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Laurenz-Stiftung Schaulager

Schaulager means "display-warehouse" and the building is a hybrid between a storage space, art history research centre, and museum, with changing temporary exhibitions. The core of it is the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation's modern and contemporary art collection. The Foundation was created by heirs to the fortune of the pharmaceutical multinational Hoffmann-La Roche.

Address: Ruchfeldstrasse 19
Getting there: 5 km south of centre, take tram 11
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Thu to 20:00
Price: Fr. 22
Website: schaulager.org (opens in a new tab)

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