Our model
Kunsthalle Zürich is a not-for-profit, membership-led institution devoted to promoting contemporary art and its discourses. Its key activities are the production, presentation and mediation of contemporary art in both local and international contexts. Founded in 1985, Kunsthalle Zürich has been located in the Löwenbräu complex since 1996. With an interdisciplinary programme, it is a site of artistic experimentation, critical engagement and social exchange.
Over the course of its more than 40-year history, Kunsthalle Zürich has established its reputation as an important actor in the discourse around art in Switzerland and beyond. An independent institution, Kunsthalle Zürich presents between four and six exhibitions annually, as well as staging events and offering mediation formats for a broad public. In addition to realising exhibitions and publications, cooperations are regularly initiated with local, national and international partners.
Kunsthalle Zürich has been shaped by its former directors: Bernhard Mendes Bürgi (1990 to 2001), Beatrix Ruf (2001 to 2014) and Daniel Baumann (2015 to 2024). Together with their teams, each of these figures shaped the institution’s profile in their own way. Fanny Hauser has led Kunsthalle Zürich since 2025.
The Verein Kunsthalle Zürich (Kunsthalle Zürich association) is the institution’s governing body; it is funded by its members and patrons, as well as by sponsors and public funding bodies. Kunsthalle Zürich is significantly supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur and the Luma Foundation.
Members and patrons
Established in 1985, Kunsthalle Zürich is under the trusteeship of Verein Kunsthalle Zürich. Your membership is crucial to our continuous engagement in promoting leading contemporary art.
You will find all the information about membership and patronage of Kunsthalle Zürich here.
The team
Fanny Hauser
Director / Curator
Monika Milakovic
Head of administration / Assistant director
Seline Fülscher
Head of art education
Annina Herzer
Communication & public relations
Julia Mangisch
Coordination visitor services
Attila Panczel
Technical director
Laura Vuille
Administration / Membership and patrons / Events
Michael Zimmermann
Exhibition management and archive
Jacqueline Granwehr
Art education
Andrina Roth
Art education
Board
Michael Ringier (President)
Mirjam Staub-Bisang (Treasurer)
Gerd Schepers
Barbara Gerber (Representative of the City of Zürich)
Chantal Blatzheim
Jürg Haller
Maja Hoffmann
Florian Rajki
Mark A. Reutter
Barbara Weber
Partners
We develop tailor-made partnership models with our sponsors and supporters. You can, as required, enjoy all the benefits of membership or patronage and you can link your project to various events and other possibilities. Contact us at +41 44 272 15 15 or freunde@kunsthallezurich.ch for further information.
Kunsthalle Zürich receive subsidies from:
Stadt Zürich Kultur
Kanton Zürich, Fachstelle Kultur
Kunsthalle Zürich receives generous support from:
2025
• Adam Mickiewicz Institute
• Emalin
• Ernst Göhner Stiftung
• Evelyn Lingg
• Foksal Gallery Foundation
• Galerie Neu
• Gubler Hablützel Stiftung
• LEAP
• Luma Stiftung
• Max Kohler
• Mirjam Staub-Bisang und Martin Bisang
• Philaneo
• Reena Spaulings Fine Art
• Ringier AG
• Sadie Coles
• Schwedische Botschaft
The Kunsthalle Zürich reserves the right not to return unsolicited correspondence.