{"title": "Models – shaping knowledge", "start": "2026-10-28T10:00:00+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. 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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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/renaming-people-things-places-59608/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/71cd3b7d5ce24db460fa6b20fa64a2006de5541bb8b58402055f0e62159ffb56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Was macht uns zu Menschen?", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/was-macht-uns-zu-menschen-59640/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/210a01de6c64057f86ea917fd425ba9f9007fbfb26be7839498f5de079f24e93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Langsames Chaos", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+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/mathematics"], "description": "'Langsames Chaos' is a special exhibition about chaotic systems. It presents research by the University of Zurich's Institute of Mathematics on the subject. For mathematicians, chaos is not merely disorder but follows rules, and it can be fast or slow, with butterflies and the weather also connected to it. The exhibition draws on the ingenious tricks of mathematics and the achievements of UZH professor Corinna Ulcigrai, who herself found inspiration in the work of various women mathematicians. Visitors can try a neat mathematical trick themselves, using the unfolding of a billiard ball's path to reach a straight line, and guided tours are also available.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/langsames-chaos-59639/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/d2f76c018a76e06843672405d4866d9f5acf6a18c204dd9332ba4feaf0354214-1200.webp"}, {"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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/ausstellung-wie-wir-lernen-59812/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/0cfa5754738d5339d361d64f3b3321aa3fcfc99f68b47c715dea99a3d1953235-2000.webp"}, {"title": "XENON", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+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": [], "description": "A special exhibition about the XENON experiment and the search for dark matter. The University of Zurich is involved in the international experiments and shows the detector that was developed and built at UZH, whose interior is filled with liquid xenon. The research takes place deep underground – why and how that is can be discovered here above ground. It raises questions such as: What makes up most of our universe, and what influences the motion of entire galaxies even though it cannot be seen?", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/xenon-59629/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/507c48c0616bef6e3deb09b772ab30bf15afd36a489fb0e8c82116a12048faff-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Führung: Moderne Physikforschung", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A guided tour on modern physics research at the Science Pavilion UZH. There, researchers from the Faculty of Science share their enthusiasm for their research projects. In changing exhibitions, visitors can experience explainer videos, interviews and experiments. The tour is part of the pavilion's events programme.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/fuhrung-moderne-physikforschung-33341/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/79a8a5f1bfdda9e52b845182135a783e90fdbaf94910b9d91ac378fd2494498a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour in \"Renaming\"", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Völkerkundemuseum UZH", "address": "Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/ethnography", "history/colonialism", "society"], "description": "A guided tour through the exhibition «Renaming – People, Things, Places» at the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich. It is led in English by curator Alice Hertzog and programme curator Linda Addae. The exhibition deals with the power of names and what it means to name and rename people, things and places. Using objects from the museum's collection, it brings to light the many stories connected to names.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/guided-tour-in-renaming-31174/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/baf3a7a703b0e8e9f5cfc97e1be6eaa3a95916f92ef24037444da9ba16ded699-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Periscope #13: Homage Esther and Rudolf Guyer", "start": "2026-09-15T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Periscope #13: Homage Esther and Rudolf Guyer is a vitrine presentation of materials from the gta Archive at ETH Zurich. The format is a collaboration between the gta Archive and gta Exhibitions. The display case was designed by Rudolf and Esther Guyer for the vocational school for sales personnel in Zurich-Unterstrass (1967–1973). The show honours the two architects, whose early works include schools, army barracks, sports and community halls in béton brut, some of them now heritage-listed.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/periscope-13-homage-esther-and-rudolf-guyer-8310/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c8545386b7fa08cc3b5b57a26c88612cd2421721db9e43637edc6ca4c1e652eb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Collect – Learn – Act. A Variety of Succulents on Lake Zurich", "start": "2026-10-28T09:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["nature/plants/succulents"], "description": "The Zurich Succulent Collection presents an exhibition titled \"Collect – Learn – Act. A Variety of Succulents on Lake Zurich\" about its own history. The collection has existed since 1931 and combines horticultural expertise, research on its plant and herbarium holdings, knowledge transfer and a specialized library. The show looks back at this development, highlights its influence on present-day work and turns to future challenges. Visitors from around the world find here a haven of tranquility and inspiration.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/collect-learn-act-a-variety-of-succulents-on-lake-zurich-59610/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/bd169a7e3316d1fc3d1a9881e20b7bc36c6f3568e4c657985f9c702a73ad4c3e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Eine Entdeckungsreise für alle", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+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"], "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. 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The museum holds the largest international design collection in Switzerland and presents highlights from graphic design, typography, poster design, textile and product design, as well as decorative arts. Around 2,500 objects and an accessible archive allow visitors to experience design in all its diversity. The Forum hosts temporary installations offering external perspectives on the collection, while in the Studio visitors can experiment with their own designs.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/swiss-design-collection-59638/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/13bd728c4d8953a107407d70c38fb0c5ad15898ff1446fdad4e9b7d2714659fd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "IKONEN. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Kunsthaus", "address": "Heimplatz 1, 8001 Zürich", "price": "CHF 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": [], "description": "This guided tour at Kunsthaus Zürich is the ideal introduction to the exhibition IKONEN. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung. The museum shows well-known masterworks from its own collection alongside works that are less familiar to visitors, relating paintings, sculptures and works on paper to one another in chronological and cross-epoch dialogues. Experienced art mediators explain selected works and their historical background, opening up surprising perspectives on the collection. The group meets at the helpdesk in the Chipperfield-Bau, and an FM group tour system makes it suitable for people with hearing impairments.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/ikonen-ausgewahlte-werke-der-sammlung-6099/", "official_url": "https://www.kunsthaus.ch/besuch-planen/programm/ikonen-7/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/819af56e6ee0c39d89c2731634b457d92e01a422121de3bdc45bfd767bafe3a7-600.webp"}, {"title": "IKONEN. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Kunsthaus Bibliothek", "address": "Rämistrasse 45, 8001 Zürich", "price": "CHF 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.kunsthaus.ch/de/home", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting/religious-art"], "description": "A public guided tour of the exhibition \"IKONEN. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung\" at the Kunsthaus Zürich. 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