Activities for the media

Regular information for media professionals

We send out regular media information about our exhibitions and activities, as well as invitations to our media briefings. To be added to our media address list or inform us of a change of address, please contact Media Relations. Media Relations will also be happy to deal with bookings for media briefings, requests for specific information or exhibition tours, and orders for our comprehensive media package.

Media information is available in German only.

Media material for current exhibitions

22.11.2024 – 11.05.2025

Lighten Up! In the Rhythm of Day and Night

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.
Download media material (German)
20.09.2024 – 16.03.2025
Workshop Show with Dafi Kühne
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.
Download media material (German)

Media material for forthcoming exhibitions

04.04.2025 – 24.08.2025
Before and After Sand
PreviewBefore 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
PreviewDo 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
PreviewThe 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
PreviewGlitzer
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.
Exhibition

A backward glance: visit our exhibition archive.

Our archive of temporary exhibitions and special presentations is still under construction and is continuously being updated. All our exhibitions since 1999 are listed in German. Information about exhibitions since 2017 is available in English.

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 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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

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