{"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. 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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": "Radiotracer - dem Krebs auf den Fersen", "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/medicine/cancer-research"], "description": "The special exhibition 'Radiotracer - dem Krebs auf den Fersen' is devoted to a promising method for cancer therapy and diagnosis. Cancer is a common but hard-to-treat disease that researchers work tirelessly on. The exhibition presents the work of the University of Zurich's Radiochemistry and Imaging group, showing how radiotracers open up new possibilities. Visitors can dive into the world of radiotracers and build these tailored molecules themselves.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/radiotracer-dem-krebs-auf-den-fersen-59632/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/74513e89416affc302989c91b08e1cb764186f08e993e8c76b609902832b3443-600.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. 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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/eine-entdeckungsreise-fur-alle-59642/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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": "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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/modelle-wissen-formen-8311/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/580b5737283e5fb9ab281aea3dd577cf95a37bdb18413ccdd8bf456801c521e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "KEEP IT CO₂OL ‒ Rettet uns High-Tech?", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+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": ["nature/climate/climate-change"], "description": "The special exhibition KEEP IT CO₂OL at focusTerra of ETH Zürich asks whether high-tech can save us from climate change. At ETH Zürich, research is being done on technologies that would allow flying, driving and eating meat in the future – with sustainable fuels made from solar energy, renewable energies and meat grown in the lab. Whether this is utopia or a realistic scenario is discussed with the public as well as experts from science, industry and politics. It is about where we stand and what possibilities we have for dealing with our excessive CO₂ emissions.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/keep-it-co2ol-rettet-uns-high-tech-59633/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/924d0e73e1ac2e65044480ec9079be9c1c4eacbf57eb7de50a6ff32f3c16cdc0-2000.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": "Exkursion ins Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt", "start": "2026-10-30T13:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "VMP - Verein der Mathematik und Physik Studierenden", "address": "Universitätstrasse 6, 8092 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/technology/energy"], "description": "An excursion to the Leibstadt nuclear power plant with an exclusive zone tour. It is organised by the VMP, the association of mathematics and physics students, and the tour is run by swissnuclear. Participants gain an in-depth look at Switzerland's youngest and most powerful nuclear power plant: how it works in practice, which technical systems ensure safe and reliable operation, and what the work inside a controlled zone is really like. Travel to and from Zurich is arranged, and the tour itself includes a drinks break and a snack.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/exkursion-ins-kernkraftwerk-leibstadt-32094/", "official_url": "https://vmp.ethz.ch/de/events/swissnuclear-exkursion/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/40575b9e9949aa557cad52c701abaf709c918bc0c94974bc940382fb21e1f53e-2000.webp"}, {"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. Its breadth spans anatomy and geometry to crystallography and aerodynamics.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/models-shaping-knowledge-59612/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/52189f9244b70fabc31e7487f5d772b6f567cf7311707d7dcacb3e4c77de9174-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Masterpieces - Meisterwerke der Natur", "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/fossils"], "description": "Masterpieces - Meisterwerke der Natur is a permanent exhibition at the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich. It shows 50 impressive fossils that nature, as an artist, created in its underground studio over the last 550 million years using pressure and minerals. They are displayed in a room entirely in copper red, with a fluffy carpet, glass vitrines and subdued light. Visitors dive into a world of aesthetics.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/masterpieces-meisterwerke-der-natur-59641/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/b596a758d7771881b1be50a22c5d6c9b36ade95bf7ee9b15c90da70c67f9193e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Renaming – People, Things, Places", "start": "2026-10-28T10:00:00+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://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/events/renaming-people-things-places-59608/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/71cd3b7d5ce24db460fa6b20fa64a2006de5541bb8b58402055f0e62159ffb56-2000.webp"}]}