Gerold Escher (1665–1738), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
A collection grown from a local society
Your local guide
Christoph Egli
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Highlights
- A collection grown from a local society
- Old facade, new wing, side by side
- A deliberately understated 2021 extension
- Zurich's major art museum, from outside
- Two buildings, one deliberate contrast
About this tour
This session looks at one of the country's major art museums from outside its galleries. You see the original early twentieth-century facade and the newer, more understated extension added beside it in 2021. It stays outside both buildings throughout.
I explain how the collection grew from a modest local society into its current scale first, then point out the deliberate contrast between old and new facades. Questions about the artists represented are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone interested in art history and museum architecture together. It also works well paired with a walk through the surrounding cultural quarter.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Zurich before heading out.
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Kunsthaus Facade 21 min
You see the museum's original early twentieth-century facade, built to hold a collection that started as a modest local society's holdings.
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Kunsthaus Extension 21 min
Next door, the camera finds a newer wing added in 2021, its plain stone facade deliberately understated compared with the original building.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Zurich: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Luxemburgerli (small macarons) and Kreis 4 (Langstrasse), worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zurich time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Zurich, showing you Kunsthaus Facade and Kunsthaus Extension live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I studied art history with a focus on the museum's own collection, so I go into real depth on what sits inside.
Times shown in Zurich time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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