Winterthur (Switzerland)

Gewerbemuseum Winterthur

In the historic heart of Winterthur, the Gewerbemuseum mounts exhibitions which explore the points at which design, art and everyday life intersect. The museum shows the familiar in unfamiliar ways, asks pertinent questions, provides startling, multisensory insights into current topics and phenomena of the time, and offers easy access to the world of materials. In recent years, temporary exhibitions such as "Bike | Design | City", "Tattoo", "Böse Dinge – Positionen des (Un)geschmacks", "wood loop – auf biegen und brechen", "Oh, Plastiksack!", "Plot in Plastilin" and "Der entfesselte Raum" have enabled the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur to establish itself as a key player in the Swiss museum landscape and attract a wide audience. At the same time, the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur’s permanent MATERIAL ARCHIV exhibition offers interested members of the public, professional experts, students at vocational colleges and universities, as well as school pupils of all ages an interactive laboratory for studying materials.