The 1920s in cosmopolitan Zurich - A time of new paths in art, science, architecture and society
During this period, Zurich became a hub for innovative political ideas and artistic and scientific upheaval. The city attracted researchers, artists, thinkers and activists from around the globe, making a significant contribution to the development of modern art, philosophy and science.
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Röschlibachstrasse 1920, Stadtarchiv Zürich
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Zürcher Bahnhofplatz, 1930, Bildarchiv der ETH Zürich
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Dadaism
The Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich played a central role in the birth and evolution of Dadaism. This artistic and literary movement originated in Zurich before spreading to many other European cities and New York.
Alberto Giacometti and Paul Klee
Alberto Giacometti studied in Zurich in the 1920s, a period that was central for his artistic development.
Meanwhile, Paul Klee worked in Zurich in the early 1920s, being influenced by the works of the Dadaists and the avant-garde movement.
James Joyce
Zurich was one of the many places where the writer lived and worked, and it played an important role in the completion of his greatest work, Ulysses. The novel was written in Trieste, Zurich and Paris between 1914 and 1921, and was first published on 2 February 1922.
Exhibition
- The 1920's in cosmopolitan Zurich
- Quantum Mechanics and Zurich
- Erwin Schrödinger and Walter Heitler
- Wolfgang Pauli and Gregor Wentzel
- Wave or particle?
- Self-Interference
- Entanglement
- Superposition
- How do quanta get into mechanics?
- Everything out of focus
- Tunneling
- Nobel Prizes
- Technical Applications
- Research at UZH: Particle Physics
- Research at UZH: Condensed Matter