{"title": "Fantastische Karten zu legendären Geschichten", "start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Zentralbibliothek Zürich", "address": "Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["literature/fantasy", "art"], "description": "'Fantastische Karten zu legendären Geschichten' is an exhibition in the Schatzkammer of the Zentralbibliothek Zürich showing maps from literature and film as cultural artefacts in their own right. It joins the private collection 'Ex Carta' on fictional cartography with the holdings of the library's Maps and Panoramas department. Works ranging from J. R. R. Tolkien to Harry Potter and Robinson Crusoe appear alongside historical maps, notably early modern maps of Switzerland. The tour itself is designed as a Tolkien-inspired 'Cauldron of Story', accompanied by guided tours, a quiz and a digital exhibition.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/fantastische-karten-zu-legendaren-geschichten-25963/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d2795af4ae805cbe065f1c0b481301ac76a9142a82264dda6ce866810a820ec-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Zentralbibliothek Zürich", "address": "Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "A magic carpet ride through history", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "CHF 13.00 / 10.00; Kinder und Jugendliche bis 16 Jahre: freier Eintritt", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "13.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history"], "description": "'A Magic Carpet ride through history' is a family exhibition at the National Museum Zurich for children aged 5 and over. Across three settings – an Arabian palace, a large sailing ship and a vintage railway carriage – young visitors explore the topics of Orient, seafaring and railways. Plenty of hands-on fun, activities designed specially for children and beautiful original objects combine learning with play. The exhibition runs until 31 December 2029, every Tuesday to Sunday.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/a-magic-carpet-ride-through-history-59659/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c752039d109122d6efe66379197d4824f60873068f019ab35efc221fc348615d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Die Geburt von Mittelerde auf Tolkiens Reise in der Schweiz 1911", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-03T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Zentralbibliothek Zürich", "address": "Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zürich", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/switzerland", "literature/fantasy"], "description": "A lecture about the young J.R.R. Tolkien's journey through the Swiss Alps in the summer of 1911 and how it shaped his later literary work. Sarah Heinzelmann and Lukas Ritzel trace the footsteps of this journey and show how landscapes and experiences from Switzerland flowed into the geography and atmosphere of Middle-earth. The talk illuminates the connection between real places and fantastic worlds. Attendance is free, but registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/die-geburt-von-mittelerde-auf-tolkiens-reise-in-der-schweiz-59874/", "official_url": "https://www.zb.uzh.ch/de/events/die-geburt-von-mittelerde-auf-tolkiens-reise-in-der-schweiz-1911", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dbf30e8f5302ef245aa91b4c50ce854beb9ee618db2191a78e9c961b694eb2cc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Zürcher Geschichte / Zunftgeschichte - Eine audiovisuelle Ausstellung", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zunftstadt Zürich", "address": "Obere Zäune 19, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history/zurich"], "description": "An audiovisual exhibition without exhibition objects about Zurich's history and guild history. A tour leads through three historic rooms: the Lochmannsaal, the Steiner-Waser-Stube and the Zunftmeisterstube. Visitors learn more about Zurich's history in an entertaining way. The exhibition is a permanent exhibition at Zunftstadt Zürich.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/zurcher-geschichte-zunftgeschichte-eine-audiovisuelle-ausste-59849/", "official_url": "https://zuercher-museen.ch/museen/zunftstadt-zuerich/zuercher-geschichte-zunftgeschichte", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc9cde56e5eb3704ecabec0ceec12c9abe24f20eefea1f42be2f4ef33f94896a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Simply Zurich", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "Free entrance. (Get your free ticket at the Welcome Desk of the museum.)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://microsite.guidle.com/hosted/template_portal/microsite/en/mr_e8X87y/simply-zurich-zurich_AP3Lsk2", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history/zurich"], "description": "Simply Zurich is a permanent exhibition at the National Museum in Zurich. It presents the long and chequered history of the city and canton of Zurich through some 60 historical objects. From a pile-dwelling settlement to the muesli grater and the handbook for squatters, the exhibition explores Zurich's rich past. Cinematic installations and state-of-the-art technology add a multimedia dimension.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/simply-zurich-59660/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Eine Entdeckungsreise für alle", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Naturhistorischen Museum der Universität Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["nature/natural-history"], "description": "„Eine Entdeckungsreise für alle“ is a permanent exhibition at the Naturhistorischen Museum der Universität Zürich. It invites visitors to discover the diversity and beauty of nature and be fascinated by dinosaurs and bipeds. In Orsa's world, visitors immerse themselves in the life of the Neanderthals and leave their own footprints in the basement; plants, which communicate in many ways with each other and with other species, are also part of the exhibition. It addresses different age groups, from toddlers to adults with an interest in natural science.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/eine-entdeckungsreise-fur-alle-59642/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Aktuelle Ausstellung: «Zehn Leben – Die Geschichte einer Stadt»", "start": "2026-11-01T13:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Friedhof Forum", "address": "Aemtlerstrasse 149, 8003 Zürich", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "The exhibition «Zehn Leben – Die Geschichte einer Stadt» is a room installation with an audio guide at the Friedhof Forum. It is a cooperation of Einfach Zürich and Friedhof Forum, with an overall concept by Reto Bühler, Katja Wolf, Maria Tschudi Bebié and Michèle Wannaz and texts by Michèle Wannaz. The last 200 years of Zurich's history are told through the lives of ten people buried at the Friedhof Sihlfeld, ranging from world-famous to lesser-known figures such as Johanna Spyri, Hulda Zumsteg and Mariella Mehr. With the audio guide, visitors hear actor Thomas Sarbacher weaving these ten biographies into a tapestry of history (duration 95 minutes).