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Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich)

Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich)

Cabaret Voltaire is the birthplace of the Dada art movement, founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1916. It was founded by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings as a cabaret intended for artistic and political purposes.

Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jean Arp.

It is currently operating as a museum, bar and cultural space open to the public, at Spiegelgasse 1 in Zurich, Switzerland.