Kulturama, Children's museum and science museum in Zürich, Switzerland
Kulturama is a science museum in Zürich that displays fossils, skeletons, and artifacts to document human development through findings from different periods. The collection spans from early human remains to objects that show how people live today.
The Kulturama was founded in 1978 by Paul Muggler to give a permanent home to his travelling exhibitions shown across Switzerland from 1973 under the patronage of the cantonal teachers' associations. In 1987 he turned it into a non-profit foundation and transferred his private collection to it. Claudia Rütsche has directed the museum since 1996, and in 2005 the city councillor Monika Weber awarded Muggler an honorary medal for his life's work.
The permanent exhibitions explore the human life cycle and show how different cultures understand birth, growth, and aging. Visitors experience through objects and displays how fundamental human experiences happen everywhere in the world.
The Kulturama is at Englischviertelstrasse 9 in Zürich-Hottingen, in a building owned by the city; the extension opened in 2006. It is run with support from the city's school department and the canton's education directorate, and school classes are a core audience, so weekday mornings can be busy with groups.
The Kulturama grew out of travelling exhibitions shown across Switzerland from 1973 under the patronage of the cantonal teachers' associations, such as "Der Mensch in der Urzeit". Founder Paul Muggler wanted them to have a permanent home, and in 2005 the city councillor Monika Weber awarded him an honorary medal for his life's work.
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