Exhibitions in Zurich
April 2027
April at a glance: 2 exhibitions opening, 3 closing, and 4 more on view across the city.
Opening in April
- House of Nisaba. New Stories of Painting9 Apr 2027
Kunsthaus Zürich
Nearly 35 artists, including Nicole Eisenman and Salman Toor, make new paintings from myth, film and social media; design by Formafantasma.
Wael Shawky23 Apr 2027Kunsthaus Zürich
Asks who tells history: the Cabaret Crusades puppet trilogy, the opera film Drama 1882 and a new Gulf film installation.
Closing in April
Graphics. Designing the everyday4 Apr 2027Landesmuseum Zürich (Swiss National Museum)
Posters, logos and stamps from the museum's graphic art collection show how design shapes desire and identity, with hands-on design stations.
- Sabine Marcelis: Light and Color4 Apr 2027
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Toni-Areal
Sabine Marcelis's first museum show combines recent works with site-specific light installations, including the Varmblixt tunnel and Mathmos Lava Columns.
- Experiences of Switzerland: Sex work25 Apr 2027
Landesmuseum Zürich (Swiss National Museum)
Video installation with eleven interviews about sex work in Switzerland. Closed 2 Nov 2026 to 11 Jan 2027 for Christmas & Cribs.
Also on through April
Nikka: The Indian Painterto 30 May 2027Museum Rietberg
Pahari court portraits and series by Nikka of Guler (1745-1833), drawn from the museum's own collection, in the Park-Villa Rieter.
- Enrico Davidto 20 Jun 2027
Kunsthaus Zürich
Fragile, masked and grotesque figures across painting, textile, ceramic and sculpture, asking what defines a human being.
- Judith Bernsteinto 20 Jun 2027
Kunsthaus Zürich
Feminist pioneer's career from Vietnam War works to the 1970s Screws drawings and the recent Birth of the Universe series.
The Sun Hits Us First: A Polar Dialogue Between Kawésqar and Iividto 23 Jan 2028Völkerkundemuseum der Universität ZürichFree
Kawésqar from southern Chile and Iivid from East Greenland share knowledge of life in cold coastal seas, colonial trauma and self-determination.
Image credits
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- Wael ShawkyWael Shawky, Drama, 1882, 2024 (film still) © Wael Shawky. Courtesy of Lisson Gallery, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Lia Rumma, and Barakat Contemporary.
- Graphics. Designing the everydayCourtesy of Landesmuseum Zürich (Swiss National Museum)
- Nikka: The Indian PainterCourtesy of Museum Rietberg
- The Sun Hits Us First: A Polar Dialogue Between Kawésqar and IividCourtesy of Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich
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