Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli

About the museum

The house at Röslistrasse 46 was originally an agricultural outbuilding that already existed in 1803. Its owner, the then municipal president and cantonal councillor Zangger, wanted to sell it and converted it into a schoolhouse in 1856; since the municipality lacked the money, a joint-stock company was founded for the purpose. On the ground floor was the classroom for up to 50 children, on the upper floor the needlework lessons, and in the middle the teacher's apartment. When the school became too small, the house passed in 1887 to the primary school teacher Johann Gisler.

His home later became the birthplace of the clock museum: Marta Gisler, daughter of Johann Gisler, and the clock connoisseur Hans Neufeld shared a passion for antique clocks and in 2003 founded the foundation "Uhrensammlung Hans Neufeld und Marta Gisler" to make their collections accessible to the public. Hans Neufeld did not live to see the opening; his sons Peter and Ronald Neufeld completed the project together with Marta Gisler and the company Zeit.Zone. The Neufeld family's construction firm thoroughly rebuilt the "Haus zum Rösli" in 2005. Marta Gisler died in 2016.

On two floors, around 500 clocks from the years 1450 to 1950 are now on display. Marta's collection is devoted chiefly to Swiss clockmakers and includes many wooden-wheel and iron clocks, while Hans Neufeld's collection stands out for its numerous Renaissance clocks. The house also has a workshop for the maintenance and restoration of antique clocks.

Highlights

• Around 500 table, wall and longcase clocks from the years 1450 to 1950
• Wooden-wheel and iron clocks by Swiss clockmakers
• Numerous Renaissance clocks from the collection of Hans Neufeld
• Historic 19th-century house, formerly a schoolhouse
• Workshop for the maintenance and restoration of antique clocks

Permanent exhibition

• Uhrensammlung Gisler und Neufeld – Around 500 table, wall and longcase clocks from 1450 to 1950 on two floors: Swiss wooden-wheel and iron clocks from the Gisler collection, Renaissance clocks from the Neufeld collection.

Founded

2005

Operated by

Stiftung Uhrensammlung Hans Neufeld und Marta Gisler

Director

Armon Defilla

Admission & discounts

Admission CHF 10 during opening hours.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in Zurich's District 6; the website gives no directions.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 15 guests.

The "zum Rösli" house is suitable for events of up to 15 people in a historic 19th-century setting; quotation on request.

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