Zurich

Giacometti murals

  Polizeiwache, Bahnhofquai 3     more than a year ago

In the entrance hall to the city’s police headquarters, Augusto Giacometti’s (1877 - 1947) magnificent murals adorn the vaulted ceiling and the walls. We think this impressive work is a must see for any Zurich visitor! The Giacomettis were a family of artists: Augusto’s cousin Giovanni (1868 - 1933) and Giovanni’s son Alberto (1901 - 1966) were successful artists too. And while Alberto and his haggard bronze figures are probably the best known Giacomettis (you can see some of those figures in the permanent exhibition at Zurich’s Kunsthaus), Augusto had the strongest connection to Zurich, as he studied and later lived here. And the murals in the entrance hall of Zurich’s police headquarters (1923 - 1925) is not the only work of his you can see in the city: he revitalised the art of stained-glass windows, creating the choir windows in the Grossmünster (1932), the window depicting paradise in the northern transept of the Fraumünster (1945) and windows in the Wasserkirche. The murals however, remain the work he is best known for. Admission to the murals is free, the opening hours are quite short though.

Tram stop

Bahnhofquai/HB

Open

Open 09:00-11:00, 14:00 - 16:00.

​Admission free, ID required.

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12.12.2017
Marty
Riga
This unusual kaleidoscope of colours is definitely worth a quick look but make sure you check out its limited opening hours first and remember to bring ID since its part of a police station.
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