Museum Haus Konstruktiv

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1986 as the 'house for constructive and concrete art' in Zurich's Seefeld district. It builds on the Zurich Concretes around Max Bill, Richard Paul Lohse, Camille Graeser, and Verena Loewensberg, who shaped constructive-concrete art from the 1930s to 1950s, combining this heritage with contemporary art. In 2001, the house moved to the ewz substation Selnau, a transformer station designed by Hermann Herter from 1930 to 1934, once used for the city's power supply, decommissioned in 1998, and under monument protection.

After almost 25 years, the museum had to leave this location because an energy center is being built there. In May 2025, it moved into the east wing of the Löwenbräukunst complex at Limmatstrasse 268, which Gigon Guyer Partner Architekten renovated; the interior design is by Fuhrimann/Hächler. There are three exhibition rooms, a shop, and café. Additional exhibition rooms and offices in the west wing (Limmatstrasse 270) were planned for 2026.

Each year the museum shows three to six changing exhibitions that bring historical positions from Russian Constructivism, Bauhaus, Op Art, Minimal Art, and Conceptual Art into dialogue with contemporary works. A centerpiece of the collection is Fritz Glarner's Rockefeller Dining Room from 1963/64, a room designed according to his concept of Relational Painting, which the Paul Büchi Foundation donated.

Highlights

• Fritz Glarner's Rockefeller Dining Room (1963/64)
• Leading institution for constructive-concrete and conceptual art of Switzerland
• Changing exhibitions in dialogue between pioneers and contemporary art
• Renovation of the Löwenbräukunst complex by Gigon Guyer
• Museum café with artworks by Esther Stocker and Carissa Rodriguez
• Sunday workshop for families

Permanent exhibition

• Rockefeller Dining Room – Fritz Glarner's spatial design from 1963/64 according to his concept of Relational Painting, a centerpiece of the collection; not accessible during exhibition renovation.

Founded

1986

Director

Sabine Schaschl

Admission & discounts

Free admission for members and patrons. With the Zurich Card, travel to the museum is free with all public transportation.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description: no information

The museum is wheelchair accessible; an in-house wheelchair can be borrowed. Guide dogs are welcome; admission is free for required accompanying persons. Individual exhibition accompaniment and the inclusive project 'Gemeinsam anders'; guidance for the Rockefeller Dining Room is available in plain language. Details on the Ginto app.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Sunday workshops on selected Sundays: workshop for families with children from age 5 accompanied by an adult (material contribution 10 CHF per person, tickets available at the desk on event day, limited spaces); since 2019 also offered as an inclusive program. Children up to 18 years have free admission.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the Löwenbräukunst complex on Limmatstrasse. Travel is free with the Zurich Card.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Museum café with small cold and hot snacks, cakes, and beverages (also for visitors without museum admission, free WiFi, newspapers); museum shop during opening hours (with online shop). Free lockers.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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