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/aktuelle-ausstellung-zehn-leben-die-geschichte-einer-stadt-6487/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e05a83c8773b7d44038f076adae17c21a8e8a4123be2cfb02f5bab25068f37f0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Sternbilder und Mythologie", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "The planetarium show \"Sternbilder und Mythologie\" takes the audience on a live journey through the night sky. Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, operators of the mobile Planetarium Zürich, show how people have always connected stars into figures and seen animals, heroes and deities in them. Visitors discover the Great Bear circling the celestial north pole without ever setting, and learn where the most beautiful double stars, nebulae and galaxies can be found. The show lasts 45 minutes, is in German and suitable for everyone aged 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-sternbilder-und-mythologie-68926/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/sternbilder-und-mythologie.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d9087f560027bffed030072e6b0f1c5c3b651a07b0f46edb6aa699296fcd7432-2000.webp"}, {"title": "1100 Jahre Stadtgeschichte in der Fraumünster-Krypta", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Der Besuch des Krypta-Museums ist im Eintrittspreis von CHF 5.– inbegriffen.", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history/zurich"], "description": "The exhibition in the crypt museum beneath the Fraumünster choir presents 1100 years of the city's history. It offers insight into the development of the abbey, the Reformation and the history of today's Fraumünster. On show are archaeological finds such as the head of a Mary statue recovered during excavations in 2013, a testimony to the iconoclasm, along with drawings and animations documenting the building phases of the abbey. Also featured are facsimiles of letters by Heinrich Bullinger, an Ulrich Bible from 1755 and portraits of all pastors since 1524.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/1100-jahre-stadtgeschichte-in-der-fraumunster-krypta-59645/", "official_url": "https://zuercher-museen.ch/museen/altstadtkirchen/ausstellung-krypta-fraumuenster", "image": "https://noky.io/images/378f464d1b69d70fa44e7b30d4e928453cf15c3a68252d95555193fb5cd7a2bf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Die Geheimnisse der Erde", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/geology", "nature"], "description": "«Die Geheimnisse der Erde» is a permanent exhibition at focusTerra at ETH Zurich. It lets you discover the secrets of our planet: what makes the earth tremble, volcanoes erupt and mountains form, where gemstones come from and what fossils tell about the origin of life. It also explores whether the climate was ever as warm in the past.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/die-geheimnisse-der-erde-59651/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e57eb3847c928941f5dd73a9c116b99cec9b94e3da9dd2842c8ed00349feb57e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag", "start": "2026-07-17T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2027-04-04T00:00:00+02:00", "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/design/graphic-design"], "description": "The exhibition \"Grafik. Visuelle Gestaltung im Alltag\" shows the power of visual communication in everyday life. It draws on the extensive graphics collection of the Swiss National Museum. Historical posters and objects illustrate how graphic design creates desire, conveys stereotypes and shapes cultural identities. The second part makes design tools and craft processes visible, and interactive stations invite visitors to try things out themselves.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/grafik-visuelle-gestaltung-im-alltag-69481/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dd602af7e9cdab973f1e764158a62c4584f10e83e6f4f126f0db58b91b543806-600.webp"}, {"title": "Den Himmel erforschen", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Collegium Helveticum", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "history"], "description": "\"Den Himmel erforschen\" is a permanent exhibition in the foyer of the historic Semper-Sternwarte in Zurich. It displays astronomical instruments from the collection of Rudolf Wolf, the observatory's founder and first director of the ETH observatory, who collected everything on the subject of astronomy. Around 300 of his objects, including sundials, astrolabes and graphometers, belong today to the ETH Library's collection of scientific instruments and teaching aids, and the exhibition also shows the telescope Wolf used to count sunspots. The exhibition is available in German and English as well as in simple language.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/den-himmel-erforschen-59654/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cbda97863d50645aaaccad0516f95a8dcad3e735753f1107fb67b9a11fede643-2000.webp"}, {"title": "unlesbar", "start": "2026-10-30T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum Strauhof", "address": "Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art", "literature"], "description": "«unlesbar» is a special exhibition with 42 documents from the Swiss Literary Archive that are barely legible, distorted, encrypted, blacked out or crossed out. It asks what happens when we cannot read characters straight away: the illegible irritates, but also awakens curiosity and the allure of decipherment. Each document carries a riddle waiting to be solved, while at the same time developing a visual aesthetic of its own. The exhibition is a journey through time and space, from ancient writing systems via graphic design and unreadable classics to the whirl of signs in today's fast-moving present.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/unlesbar-59603/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ece1da2b3c056751ee3e1a4f5c1ea26b7d9a1adc143d443c1e75e5a6c0231a6e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wir und der Krieg", "start": "2026-04-17T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2027-01-17T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/kultur/zuerich/museen/landesmuseum.zuerich/ausstellungen.html#seg151830", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/switzerland"], "description": "\"Wir und der Krieg\" is an exhibition at the Landesmuseum Zürich. From different perspectives, it shows how wars from the late Middle Ages to today have influenced political structures, economic interests and social orders in Switzerland, as war is a formative element of Swiss history. Behind the exhibition stands the Landesmuseum Zürich, which, under the roof of the Swiss National Museum, presents Swiss history from its beginnings to the present day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wir-und-der-krieg-69478/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b23b9aea516969b6679f7a51566d0d2ab7997ac94a3f40e2f5ff163b79503e32-600.webp"}]}