ETH Zurich's Art Inventory
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Porträt Conrad Gessner. ETH Zürich, Hauptgebäude, Nordfassade. Karl Gottlob Schönherr und Adolf Wilhelm Walther, 1863 (Copyright notice: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Kunstinventar / Fotograf: Frank Blaser)
Extent
Approximately 300 art objects
Holdings
- Busts and portraits of prominent persons from ETH Zurich
- Plaster casts
- Paintings
- Statues/sculptures
Relevance of research and Public
The Art Inventory primarily contains works by Swiss artists from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. Part of the holdings is open to the general public as art in architecture all over the ETH-Zurich campuses (Zentrum and Hönggerberg).
Use of the archive / online presence
- Views of the objects from different angles are available as digital images in E-Pics Art Inventory.
- Where legally permitted, the digital copies can be downloaded for free in high resolution.
Opening hours
Reading Room Collections and Archives
Mon–Fri: 10.00–17.00
(Please book in advance)
Individual guided tours on request