From 12 to 14 June 2026, Zurich will once again become a gathering point for the international art world as Zurich Art Weekend (ZAW) returns for its ninth edition. Taking place just ahead of Art Basel, the event has established itself as one of the key moments in the Swiss art calendar.
Founded in 2018 through a collaborative initiative of Zurich’s leading museums, galleries, and art institutions, Zurich Art Weekend brought together the city’s artistic ecosystem with the aim of making contemporary art more accessible and strengthening international exchange. Today, it serves as a free three-day platform for direct dialogue between artists, curators, collectors, and the wider public.
The 2026 edition will bring together more than 70 participants, including museums, galleries, independent art spaces, publishers, universities, private collections, and foundations. Visitors can expect 75 exhibitions, over 150 events, and works by more than 150 artists. Organisers are hoping to surpass the record set in 2025, when Zurich Art Weekend attracted more than 45,000 visitors.
The 2026 edition will bring together more than 70 participants, including museums, galleries, independent art spaces, publishers, universities, private collections, and foundations. Visitors can expect 75 exhibitions, over 150 events, and works by more than 150 artists. Organisers are hoping to surpass the record set in 2025, when Zurich Art Weekend attracted more than 45,000 visitors.
At the centre of Zurich Art Weekend is an ambitious exhibition programme spanning the city’s leading museums, kunsthalles, and independent art spaces. The Kunsthaus Zürich is presenting major retrospectives of Kerry James Marshall and Marisol, while the Museum Haus Konstruktiv, the city’s leading institution dedicated to constructive, concrete, and conceptual art, features exhibitions by Italian artist Rosa Barba and Swiss artist Katja Schenker. At the Kunsthalle Zürich, visitors can encounter installations by Danish conceptual artist Henrik Olesen.
At the LUMA Westbau, the exhibition space founded by collector and patron Maja Hoffmann, visitors can discover a major presentation of Maria Lassnig, a pioneering figure of Austrian Informel. The Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, one of Switzerland’s leaders in the field, has dedicated its current exhibition to French-Algerian artist and photographer Mohamed Bourouissa.
At Cabaret Voltaire, the historic Zurich venue where Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings launched the cabaret that gave birth to Dada in February 1916, the project DadaZwischenSprachen (Dada Between Languages) will bring together the legacy of Dada’s founding figures — Hugo Ball, Emmy Hennings, Tristan Tzara, and Hans Arp — with the work of contemporary artists and poets Katalin Ladik and Babi Badalov.
At Shedhalle, one of Zurich’s leading independent art spaces, visitors can explore the group exhibition Aaaand… Scene, featuring works by Monster Chetwynd, Céline Condorelli, Liam Gillick, and other international artists.
Evening events will converge at the Löwenbräukunst, a contemporary art centre housed in a former brewery and home to some of Zurich’s leading art institutions. On Friday, 12 June, the complex will host exhibition openings before giving way to the official Zurich Art Weekend opening party and an artist-curated late-night programme.
At Cabaret Voltaire, the historic Zurich venue where Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings launched the cabaret that gave birth to Dada in February 1916, the project DadaZwischenSprachen (Dada Between Languages) will bring together the legacy of Dada’s founding figures — Hugo Ball, Emmy Hennings, Tristan Tzara, and Hans Arp — with the work of contemporary artists and poets Katalin Ladik and Babi Badalov.
At Shedhalle, one of Zurich’s leading independent art spaces, visitors can explore the group exhibition Aaaand… Scene, featuring works by Monster Chetwynd, Céline Condorelli, Liam Gillick, and other international artists.
Evening events will converge at the Löwenbräukunst, a contemporary art centre housed in a former brewery and home to some of Zurich’s leading art institutions. On Friday, 12 June, the complex will host exhibition openings before giving way to the official Zurich Art Weekend opening party and an artist-curated late-night programme.
Alongside the institutional programme, several galleries on and around Rämistrasse will present exhibitions during Zurich Art Weekend. At Bernheim Gallery, Banks Violette’s Bobby Pickett Plays the Hits will mark the artist’s most significant presentation in Switzerland to date, centred on a monumental site-specific sculptural installation and a new body of works on paper. Galerie Peter Kilchmann will present Handspiele by Francis Alÿs, while Sotheby’s Zürich will host Jump In, a private selling exhibition bringing together a curated selection of Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary works, from Monet and de Chirico to Richter, Kusama, Warhol, and Condo. At Mai 36 Galerie, the programme includes Being Here, the second solo exhibition by Irma Blank, alongside new paintings by the Cuban-born, Madrid-based artist Michel Pérez Pollo, whose practice approaches objects not as fixed forms, but as mutable structures open to painterly speculation.
One of the more unusual opportunities offered by Zurich Art Weekend is access to private and corporate collections that are rarely open to the public. Among them is the Julius Baer Art Collection, founded in 1981 and now regarded as one of Switzerland’s most notable corporate collections of contemporary art.
During the weekend, visitors will have the chance to view a selection of its most recent acquisitions. The programme also includes access to the Ringier Collection, one of the country’s most significant collections of contemporary art, assembled by Swiss publisher and media entrepreneur Michael Ringier, as well as the Nicola Erni Collection, a private collection of international photography and contemporary art built by Swiss collector Nicola Erni.
At the Bechtler Stiftung, the contemporary art foundation established by the Swiss Bechtler family of collectors, visitors will encounter a solo project by Croatian multidisciplinary artist Nora Turato alongside an installation by Walter De Maria, one of the leading figures of American Land Art.
During the weekend, visitors will have the chance to view a selection of its most recent acquisitions. The programme also includes access to the Ringier Collection, one of the country’s most significant collections of contemporary art, assembled by Swiss publisher and media entrepreneur Michael Ringier, as well as the Nicola Erni Collection, a private collection of international photography and contemporary art built by Swiss collector Nicola Erni.
At the Bechtler Stiftung, the contemporary art foundation established by the Swiss Bechtler family of collectors, visitors will encounter a solo project by Croatian multidisciplinary artist Nora Turato alongside an installation by Walter De Maria, one of the leading figures of American Land Art.
Saturday’s programme will culminate in a special event at the Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland’s largest art museum, conceived by artist and choreographer Josh Johnson. Blending choreography, sound design, and performance, he will reimagine the museum as a large-scale immersive environment. The evening will unfold through a dynamic interplay of movement, light, and sound, recalling the performative language of his works Composition 1–4 and Orpheus, previously staged at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, one of the foremost theatres in the German-speaking world.
This year will also see the launch of the Zurich Art Forum, a new invitation-only platform designed to foster dialogue among leading international curators, museum directors, artists, collectors, and patrons. Alongside the exhibition programme, visitors can take part in curator-led tours, art walks, performances, and a variety of special events across the city.
For further information and the complete programme, visit the official Zurich Art Weekend website.
This year will also see the launch of the Zurich Art Forum, a new invitation-only platform designed to foster dialogue among leading international curators, museum directors, artists, collectors, and patrons. Alongside the exhibition programme, visitors can take part in curator-led tours, art walks, performances, and a variety of special events across the city.
For further information and the complete programme, visit the official Zurich Art Weekend website.
Date: June 12–14, 2026
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Location: Zurich, Switzerland