Top rated Museums in Zurich, Switzerland to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Zoological Museum of Zurich

Museum of zoology

Natural history museum with 2 floors of exhibits, including animal models & interactive displays.

4.80 (1.1K reviews)

Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

Botanical garden

Greenhouses & outdoor gardens containing a wide variety of colorful & unique succulent plants.

4.70 (1.2K reviews)

Museum Rietberg

Museum

Non-European artworks displayed within a 19th-century villa & landmark modern extension.

4.70 (1.2K reviews)

Moulagen

Museum

Unique museum with wax-model reproductions of diseased body parts, including many skin diseases.

4.70 (95 reviews)

Kunsthaus Zürich

Art museum

Art museum with major European collections from 15th century to the present, plus temporary shows.

4.60 (6.3K reviews)

Heimatschutzzentrum in der Villa Patumbah

Museum

😐 I had hoped to learn a bit about the Swiss participation in the Dutch colonies in what's now Indonesia, but the information provided in this museum is disorganized and only in German (with some snippets in French). From what I could gather from my limited German, the consensus is that Grob's partici...

4.60 (249 reviews)

Museum Mühlerama

Museum

Baking & bread-making classes & food culture exhibitions at a museum in an old brick mill building.

4.60 (225 reviews)

Musée Visionnaire

Museum

👍👍 The Musée Visionnaire is a contemporary art museum located in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in 2007 by collector and gallerist Fabio Rossi and is housed in a former industrial building in the city's Seefeld neighborhood. The museum's focus is on contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on...

4.60 (50 reviews)

Swiss National Museum

Museum

Displays on aspects of Switzerland's history, plus handicrafts, homewares & an armory tower.

4.50 (7.9K reviews)

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Handicraft museum

👍 The fiber arts exhibition is the most interesting to me. There is ample seating and a number of ladies sat in quiet contemplation. I believe one was knitting. There is a hallway on an upper floor that features posters and many of these are available in the gift shop. There is also a restaurant. Loca...

4.50 (761 reviews)

Lichthalle MAAG

Museum

👍 Went to the Klimt's kiss exhibition on a weekday and the light hall was not super crowded, which was very nice. All the text and audio are in German, but there are headsets and QR codes for English translations. The light hall had a very interesting spatial design as there were pillars in the middle...

4.50 (721 reviews)