List of collections and museums at the University of Zurich
The list of collections and museums of the University of Zurich contains the scientific collections and museums affiliated with the University of Zurich (UZH) .
| Name (location) | Brief description | Assignment | link |
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| Anatomical study collection ( location ) |
The anatomical study collection supports the training of prospective doctors at the University of Zurich with an exhibition of human specimens and models. The permanent collection is therefore only open to the public in the mornings while the students are attending the lectures. | Medical Faculty> Anatomical Institute | [1] |
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Archaeological Collection ( location ) |
The Archaeological Collection of the University of Zurich was founded in 1854 as a collection of casts of important ancient sculptures by the University and the Polytechnic . In the 19th century, however, the systematic development of a study collection of ancient original works began. Today it presents itself as one of the most important Swiss collections of arts and crafts from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , from ancient Asia Minor , Greece and Italy , especially Etruria and Rome . | Faculty of Philosophy> Institute for Archeology | [2] |
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Archive for medical history ( location ) |
The Archive for Medical History combines collections and individual holdings with medical-historical content, the compilation of which began in the 1920s, with newly added estates from medical professionals and institutions. | Medical Faculty> Institute for Biomedical Ethics and Medical History | [3] |
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Botanical garden ( location ) ( location ) |
The Botanical Garden Zurich is a botanical garden belonging to the University of Zurich with two locations, the Old Botanical Garden in the City , which has existed since 1833, and the new facility in the Weinegg district that opened in 1977 . | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences> Institute for Systematic and Evolutionary Botany | [4] |
| Botanical Museum ( location ) |
The Botanical Museum is a teaching and research collection founded by Hans Schinz in 1895 , which comprises between 20,000 and 25,000 botanical curiosities collected on numerous expeditions . | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences> Institute for Plant and Microbiology | [5] |
| Medical collection ( location ) |
The Medical Collection of the University of Zurich is one of the most important in Europe. The thematic focus is on medical instruments and devices for diagnosis and therapy . Their estimated holdings of more than 20,000 objects are currently being inventoried and scientifically developed. The collection is therefore currently only accessible for research and university teaching on request. | Medical Faculty> Institute for Evolutionary Medicine | [6] |
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Moulagenmuseum ( location ) |
The Moulage Museum of the University of Zurich houses a collection of moulages that was created in 1918 and is still in operation today. It is one of the largest collections of its kind and cultural property of national importance . | University of Zurich / University Hospital Zurich | [7] |
| Museum of Anthropology ( location ) |
The permanent exhibition in the Anthropological Museum of the University of Zurich provides an overview of the evolution of humans from Australopithecus to modern humans and shows early hominid finds from Switzerland. | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences> Anthropological Institute and Museum | [8th] |
| Museum of the History of Veterinary Medicine ( Lage ) |
Using instruments and documents from the faculty as well as practical utensils, the museum shows the change in veterinary medicine from a craft to a scientific profession. The museum also houses the Die A. and M. Mahler Microscope Collection Zurich, a collection of microscopes from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Viewing by appointment. | Vetsuisse Faculty | [9] |
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Paleontological Museum ( location ) |
The Paleontological Museum Zurich is the publicly accessible part of the collection of the Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zurich. The museum was officially opened in 1991, after having been open to the public as a permanent collection since 1965. The fossil collection items go back to the 17th century. | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences> Paleontological Institute and Museum | [10] |
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Phonogram archive ( location ) |
The phonogram archive of the University of Zurich is the oldest sound archive in Switzerland. Its tasks include collecting, documenting, evaluating and publishing sound recordings in all Swiss dialects of all four national languages. Around half of the total of 4,242 sound carriers are accessible in digital form. | Faculty of Philosophy> Institute for Computational Linguistics | [11] |
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UZH Archive ( location ) |
The UZH Archive is the central archive of the University of Zurich. In addition to the administrative records since 1998, you can also find older documentation on the history of the university as well as the bequests of important professors and archives of university associations. | Rector's Area> General Secretariat | [12] |
| Veterinary anatomical collection ( location ) |
The Veterinary Anatomical Collection of the University of Zurich houses more than 600 specimens from veterinary anatomy and the equine clinic and is mainly used for studying veterinary medicine . The exhibition is open to the public. | Vetsuisse Faculty> Veterinary Anatomical Institute | [13] |
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Ethnological Museum ( location ) |
The Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich is the third oldest ethnological museum in Switzerland. Its collections have belonged to the University of Zurich since 1914. In 2008, large parts of the disbanded ethnomusicological archive of the University of Zurich were transferred to the sound archive of the Völkerkundemuseum. | Philosophical Faculty> Institute for Social Anthropology and Empirical Cultural Studies | [14] |
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Zoological Museum ( location ) |
The collections of the Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich, founded in 1833, comprise around 1 million animal specimens. Around 1,500 of them, v. a. Dermoplastics and skeletons of vertebrates can be seen in the museum. The local animals are exhibited on the ground floor, animals from all over the world arranged according to zoogeographic regions in the basement . | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | [15] |
| Zurich herbaria ( location ) ( location ) |
The combined herbaria of the University and the ETH Zurich have been operated jointly since 1990. The combined collections include a total of 3.8 million specimens, of which 2.4 million vascular plants, 400,000 mosses , and approx. 1 million fungi , lichens and algae . The collection focuses in particular on the flora of Switzerland and Central Europe , New Caledonia and southern Africa . | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences> Institute for Systematic and Evolutionary Botany / ETH Zurich> Department of Biology> Institute for Integrative Biology | [16] |