Tour of the Museumsgesellschaft

Name: Tour of the Museumsgesellschaft
Start: 2026-10-24T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Literaturhaus Zürich

Guided tour of the historic Museumsgesellschaft library with rare 19th-century books and manuscripts.

Date

Saturday 24 October

13:00

Venue

Literaturhaus Zürich

Limmatquai 62, Zürich

Price

Price on organiser’s site

Language

German

About

Automatically translated from German

A guided tour of the historic Museumsgesellschaft library in Zurich, led by librarian Brigitte Burkhalter. The tour covers the society's history since its founding in 1834 and showcases rare treasures from the collection, including first editions and 19th-century literature. The venue has hosted notable visitors including Thomas Mann, Lenin and James Joyce, and provided refuge to the Dadaists.

Organiser · Literaturhaus Zürich

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