Haus Konstruktiv, Art museum in Selnau district, Zurich, Switzerland.
Haus Konstruktiv is an art museum now housed in the Löwenbräukunst-Areal at Limmatstrasse 268 in Zurich's Industriequartier. It shows three to six temporary exhibitions a year of constructive, concrete and conceptual art, and its collection centres on the 'Rockefeller Dining Room', a 1963/64 room design by Fritz Glarner.
Founded in 1986 by figures from Zurich's constructive and concrete art scene, the institution opened in 1987 at Seefeldstrasse 317 as the "Haus für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst". In 2001 it moved into the former EWZ Unterwerk Selnau, a 1929–1932 building by city architect Hermann Herter, taking the name Haus Konstruktiv. When the city ended the lease for a district heating plant, the museum relocated in spring 2025 to the Löwenbräukunst-Areal at Limmatstrasse 268.
The name reflects the constructivist art movement that has been central to this place since its founding. Visitors find works here that explore geometric forms and abstract concepts, shaping how modern art is presented in the city.
The museum sits about 800 meters from Zurich Main Station and is open Tuesday through Sunday, with extended evening hours on Wednesdays. Guided tours are available on Sundays to help visitors understand the exhibitions better.
The museum's collection centres on the «Rockefeller Dining Room», a room Fritz Glarner designed and executed in 1963/64 for Nelson A. Rockefeller in New York. It exemplifies his principle of «Relational Painting» and is a rare surviving example of concrete spatial design. The room is a permanent installation and the heart of the roughly 1,000-work collection.
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