Opening hours and locations
We are here for you.
Our various departments offer a wide range of services, not all of which are accessible at the same times. Here you will find an overview of the reading rooms, the Special Collections and the Treasury.
Information desk
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed
Reading rooms P0 – P3
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 22:00
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Saturday - Sunday
09:00 - 19:00
Open stacks
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 22:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 19:00
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Sunday
closed
Special Collections – Manuscripts, Rare Books
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.
Special Collectios – Prints & Drawings
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Monday - Friday
14:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
14:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.
Special Collection – Maps
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Monday - Friday
14:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
14:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended. Entrance to the map department: 1st floor in the Predigerchor.
Special Collection – Music
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Entrance to the music department with reading room and open stacks: 5th floor in the Predigerchor.
Treasury
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Monday - Friday
13:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
13:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
ZB, Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH
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Monday - Friday
09:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00
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Saturday - Sunday
closed
ZB, Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH
Changed opening hours
24h return: You can return ZB media with your library card at the machine in Chorgasse.
- Examination months fall semester 2024/2025:
Monday 25.11.2024 to Sunday 19.01.2025: Reading room and open stacks open from Monday to Friday until 10 pm and Saturday and Sunday until 7 pm (Sundays only reading room)
The regular opening hours apply to the special collections. - Christmas 2024:
Tuesday 24.12.2024 to Wednesday 25.12.2024: completely closed
Thursday 26.12.2024: reading rooms open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Special collections closed - New Year 2024/2025:
Tuesday 31.12.2024: completely closed from 5 pm
Wednesday 01.01.2025 to Thursday 02.01.2025: completely closed - Maundy Thursday 2025:
Thu 17.04.2025 from 5pm all areas closed. - Easter 2025:
Fri 18.04.2025 to Mon 21.04.2025 all areas closed. - Sechseläuten 2025:
Mon 28.4.2025 all areas closed. - Labour Day 2025:
Thu 01.05.2025 all areas closed. - Spring semester examination period 2025:
Mon 05.05.2025 to Sun 06.07.2025: reading room and open stacks open Mon to Fri until 10.00pm and Sat to Sun (Sundays only reading room) until 7.00pm
The regular opening hours apply to the special collections. - Ascension Day 2025:
Wed 28.05.2025 from 5pm all areas closed.
Thu 29.05.2025 all areas closed. - Whitsun 2025:
Sun 08.06.2025 all areas closed.
Mon 09.06.2025 reading room open from 9am to 7pm. Special Collections closed. - Summer months 2025:
On Sundays from 13.07.2025 to 07.09.2025 the ZB remains closed. - National holiday 2025:
Fri 01.08.2025 all areas closed. - Building revision from 16.08. to 24.08.2025:
Sat 16.08.2025 all areas closed
Sun 17.08.2025 all areas closed
Mon 18.08. to Fri 22.08.2025, 8am to 6pm:
Open stacks, returns, courier services, information desk, standing room for research and magazines are open.
Sat 23.08.2025 all areas closed
Sun 24.08.2025 all areas closed - Closing times of the library of the UZH Institute of Musicology, Florhof site:
Christmas/turn of the year 2024-2025: Mon, 23.12.24 to Fri, 3.1.25 closed
Lecture-free period: Mon, 6.1.25 to Fri, 14.2.25 Friday afternoon closed
Maundy Thursday: Thu, 17.4.25 closed from 4 pm
Good Friday/Easter Monday: Fri, 18.4.25 to Mon, 21.4.25 closed
Easter vacation: Fri, 25.4.25 closed Friday afternoon
Sechseläuten: Mon, 28.4.25 closed
Labour Day: Thu, 1.5.25 closed
Ascension Day: Wed, 28.5.25 closed from 4 pm & Thu, 29.5.25 closed
Lecture-free period: Mon, 2.6.25 to Fri, 12.9.25 Friday afternoon closed
Whit Monday: Mon, 9.6.25 closed
National holiday: Fri, 1.8.25 closed
Christmas/turn of the year 2025-2026: Mon, 22.12.25 to Fri, 2.1.26 closed
Location
Main building
Parking for users with restricted mobility is available in the library courtyard. Access via Zähringerplatz.
Building plan
Predigerchor
The map department and the music department with reading room and open access stacks are located in the Predigerchor.
Building plan
ZB, Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH
Entrance via Seilergraben.
Treasury
Choir of the Predigerkirche
Entrance via library courtyard, barrier-free access via Predigerplatz.
Deliveries – post, couriers, tradespeople
Monday to Friday
7.30am – 12.00 midday
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Saturday closed
Delivery location details (PDF)
24-hour return service
ZB media (except music scores) can be returned at any time via the self-return machine in Chorgasse using your library card.