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UB Ethics: Easter Closure

The UB Ethics is closed over Easter and during the following week:
Thursday, 28 March 2024, from 4:00pm, up to and including Friday, 5 April 2024

Regular Opening Hours

Our libraries are usually open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm.
Individual opening hours can be found at Locations.

Access for UZH members

UB Zurich is on its way to becoming an "Open Library": This means that more and more locations are accessible to UZH members outside of regular opening hours.

Please also note the Building Opening Hours on Holidays.

Access with validated UZH Card during the respective Opening Hours of Buildings:

Locations City Building Opening Hours

UB Art History

RAK
Rämistrasse 73
8006 Zurich

Monday - Friday
7:30am - 8:00pm

Also during opening hours of the Archaeological Collection

UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA)

RAA
Rämistrasse 59
8001 Zurich
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 10:00pm

UB Business Administration

PLM
Plattenstrasse 14

8032 Zurich
Monday - Sunday
7:00am - 11:00pm

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

SOD
Schönberggasse 9

8001 Zurich
Monday - Sunday
7:00am - 11:00pm

UB History

KO2
Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4
8006 Zurich

Monday - Friday
7:00am - 10:00pm

Saturday
7:00am - 1:30pm

Also during opening hours of the Natural History Museum

UB Philosophy

UB Economics

KOL
Rämistrasse 71
8006 Zurich

Monday - Friday
7:00am - 10:00pm

Saturday
7:00am - 1:30pm

UB Slavonic Studies, General and Comparative Literature & Comparative Language Science

PLG
Plattenstrasse 43
8032 Zurich
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 8:00pm

 

Locations Oerlikon Building Opening Hours

UB Communication Studies

UB Social and Cultural Anthropology & Sociology

AND
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zurich
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 7:00pm

UB Popular Culture Studies & Film Studies

UB Political Science

AFL
Affolternstrasse 56

8050 Zurich
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 7:00pm

UB Psychology

BIN
Binzmühlestrasse 14/2

8050 Zurich
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 7:00pm

 

Accessible 365 days: 

UB Business Administration 7:00 - 11:00pm
Access with UZH Card

UB Business Administration Study Room

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card

UB Medicine Careum Study Room

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card

UB Plant Sciences

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card

The building is located on the grounds of the Botanical Garden and can therefore be reached from outside only during garden opening hours.

UB Study Center Irchel 7:00 - 12:00am / midnight
Access with UZH Card and ETH Card

Closures and Holidays

UB locations are closed on these public holidays.
UZH members with a valid UZH Card have access to certain locations daily.

Date Holiday Exceptions
Thu, 28.03.2024, from 4:00pm Maundy Thursday  
Fri, 29.03.2024 Good Friday  
Sat, 30.03.2024 Holy Saturday  
Sun, 31.03.2024 Easter  
Mon, 01.04.2024 Easter Monday

 

Mon, 15.04.2024 Sechseläuten

Open all day:

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

UB Psychology (Info desk is not staffed)

UB Sciences

Wed, 01.05.2024 Labor Day  
Wed, 08.05.2024, from 4:00pm Eve of Ascension Day

Open all day:

UB Medicine Careum

Thu, 09.05.2024 Ascension Day  
Sun, 19.05.2024 Whit Sunday

 

Mon, 20.05.2024 Whit Monday

 

Thu, 01.08.2024 Swiss National Day

 

Mon, 09.09.2024 Knabenschiessen

Open all day:

UB Psychology (Info desk is not staffed)

Tue, 24.12.2024 Christmas Eve  
Wed, 25.12.2024 Christmas  
Thu, 26.12.2024 Boxing Day

 

Fri, 27.12.2024  

Open all day:

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

Sat, 28.12.2024  

Open all day:

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

Sun, 29.12.2024  

Open all day:

UB Law

Mon, 30.12.2024  

Open all day:

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

Tue, 31.12.2024 New Years Eve

Open 8:00am - 4:00pm:

UB Medicine Careum

Wed, 01.01.2025 New Year

 

Thu, 02.01.2025 Berchtoldstag

Open 9:00am - 5:00pm:

UB Law

For information about special closures of individual locations see Locations.

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