Zurich and its personalities
Valuable and unusual objects from the estates of prominent Zurich individuals
01. April 2016 - 04. September 2016
Location
Schatzkammer der Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Predigerplatz 33
8001 Zürich
Opening hours
Montag bis Freitag, 13-18 Uhr
Samstag, 13-16 Uhr
Valuable and unusual objects from the estates of prominent Zurich individuals
The Zentralbibliothek Zürich preserves over 800 estates of prominent people from the city, including famous names such as Johann Caspar Lavater, Gottfried Keller and Robert Schwarzenbach. The exhibition presents some especially valuable and rare items that offer an unconventional insight into some of Zurich’s leading figures.