The Gewerbemuseum Winterthur mounts exhibitions which explore the points where design, art and society intersect. The museum shows the familiar in unfamiliar ways, asks pertinent questions, provides startling, multisensory insights into current topics and offers easy access to the world of materials.

Spotlight

Fri 22.11.24 − Sun 11.05.25

New “Lighten Up! In the Rhythm of Day and Night” exhibition

Exhibition

Current exhibitions

22.11.2024 – 11.05.2025

Lighten Up! In the Rhythm of Day and Night

The biological clocks of living organisms and the impact of daylight are truly remarkable. When and how do we actually sleep and when do we need to be active? From bats to plants, insects to human beings – living creatures have internalized a 24-hour cycle, optimally adapting their behaviour and bodily functions as day alternates with night and the length of the day changes with the seasons.

Exhibition

20.09.2024 – 16.03.2025

Workshop Show with Dafi Kühne

Swiss designer Dafi Kühne combines contemporary graphic design with old printing technology in a uniquely creative way. In addition to digital design and production tools, he uses letterpress printing equipment dating from the 1960s, traditional type made of lead or wood, laser-cut woodblocks, plastic printing plates and hand-cut linoleum.

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Forthcoming exhibitions

04.04.2025 – 24.08.2025

Before and After Sand

The exhibition sheds light on questions about the value of sand, its formation over time, the impact of its extraction on ecosystems and the potential for a sustainable future through mineral, synthetic or organic alternatives.

Exhibition

06.06.2025 – 02.11.2025

Do Stuff! Textile Creations in New Dimensions

“Do Stuff!” presents current works by the renowned Swiss textile creators Stéphanie Baechler, Christoph Hefti and Sonnhild Kestler, all three of whom previously focused on textile design for fashion fabrics. In recent years, however, their individual paths have led them away from fashion and into wider spaces as they explore larger formats and other dimensions of textiles.

Exhibition

12.09.2025 – 15.03.2026

The Colours of Architecture

Hosting the Domaine de Boisbuchet. The design institute takes a look at the broad palette of regional colour choices, influenced as these are by local stones and pigments. It ranges from the international architectural concepts of the 1920s through to current research projects.

Exhibition

28.11.2025 – 17.05.2026

Glitzer

Some 40 international examples from the worlds of art and design – photographs, films, costumes and installations – are brought together in this exploration of glitter as a medium for protest, performance and pop culture, as well as a symbol for boosting the visibility of marginalized groups and resisting the imposition of body norms.

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MATERIAL LAB

Fotos: Michael Lio

Please feel free to touch! From glass, metal, wood, paper, plastic and stone to ceramics, colour pigments, textiles and leather – the permanent MATERIAL LAB exhibition is an interactive laboratory for studying materials. It is like a vast, three-dimensional textbook with an online database, some 1,000 specimen materials, experiment tables, video and audio stations and a library, all offering an in-depth yet enjoyable way of finding out about the world of materials. The MATERIAL LAB is thus a fun learning opportunity, as well as a place where interested members of the public, specialists and students of all ages can carry out research and make discoveries.

Permanent exhibition

Grand Café du Musée

Culinary delights & tempting treats

Museum shop

Postcards, souvenirs & gifts

Uhrenmuseum Winterthur

A voyage through six centuries

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Current exhibitions

Lighten Up! In the Rhythm of Day and Night

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MATERIAL LAB

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