Zürich’s Long Night of Museums

On the night from 2–3 September, Zürich's museums stay open until 2 am. There's a huge array to see. From the Museum der Anthropologie to ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich, there is something for everyone!

At Löwenbräukunst (with Kunsthalle Zürich, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst and LUMA Westbau) an exciting programme awaits you, with workshops for young and old, exhibition tours in multiple languages, fine food and great surprises. We're looking forward to seeing you here.

The Löwenbräukunst programme for the Long night of Zürich Museums:

Exhibitions:

Kunsthalle Zürich: Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL, 2nd and 3rd floor
LUMA Westbau: Hans-Ulrich Obrist Archiv: Édouard Glissant, 1st floor; Dimitri Chamblas - Slow Show Installation, 2nd floor; Arthur Jafa – SloPEX, 3rd floor
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst: Acts of Friendship, Akt 3, ground floor; Pilvi Takala - Close Watch, 1st floor

Workshops, tours and more:

6-6.45 pm
Experience art with all your senses!
In our interactive tour of the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst (in German), we explore works of art in a completely different way.
Ideal age: 3 to 12 years (younger and older are also welcome). Children must be accompanied by adults.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

6-10 pm
Rethinking the impact of art
We bring the climate and culture/arts scene together and invite you to a casual get-together. The evening marks the end of a 6-month programme, with our so-called Climate ARTivists presenting their projects.6 pm Opening
6.30 pm Welcome by Impact Hub Zurich, One Planet Lab, Clima Now and Löwenbräukunst
6.45 pm Short presentation of the 10 projects ‘Rethinking the Impact of Art’
7.15 pm Exhibition, workshops and drinks
Schwarzescafé, LUMA Westbau, 1st floor

6.30-7 pm
Acts of Friendship / Pilvi Takala - Close Watch
Spotlight Tour of the current exhibitions Acts of Friendship – Act 3 and Pilvi Takala – Close Watch at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, in German.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

6.30-7.15 pm
Guided tour in Turkish
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

6.30–9.30 pm
We're just beginning. And the world is wide
'We're just beginning. And the world is wide’ brings young people's wishes for tomorrow's world to the fore. Children can think big: what do you want for your universe? With fabric, cardboard, paint, glitter and neon we turn your wishes into powerful statements. You can display them throughout the building or take them out into the city.
Feel free to also bring T-shirts, skirts, bags and cloth to print on.
Languages: Swiss German, High German, English and Albanian
Studio Kunsthalle Zürich, 2nd floor

7–7.45 pm
Guided tour in Ukrainian
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

7–11 pm
Joke or poem = drink or publication
If you're brave enough to read a poem or tell a joke into our microphone, we'll offer you a drink or a special publication.
Kunsthalle Zürich bookshop, 2nd floor

7.30–8.30 pm
Acts of Friendship - Act 3
The focus tour in German with Jakub Samochowiec, researcher at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, takes works from the exhibition Acts of Friendship - Akt 3 as a starting point for the multifaceted exploration of friendship and sets them in relation to each other.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

7.30–8 pm
Almost Heaven - Sculpture and Performance
Almost Heaven is a performative showdown in which a lonely cowboy moves around an empty saloon. This abandoned scenery serves the artist and cultural worker Gregory Tara Hari as a basis for his artistic work, in which he recites existing texts from films, songs, political statements and combines them with imagined freely invented passages.
Loading bay, ground floor

8–8.15 pm
Mission Zero Emission, Akt 1
An interactive play with comedy, music, installations and puppet theater for the whole family.
Loading bay, ground floor

8–8.45 pm
Experience art with all your senses!
In our interactive tour (in German), we explore works of art in a completely different way!
Ideal age: 3 to 12 years (younger and older are also welcome). Children must be accompanied by adults.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

8–8.45 pm
Guided tour in Russian
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

8–11 pm
Freehand drawn temporary tattoos
Inspired by the Kunsthalle Zürich exhibition by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, Nana Henna paint temporary henna tattoos freehand.
3rd floor corridor

8.30–8.45 pm
Mission Zero Emission, Akt 2
An interactive play with comedy, music, installations and puppet theater for the whole family.
Loading bay, ground floor

8.30-9.15 pm
Guided tour in Turkish
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

9–9.30 pm
Acts of Friendship / Pilvi Takala - Close Watch
Spotlight Tour of the current exhibitions Acts of Friendship – Act 3 and Pilvi Takala – Close Watch at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, in German.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

9–9.15 pm
Mission Zero Emission, Akt 3
An interactive play with comedy, music, installations and puppet theater for the whole family.
Loading bay, ground floor

9–9.45 pm
Guided tour in Ukrainian
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

9.15–9.45 pm
Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL
A short introduction to the exhibition Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL in German with an expert from our team. The tour takes place in German and is accompanied by a Swiss German sign language translator.
Meeting point: Kunsthalle Zürich, 2nd floor

9.30–10.15 pm
Guided tour in Mandarin and Cantonese
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

10–10.45 pm
Guided tour in Russian
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

10.15–10.45 pm
Acts of Friendship / Pilvi Takala - Close Watch
Tour of the current exhibitions Acts of Friendship – Act 3 and Pilvi Takala – Close Watch at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. The Tour takes place in German and will be simultaneously translated into Swiss German sign language.
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, ground floor

10.30-11 pm
Acts of Friendship / Pilvi Takala - Close Watch
Tour of the current exhibitions Acts of Friendship – Act 3 and Pilvi Takala – Close Watch at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, in English.

10.30–11.15 pm
Guided tour in Spanish
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

11–11.30 pm
Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL
A short introduction to the exhibition «Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL» in English with an expert from our team
Meeting point: Kunsthalle Zürich, 2nd floor

11–11.45 pm
Guided tour in Mandarin and Cantonese
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

11.30 pm–12.15 am
Guided tour in Spanish
A tour of at least two of the six exhibitions on display at Löwenbräukunst across Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Meeting point: entrance foyer, ground floor, Limmatstrasse 270

12.30–1 am
Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL
A short introduction to the exhibition Christopher Kulendran Thomas: FOR REAL with an expert from our team
Meeting point: Kunsthalle Zürich, 2nd floor

Löwenbräukunst on Zürich's Long Night of Museums website