The Volkshochschule Zürich is Zurich's first provider of cultural and scientific general education for adults. founded in 1920, it offers a wide range of courses from astronomy to philosophy, from psychology to politics and literature, always at an academic level. Its second mainstay is foreign languages. The portfolio is supplemented with movement, design and communication offers. Since summer 2019, the VHSZH has also been offering a professional course in "Literary Writing" as well as smaller offers in the field of writing. The VHS Zurich is accessible to everyone and is financially self-supporting.
If there is one filmmaker who travels the world far and wide, it is undoubtedly Christian Frei. For over forty years, the Zurich-based documentary filmmaker ...
27.11.2026
13:30
Volkshochschule Zürich
Hieroglyphic Writing – Part II
With the fall of the Pharaonic Empire, knowledge of the meaning of hieroglyphs was lost. It was not until the 19th century that the sacred symbols of ...
30.11.2026
17:30
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Volkshochschule Zürich
USA – China: The most important bilateral relationship of our time
Relations between the US and China have undergone a fundamental transformation in recent years. What was once a partnership characterised by trade and ...
30.11.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Where everything flows
The gods’ favourite land: the ancient cultural landscapes of what is now western Turkey – the Troad, Ionia and Lydia – bring together geography, ...
30.11.2026
19:00
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Volkshochschule Zürich
The castle landscape of Eastern Switzerland
During the High and Late Middle Ages, Eastern Switzerland boasted an impressive landscape of castles, with Thurgau being particularly rich in them. This ...
01.12.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Where everything flows
The gods’ favourite land: the ancient cultural landscapes of what is now western Turkey – the Troad, Ionia and Lydia – bring together geography, ...
