Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft (

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: Zurich Art Society) is an independent

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which operates

Kunsthaus Zürich The Kunsthaus Zürich is an art museum in Zurich. It is the biggest art museum in Switzerland by area and houses one of the most important art collections in Switzerland, assembled over time by the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, a nonprofit art soc ...

since its formation in 1787 and also acts as the controlling owner of its permanent collection. Officially assembled in 1911, the society currently counts over 24,000 members (2022) and is among the largest art societies in

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. Since 2022, the society is presided by

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, former president of the

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