MoneyMuseum
Private museum of the Sunflower Foundation on money, coins and economic history with a library and exhibition space; visits by appointment.
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About the museum
The MoneyMuseum goes back to the Zurich publisher Jürg Conzett, who from 1995 built up a private coin collection focused on the leading currencies from antiquity to the present. In 1999 the museum went online as one of the first online museums on the history of money and currency; in the same year Conzett founded the Sunflower Foundation, which became the museum's sponsor. From 2000 to 2002 it was temporarily a guest at the New Media Center of the Swiss National Museum Zurich.
In 2002 the foundation acquired its own premises at Hadlaubstrasse 106, which opened to the public on 4 February 2003: on the ground floor, works from the book collection were on show, and in the hall and the basement, important coins from the history of Western money. Later additions included video stations and a digital audio guide.
Today the MoneyMuseum sees itself as a space for dialogue about money rather than a classic museum. It looks at money from the perspectives of history, literature, philosophy, psychology and economics and shows in small exhibitions, among other things, Roman coins, traditional means of payment and a bibliophile library. There are also guided tours, forums, a Money Quiz and extensive online offerings.
Highlights
- Space for dialogue about money instead of a classic museum tour
- Roman coins and traditional means of payment
- Bibliophile library with rare books
- Public guided tours on Thursdays (lunchtime and evening)
- Free admission, visits by appointment
Permanent exhibition
- Traditionelle Zahlungsmittel – Archaic and traditional means of payment from various cultures show how gift exchange and early forms of payment worked.
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Sunflower Foundation
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free (according to Zürcher Museen and museums.ch).
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Seilbahn Rigiblick
Tram 9 and 10 or bus 33 to "Seilbahn Rigiblick", from there take the Rigiblick funicular to "Hadlaubstrasse", then about a 3-minute walk to the left.
The museum is at Hadlaubstrasse 106 in Zurich's Oberstrass district.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours on Thursdays (with Ursula Kohler); the tour shows the bibliophile library, traditional means of payment, coins of the Roman Republic and the current exhibition. Visits are coordinated with Christa Kaps. According to Zürcher Museen, photography is allowed. |
