{"title": "Renaming – People, Things, Places", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich", "address": "Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/languages"], "description": "\"Renaming – People, Things, Places\" is a special exhibition at the Museum of Ethnology of the University of Zurich. Names have power: they shape our sense of self, how others treat us, and how we perceive the world. The museum has outgrown its name and is looking for a new one; the exhibition is part of this transition and invites visitors to reflect on the motivations behind and consequences of name changes. Using objects from the museum's collection as a starting point, it explores what it means to name or rename people, things, and places, and brings to light the diverse stories associated with names.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/renaming-people-things-places-59608/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71cd3b7d5ce24db460fa6b20fa64a2006de5541bb8b58402055f0e62159ffb56-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich", "address": "Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Guided Tour in \"Renaming\"", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich, PEA", "address": "", "price": "Preis beim Veranstalter", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.uzh.ch/de/events/agenda.html?event=68137", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/ethnography"], "description": "A guided tour through the exhibition \"Renaming\" at the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich. It is about the significance of names and what it means to rename people, things and places. Using objects from the museum's collection, different perspectives on naming and renaming are explored. The tour is held in English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/guided-tour-in-renaming-69387/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Was macht uns zu Menschen?", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/biology/evolution"], "description": "«Was macht uns zu Menschen?» (What makes us human?) is a special exhibition with guided tours at the Science Pavilion UZH. It is presented by the Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology of the University of Zurich, whose research has been shaped by this question since its founding 125 years ago. On display are differences and above all similarities between us and other animals, including how communication, cooperation and culture appear in the animal kingdom. Visitors can learn about current anthropological research and enter into dialogue with researchers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/was-macht-uns-zu-menschen-59640/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/210a01de6c64057f86ea917fd425ba9f9007fbfb26be7839498f5de079f24e93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Eine Entdeckungsreise für alle", "start": "2026-10-29T10:00:00+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": "Ausstellung «Wie wir lernen»", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturama", "address": "Englischviertelstrasse 9", "price": "Erwachsene: CHF 14.00; In Ausbildung (<25), IV: CHF 11.00; 6–16 Jahre: CHF 9.00", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/neuroscience", "society/education"], "description": "The exhibition «Wie wir lernen» is a permanent exhibition at the KULTURAMA Museum des Menschen in Zurich. It is run by the Kulturama Museum of Man. It explains how learning works and which aids and strategies help us. Findings from neurology, psychology and pedagogy are presented with brain specimens of humans and animals, models, films, tests and games, also showing what distinguishes humans from animals when learning.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ausstellung-wie-wir-lernen-59812/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0cfa5754738d5339d361d64f3b3321aa3fcfc99f68b47c715dea99a3d1953235-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Modelle – Wissen formen", "start": "2026-08-21T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2027-06-27T00:00:00+02:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/history-of-science"], "description": "\"Modelle – Wissen formen\" is an exhibition with more than 500 historical and current models, many shown to the public for the first time. The pieces come from the collections of ETH Zürich and the University of Zurich. They show how models make knowledge visible, in fields from anatomy and geometry to crystallography and aerodynamics. It is curated by Roberta Spano and Dr. Dorothe Zimmermann.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/modelle-wissen-formen-8311/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/580b5737283e5fb9ab281aea3dd577cf95a37bdb18413ccdd8bf456801c521e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Models – shaping knowledge", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science"], "description": "The special exhibition \"Models – shaping knowledge\" presents more than 500 historical and contemporary models, many of them on public display for the first time. They come from the collections of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich and show how models have made knowledge visible and shaped research for over 150 years. The exhibition was curated by Roberta Spano and Dr Dorothe Zimmermann, with scenography by Schmauder Und. Its breadth spans anatomy and geometry to crystallography and aerodynamics.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/models-shaping-knowledge-59612/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/52189f9244b70fabc31e7487f5d772b6f567cf7311707d7dcacb3e4c77de9174-1200.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/kunsthaus.zuerich/kunsthaus.zuerich.html#seg140471", "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"}, {"title": "ZHdK Art Talk with Hendrik Folkerts", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste", "address": "Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich", "price": "free (Der Eintritt ist frei und es ist keine Anmeldung nötig)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "A public evening talk from the lecture series of the Zurich University of the Arts devoted to contemporary art and culture. 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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": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/kultur/zuerich/museen/kunsthaus.zuerich/kunsthaus.zuerich.html#seg140471", "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": "Ausstellung «Zuhause im Alter»", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-30T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Raum «Treffpunkt», Mattenhof 16, 8051 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/aging"], "description": "The exhibition «Zuhause im Alter» presents new perspectives on housing in later life in Zurich's Schwamendingen district. It is organised by the Stiftung Alterswohnungen der Stadt Zürich (SAW) together with the Siedlungsgenossenschaft Sunnige Hof, the Berner Fachhochschule, the Gesundheitszentren für das Alter and the Gemeinschaftszentrum (GZ) Hirzenbach, with support from the city's Gesundheits- und Umweltdepartement. The show invites visitors to reflect on how people live in old age. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ausstellung-zuhause-im-alter-20111/", "official_url": "https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/lebenslagen/alter/zuhause-im-alter-saw-nov.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f61f2c38fc5c77b8e9613ceb77a66f6cec8cbc57eb55c3a569d531d725531268-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ausstellung «Zuhause im Alter»", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-30T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Siedlungsgenossenschaft Sunnige Hof, Mattenhof 16, 8051 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/aging"], "description": "The exhibition «Zuhause im Alter» presents new perspectives on housing in later life. It is run by the Stiftung Alterswohnungen der Stadt Zürich (SAW), with support from the city's Gesundheits- und Umweltdepartement. Staged in Zürich-Schwamendingen, it invites visitors to think about living and housing as they age, and is aimed at senior citizens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ausstellung-zuhause-im-alter-6527/", "official_url": "https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/lebenslagen/alter/zuhause-im-alter-saw-nov.html?calentry=8", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bf9e4d8e14e9d966a4d2a15ea9edc74cc4d0f5ddeb30760cfe7253656ce07527-600.webp"}]}