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UB Romance Language and Literature: Until Further Notice
Reduced opening hours 9:00am - 5:00pm due to technical changes. Collections and study spaces on individual floors remain not accessible until 9 September 2025. For details see UB Romance Language and Literature.

Holidays

UB locations are closed on these public holidays.

UZH members with a valid UZH Card have access to certain locations daily, i.e. also on public holidays. Access works via an automatic door opener.

Date Holiday Exceptions / comments
Thu, 17.04.2025, from 4:00pm Maundy Thursday *
Fri, 18.04.2025 Good Friday *
Sat, 19.04.2025 Holy Saturday *
Sun, 20.04.2025 Easter *
Mon, 21.04.2025 Easter Monday

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Mon, 28.04.2025 Sechseläuten

Closed:

UB Asian and Oriental Studies (ZUB), UB Educational Science (FRE), UB EthicsUB Ethnographic MuseumUB Law, UB Medicine Careum, UB Romance Language and Literature (closed from 12:15pm, info desk not staffed in the morning),
UB Theology & Religious Studies (closed from 12:00pm (noon)), ZB Musikwissenschaft

Regularly open from 9:00am - 5:00pm (if not mentionend otherwise), but info desk is not staffed:

UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA),
UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature, UB PhilosophyUB Popular Culture Studies & Film Studies, UB Psychology (open 7:00am-7:00pm), UB Sciences

Restricted access with UZH Card only until 6:00pm:

UB Art History, UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA), UB Economics, UB HistoryUB Philosophy, UB Slavonic Studies, General and Comparative Literature & Comparative Language Science

The remaining locations  are regularly open or regularly accessible with UZH Card.

Thu, 01.05.2025 Labor Day *
Wed, 28.05.2025, from 4:00pm Eve of Ascension Day *
Thu, 29.05.2025 Ascension Day *
Sun, 08.06.2025 Whit Sunday

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Mon, 09.06.2025 Whit Monday

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Fri, 01.08.2025 Swiss National Day

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Mon, 15.09.2025 Knabenschiessen

Closed:

UB Asian and Oriental Studies (ZUB),
UB Educational Science (FRE)UB Ethics,
UB Ethnographic Museum,ZB Musikwissenschaft (closed from 12:00pm (noon))

Regularly open from 9:00am - 5:00pm (if not mentionend otherwise), but info desk is not staffed:

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature, UB Popular Culture Studies & Film Studies, UB Psychology (open 7:00am-7:00pm), UB Romance Language and Literature

The remaining locations are regularly open or regularly accessible with UZH Card.

Wed, 24.12.2025 Christmas Eve *
Thu, 25.12.2025 Christmas *
Fri, 26.12.2025 Boxing Day

*

Sat, 27.12.2025    
Sun, 28.12.2025  

 

Mon, 29.12.2025    
Tue, 30.12.2025    
Wed, 31.12.2025 New Years Eve *
Thu, 01.01.2026 New Year

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Fr, 02.01.2026 Berchtoldstag *

* UZH members with a valid UZH Card have access to certain locations daily, i.e. also on public holidays. Access works via an automatic door opener.

For information about special closures of individual locations see Locations.

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