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.
Beyond All Rules – Friedrich Glauser and Adolf Wölfli
Incapacitation, drugs and welfare shaped his life: Friedrich Glauser (1896–1938) was a morphine-addicted outsider who nevertheless produced magnificent ...
10.11.2026
19:00
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‘Illegible’: From scribbles to cryptography
We take it for granted that we can read texts. Yet the opposite phenomenon – illegibility – is more multifaceted than one might initially suppose. From ...
14.11.2026
10:30
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The Grammar of DNA
The human genome follows highly complex patterns. Modern AI models decipher this molecular ‘grammar’ and open up new possibilities in biomedicine. The ...
16.11.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
The war with Iran – a global turning point for the USA as a world power?
Since 1980, the Gulf region has been the part of the world to which Washington has devoted the most money, weapons and political capital in order to secure ...
16.11.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Humans and the Climate since the Modern Era
Since the modern era, humankind has been altering not only its environment but, increasingly, the Earth’s climate as well. This lecture series traces how ...
17.11.2026
19:00
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Preserving castle ruins from decay
The founding of the Castles Association in 1927 was driven by cultural and political considerations. After castles had been rediscovered during the 19th ...
