The collection
From October 2019, the Swiss National Museum’s collections will be presented in the renovated historical west wing of the National Museum Zurich.
Over two floors and around 2,000m2, the exhibition features more than 7,000 exhibits from the Swiss National Museum collection, highlighting Swiss artistry and craftsmanship dating from a period of around 1,000 years. The highlights of the tour include the 11th-century sacred palm donkey, the St. Gallen Globe (one of the largest surviving 16th-century globes), the spectacular Alice and Louis Koch ring collection, and the recently restored period rooms from all over Switzerland. The objects and rooms are part of Switzerland’s cultural and historical heritage and showcase the country’s cultural diversity and history.