Plan your visit
Tuesday to Sunday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday
Closed
Please note our special opening hours on public holidays.
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December 2024, closed
Boxing Day, Thursday, 26 December 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, 1 January 2025, closed
Local holiday, Thursday, 2 January 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Maundy Thursday, Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Good Friday, Friday, 18 April 2025, closed
Easter Sunday, Sunday, 20 April 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Easter Monday, Monday, 21 April 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Labour Day, Thursday, 1 May 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Ascension Day, Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Whit Sunday, Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Whit Monday, Monday, 9 June 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
St. Alban's Festival, Saturday, 28 June 2025, closed
St. Alban's Festival, Sunday, 29 June 2025, closed
National holiday, Friday, 1 August 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christmas Day, Thursday, 25 December 2025, closed
Boxing Day, Friday, 26 December 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Year’s Day, Thursday, 1 January 2026, closed
Local holiday, Friday, 2 January 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Private tours and catering
Private groups can put together a tailor-made cultural programme for their visit to the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur. We offer private tours during and outside our regular opening hours. If you wish, you can also book a drinks reception with buffet at the museum, organized by our in-house catering team.
Information and enquiries
T +41 (0)52 267 51 36 or gewerbemuseum@win.ch
Prices of private tours
Room hire for private functions: please enquire.
Getting here by public transport
Walk from Winterthur main railway station to Untertor, continue along Marktgasse as far as the fountain, turn right into Untere Kirchgasse and continue to Kirchplatz. This takes just under 10 minutes on foot from the station.
Or travel two stops on bus number 1, 3, 5 or 14 from the main railway station, alighting at the Stadthaus stop. Then turn right into Oberer Graben, right into Marktgasse, left into Obere Kirchgasse and continue to Kirchplatz.
Online timetable ZVV
Online timetable SBB
RailAway combined offer
RailAway combined offer when travelling by train with attractive discounts on the regular admission price and on the train journey.
Book directly with: RailAway combined offer
From Zurich take the Winterthur-Töss exit, from St. Gallen take the Oberwinterthur exit and from Schaffhausen take the Winterthur-Ohringen exit and proceed to the Technikum-Nord car park (no parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the museum), then walk through Steinberggasse and Obere Kirchgasse to Kirchplatz.
Deliveries / Dropping off and picking up passengers
On Tuesday mornings and Friday mornings, access via Technikumstrasse, Neumarkt, Steinberggasse and Obere Kirchgasse is closed because of the street market.
Gewerbemuseum Winterthur
Kirchplatz 14
CH-8400 Winterthur
T +41 (0)52 267 51 36
gewerbemuseum@win.ch
Friends of the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur
Would you like to make an active contribution to the success of our exhibitions? Ambitious museums rely on committed individuals – why not support selected activities of the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur by becoming a Friend of the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur?
