Explore ETH on Tuesdays

Would you like to glimpse Einstein’s matriculation certificate? Or see inside the Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics? Have you ever taken a tour of the works of art on the university campus? Every Tuesday evening, the ETH collections and archives, institutes and labs throw open their doors to visitors. Our public tours run from 6.15 to 7.15 p.m. and reveal a raft of astonishing and unusual things. This year we’ve lined up 59 tours – from «Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch» in January to «Focus on Biodiversity» in December. You can sign up now for the first-quarter tours via the ETH Events Calendar.

Spotlight on sustainability

In 2023, our public tours focus once again on ETH’s strategic action area «Responsibility and Sustainability». The future of the energy system is addressed in the High Voltage Laboratory and ecological issues investigated during guided tours of the Waldlabor Zurich (real-world forest lab). We look at Zurich’s infrastructure for cyclists on a bike tour through the city, while ETH’s endeavours to achieve net zero form another topic of interest.

ETH spin-offs on board

Three ETH spin-offs – Climeworks in Hinwil, planted in Kemptthal and YASAI in Niederhasli – are now opening their doors for our public tours. And for the first time, you can visit the AMZ and ARIS student teams at the Switzerland Innovation Park in Dübendorf. Our two tours «Globi’s Astronaut School» and «Globi’s Waldlabor» are geared particularly for children.

Barrier-free opportunities

We strive to make our public tours as accessible as possible. In 2023, over half are suitable for wheelchair users and more than 20 offer translation into Swiss-German sign language. Selected events are advertised particularly for the blind and visually impaired.

Keeping up to date

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