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 ...
17.11.2026
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Volkshochschule Zürich
The phenomenon of parasocial relationships
Why do we feel so close to certain media figures, even though we have never met them? This presentation explains how such ‘parasocial relationships’ ...
18.11.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Equality and inequalities worldwide
How are income and wealth evolving on a global scale? Which dynamics exacerbate inequalities within and between societies, and which have a balancing ...
19.11.2026
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Volkshochschule Zürich
The Christian faith as a way of life
Christianity in the early Middle Ages was initially a religion of the powerful; its God was regarded as the God of victory. After the turn of the ...
19.11.2026
19:00
Volkshochschule Zürich
Japonism in Monet’s work
The opening up of Japan in the mid-19th century sparked a veritable craze in Europe for the art and culture of the Far East. Claude Monet was also among the ...
19.11.2026
19:00
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 ...
