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Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Luma Westbau opened in 2013, presenting international projects, exhibitions and events commissioned and produced by the Luma Foundation.

Limmatstrasse 270, 1. Stock, 8005, 8005, Switzerland

The Luma Foundation supports the activities of independent artists and pioneers, as well as institutions working in the fields of art, photography, publishing, documentary and multimedia. The foundation produces and commissions challenging artistic projects combining a particular interest in environmental issues, human rights, education and culture in the broadest sense.

The foundation’s exhibition space Luma Westbau is part of the refurbished and expanded Löwenbräukunst art complex in Zurich. Luma Westbau opened in 2013, presenting international projects, exhibitions and events commissioned and produced by the Luma Foundation.

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OPENING TIMES:
Tue – Sun 11 am – 6 pm
Thu 11 am – 8 pm

CLOSING DAYS:
Mon

T: +41 44 924 40 20
W: Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

ADDRESS
Limmatstrasse 270, 1. Stock, 8005, 8005, Switzerland

ESTABLISHED
2013
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Current Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Dissonant Belonging: Ahlam Shibli

Ahlam Shibli is a Palestinian artist who has created a distinctive body of work comprising several projects...

07 Jun 2024 - 08 Sep 2024
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Venice

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Cyprien Gaillard: Nightlife

Nightlife is a 3D film shot entirely at night and over a period of two years on locations in Cleveland,...

06 Oct 2023 - 21 Jan 2024
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich

Exhibitions

Hans Ulrich Obrist Archive, Chapter 1: Édouard Glissant

The first chapter of Hans-Ulrich Obrist Archive is dedicated to the late Édouard Glissant, Martinique-born...

09 Jun 2023 - 17 Sep 2023
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich

Exhibitions

Arthur Jafa: Slopex

Arthur Jafa is one of the most significant contemporary artists practicing today. Over several decades...

09 Jun 2023 - 17 Sep 2023
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich

Exhibitions

Théo Mercier: Dream Hunters

For the second chapter of the "Outremonde" cycle, which takes place in the Luma Westbau, French artist Théo Mercier created an extended landscape of sand sculptures.

10 Jun 2022 - 04 Sep 2022
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich

Exhibitions

The Total Vomitorium

A tragicomic reenactment of the history of meta-theater from religious ritual to live-streaming, Zoom, and Twitch

09 Jun 2020 - 06 Sep 2020
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich

Exhibitions

Victoria Colmegna: Mirror, Stage, Baby Introspective

Luma Westbau presents the first institutional solo exhibition by Victoria Colmegna curated by Fredi Fischliand...

08 Jun 2019 - 18 Aug 2019
Schwarzescafe / Luma Westbau

Zurich