Closures and Holidays
Current News
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Closures due to Relocation of the Locations in Oerlikon: Monday, 29 June 2026 - Sunday, 13 September 2026 You find an overview of the rooms that students can use instead of the library locations in Oerlikon under Oerlikon Campus: Temporary Closures and Study Spaces. |
| UB Sciences: Monday, 3 August, until Sunday, 6 September 2026 Closure due to collection move and redesign of the rooms |
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UB Medicine Careum Study Room: Friday, 28 August, until Thursday, 3 September 2026 |
| UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature: Monday, 31 August, until Sunday, 6 September 2026 Closure due to cleaning (access with UZH Card not possible either) |
| UB Art History: Monday, 7 September, until Wednesday, 9 September 2026 Closure due to cleaning (access with UZH Card not possible either) |
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UB Ethnographic Museum: Thursday, 10 September 2026 |
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 |
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| Thu, 02.04.2026, from 4:00pm / 4:30pm | Maundy Thursday | All locations are closed.* |
| Fri, 03.04.2026 | Good Friday | All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 04.04.2026 | Holy Saturday | All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 05.04.2026 | Easter | All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 06.04.2026 | Easter Monday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 20.04.2026 | Sechseläuten |
Closed all day (if not mentioned otherwise): Open as usual from 9:00am - 5:00pm (if not mentioned otherwise), but info desk no staffed as an exception: UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA), UB Educational Science (FRE),UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature, UB Philosophie, UB Romance Language and Literature (open from 7:45am - 6:00pm), UB Sciences Restriced access with UZH Card only until 6:00pm: UB Art History, UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA), UB Economics, UB Educational Science (FRE), UB History, UB Philosophy, UB Slavonic Studies, General and Comparative Literature & Comparative Language Science The remaininglocations are open as usual or are accessible with UZH Card as usual. |
| Fri, 01.05.2026 | Labor Day | All locations are closed.* UB Medicine Careum: 2 May 2026 closed as well |
| Wed, 13.05.2026, from 4:00pm | Eve of Ascension Day | All locations are closed.* |
| Thu, 14.05.2026 | Ascension Day | All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 24.05.2026 | Whit Sunday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 25.05.2026 | Whit Monday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 01.08.2026 | Swiss National Day |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 14.09.2026 | Knabenschiessen | |
| Thu, 24.12.2026 | Christmas Eve | All locations are closed.* |
| Fri, 25.12.2026 | Christmas | All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 26.12.2026 | Boxing Day |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 27.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
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| Mon, 28.12.2026 |
All locations are closed*, except: |
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| Tue, 29.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm UB Law: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm |
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| Wed, 30.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm UB Law: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm |
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| Thu, 31.12.2026 | New Years Eve | The locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fri, 01.01.2027 | New Year |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 02.01.2027 | Berchtoldstag | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Sun, 03.01.2027 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
* 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.