Arts & Culture · Our pick in Zurich
Museum Rietberg
World art in a park
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Image courtesy of © Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Photograph: Andreas Praefcke · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons1 / 2
About Museum Rietberg
The Museum Rietberg shows art from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania, and carved masks from Switzerland, in three villas and the Rieterpark; its modern extension, the “Emerald” by Alfred Grazioli and Adolf Krischanitz, lies mainly underground. Richard Wagner stayed for months at the Villa Schönberg, where he completed the libretto of Tristan and Isolde. Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–17:00, Thursday until 20:00.
Why it's on our list
- World art
- Rieterpark
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museum Rietberg before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museum Rietberg, as the crow flies.
- The Home Hotel Zurich500 m6 min walk
- B2 Boutique Hotel750 m9 min walk
- Park Hyatt Zurich1.0 km12 min walk
- Baur au Lac1.2 km15 min walk
- La Réserve Eden au Lac1.4 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museum Rietberg are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations and tram stops
- Museum RietbergTram250 m3 min walk
- BrunaustrasseTram350 m4 min walk
- WaffenplatzstrasseTram450 m5 min walk
Key sights
- Lake promenade1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Opera House1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Fraumünster1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Bahnhofstrasse1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Grossmünster1.6 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Kunsthaus Zürich1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zurich Airport10 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 30 min
Main railway stations
- Zürich Enge600 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Zürich Stadelhofen1.6 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zürich HB2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Zürich Hardbrücke3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Zürich Oerlikon5.9 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Zürich Flughafen10 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 30 min