Welcome
ZURICH ART WEEKEND 2026
Across 70+ venues, the curated program features 75+ exhibitions and 150+ events, bringing together over 150 artists alongside international cultural practitioners. Exhibitions form the core, complemented by a program of events—including talks, guided tours, performances, art walks, works shops, and interdisciplinary formats—that foster direct encounters and critical exchange between artists, curator, collectors and art enthusiasts.
Free and open to the public, Zurich Art Weekend offers access to an internationally connected art ecosystem—uniting institutions, galleries, off-spaces, publishers, editions, universities, collections, and foundations across a connected, walkable urban landscape.
EXHIBITIONS
Together with institutions, galleries, universities, off-spaces, collections, foundations, editions and publishers, Zurich Art Weekend presents 75+ exhibitions across the city.
EVENTS
Amongst the 150+ curated events hosted across the city, ZAW25 showcases key international artists, alongside returning event formats such as art walks, guided tours, artist talks, performances, gallery breakfasts, interdisciplinary events, workshops, brunches, cocktail parties, and much more…
VISITOR INFORMATION
Friday 12 June 2026: 11:00 – 21:00 (ZAW Late night)
Saturday 13 June 2026: 11:00 – 20:00
Sunday 14 June 2026: 11:00 – 18:00
MOBILITY
Zurich Art Weekend takes place across numerous venues throughout the city and information points can be found at Löwenbräukunst, Kunsthaus Zürich, Helmhaus and Museum Rietberg. Zurich Art Weekend program booklets are available at all participating venues.
Zurich has an efficient public transport network and e-bikes/bike-rental company like Publibikes, which offers convenient access through the city. Uber is available in Zurich. For Taxis call: +41 444 44 44 or +41 777 77 77.
Visitors can purchase the Zürich card here to benefit from free transit with public transport and free admission or reduced entrance rates at all ZH museums. Available for 24 hours.
Book with code 25_zurichart for 15% off the best available rate at the hotel website for the whole month of June at 25hours Hotel Langstrasse and 25hours Hotel Zürich West. 25hours hotels
ACCESS
Get the free Public Pass to Zurich Art Weekend 2026. The program is free and open to all and spontaneous attendance is always welcome. As some events have limited capacity, we recommend securing your spot by registering in advance. Please note a few institutions require entrance fees and for some events, tickets must be purchased.
PRESS
Press and media professionals are warmly invited to reach out to the Zurich Art Weekend Press Team for any inquiries, interview requests, or further information. Discover our PRESS KIT 2026 and contact us at press@zurichartweekend.com.
To explore more about Zurich Art Weekend’s media presence and discover our past press clippings, please click on the following link visit our dedicated Press page.
TESTIMONIALS
“Zurich Art Weekend is considered the best art weekend in Europe”
– Conceptual Fine Arts
“It starts with Zurich. In the days leading up to Art Basel, the art world flocks to Switzerland’s other art hotspot for a weekend of openings that highlight major contemporary voices and long-overlooked pioneers.”
– Family Style
“Zurich: Europe’s new capital of cool”
– Financial Times
“Zurich proves that art doesn’t live only in fair pavilions, but is intertwined with the urban fabric, often in unexpected corners.”
– ELLE Decor
“Faster, Bigger, better.”
– VIP Visitor
“Zurich Art Weekend is rooted in intellectual inquiry and artistic experimentation. If Basel is where the market convenes, Zürich is where ideas crystallize.”
– Whitewall
“Between new galleries, non-profit spaces and alternative fair formats, the city shows all its cultural dynamism and quality art.”
– Il Sole 24 Ore
“Finally Zurich gets the attention it deserves”
– Visitor
