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The former residence of Carl Gustav and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach in Küsnacht is a memorial site with a unique aura. The building and gardens bear the unmistakable signature of C.G. Jung and reflect important aspects of his personality. Visitors are given the opportunity to visit the estate - which is both a scholar's house and a residential museum - as a "guest of Carl Gustav and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach" and to experience their working and family life.
The permanent exhibition includes the salon, dining room and sun porch on the first floor, the treatment room (study), C.G. Jung's library and the waiting room for patients on the second floor.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum offers a changing special exhibition in the special exhibition room on the first floor.
Museum's visitors can explore the estate's garden on their own during opening hours.
The Museum C.G. Jung House is located at the following address:
Seestrasse 228, 8700 Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland.
Coordinates: 47.310639277391836, 8.58278739018618
Information on how to get there and a map can be found at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/getting-there/.
No. We recommend arriving by public transport.
There are a limited number of paid parking spaces in the surrounding area: on Gartenstrasse and at the recycling centre / sewage treatment plant (Gartenstrasse 2, Küsnacht; blue zone, 5 minutes walking distance), at the lido (Seestrasse 254, Küsnacht; chargeable, 5 minutes walking distance) or Fischerweg car park (Fischerweg 1, 8703 Erlenbach; chargeable; 12 minutes walking distance).
The parking of motor vehicles on the museum grounds is reserved for residents of the house. Vehicles parked illegally can be towed away at the owner’s expense.
Visitors with disabilities see https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/accessibility/.
No. Access to the museum grounds is also prohibited for buses and coaches.
The museum is open all year round on Thursdays from 13:30-17:00. Exception: public holidays and company vacations.
During the summer, the museum is also open every Friday from 13:30-17:00. Exception: public holidays and company holidays.
The museum is open 1-2 times a month on Saturdays from 11:00-15:00.
Opening hours and open Saturdays see booking calendar.
Last admission: 30 minutes before closing time.
The museum is generally closed on cantonal and federal public holidays. See https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/opening-hours/.
The property is still privately inhabited to this day. Out of respect for the privacy of the residents, the Museum C.G. Jung House is only open a few days a week.
Please also respect the privacy of the residents. Please refrain from entering the private part of the garden outside opening hours and behave quietly and respectfully. Please do not ring the doorbell outside museum opening hours. Thank you!
The museum opens at the specified opening times.
There is no early admission for participants in guided tours, even if the start of the tour coincides directly with the stated opening time.
Please note that early admission to the building is also not possible in bad weather; we recommend that you arrive on time for the door opening but not earlier.
The visitor WC in the adjacent building and the museum garden are open to visitors 30 minutes before the doors open.
Doors also open at 13:30. Please be at the museum punctually at the time indicated.
There is no early admission for participants of guided tours. Please note that early admission to the building is also not possible in bad weather; we recommend arriving on time for the door opening but not earlier.
The visitor WC in the adjacent building and the museum garden are open to visitors 30 minutes before the doors open.
Adults: CHF 22.00
Young people (< 20 years): CHF 15.00
Students (< 30 years, on presentation of a valid university ID card): CHF 15.00
Children up to the age of 12: free of charge
The admission ticket entitles you to stay in the museum during the entire opening hours on the specified date.
We recommend buying tickets in advance online at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/tickets/. Tickets can be purchased online from 90 days in advance.
Please note that tickets can only be purchased online until the day before the selected date. Tickets for the same day can be purchased at the museum ticket office, subject to availability. Information is available at the museum ticket office or by calling 044 910 08 09 during opening hours.
Please note that the number of visitors in the building and on the guided tours is limited for security reasons. An online ticket guarantees you admission to the museum and secures you a place on the guided tour.
You can pay in the museum with cash or by card. We only accept cash payments in Swiss francs (no euros!). Payment by card is possible with all major international credit and debit cards (including Android Pay and Apple Pay). Payment by bank transfer or invoice is excluded.
For security reasons, the number of visitors on the public tours and in the building is limited. With an online ticket you are guaranteed admission and a place on the public tour.
For rebookings, please contact us as early as possible using the contact form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/. We reserve the right to charge a fee for rebooking.
Cancellation is possible up to 14 days before the reserved date for a fee of CHF 22.00 per order. Please contact us via the contact form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/. For the cancellation we need the date and time of the booked tour as well as the email address under which the purchase was made.
No. Please reserve your tickets online at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/de/tickets/.
Tickets can be purchased subject to availability at the museum ticket office. Our staff will also be happy to provide information on availability during opening hours by email or by telephone on 044 910 08 09.
As the number of people in the building and on the guided tours is limited for security reasons, it is possible that admission cannot be granted or that not all exhibition rooms can be visited. We therefore recommend that you buy your tickets online in advance to guarantee admission and a place on a public tour.
No. Please open the reservation confirmation on your mobile device beforehand and show it to the ticket office in a legible size.
Please check your SPAM folder first.
If you cannot find the ticket there, please contact us via the contact form, stating the name used for the booking, e-mail address and date and time of the booked tour. We will take care of it immediately.
It may happen that the amount has already been charged to your credit card in the event of an interruption or error during the reservation process. This charge will automatically be refunded within a few days.
Children up to and including the age of 12 profit from free admission.
Young people < 20 years and students < 30 years (on presentation of a valid student ID) benefit from a reduced admission price of CHF 15.00.
vms / ICOM card: free of charge
Kulturlegi: discount see below
Go to https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/tickets/ and click on the green date of your choice at the bottom of the page in the calendar. Then select the tour and click on "Register". Fill in the number of tickets and your details and click on "Continue". You will then be taken to the payment page of our provider. Follow the instructions there. You will need a credit card for the online purchase.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to make a reservation in advance for the public guided tours without a credit card. You can buy your ticket on arrival at the museum ticket office. Please ask by telephone or at the ticket office for free places on the public tours.
No, the Museum Pass / Raiffeisenkarte is not valid.
Yes, with the Kulturlegi you receive a discount on your ticket. Entrence fee CHF 7.70. No online reservation; you can buy your ticket on arrival at the museum ticket office. Please ask by telephone or at the ticket office for free places on the public tours.
Please contact us via the contact form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/.
The guided tours are bilingual in German and English.
The documentation of the special exhibition is available in German and English.
The permanent exhibition is not documented in writing. We recommend taking part in a guided tour of the permanent exhibition. The guided tours are bilingual in German and English.
A public guided tour lasts approx. 50-60 minutes. Before or after, we recommend that you plan a further 30-90 minutes for individual visits to the special exhibitions and the garden.
C.G. Jung's treatment room (study) as well as the library and waiting room on the second floor can only be visited as part of a guided tour. Please reserve a spot on a guided tour by purchasing a ticket in advance online at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/tickets/.
Without a prior reservation for a guided tour (online ticket), there is no entitlement to visit the rooms on the upper floor.
We recommend booking a private guided tour for groups. You can find our conditions at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/. Please contact us well in advance, preferably at least 8 weeks in advance.
As the number of people in the building is limited for security reasons, we cannot guarantee admission for unregistered groups. Please note that parts of the museum can only be visited as part of a official guided tour.
No.
You will find various cafés and restaurants in the village center of Küsnacht or Erlenbach.
Depending on the season, you will find a place to eat right next to the museum at the Küsnacht lido (information subject to change):
Summer (May - Sept.): https://www.straeme-kuesnacht.ch/en/restaurant/
Winter: https://www.strandbadsauna.ch
The visitor toilet is located outside the museum building in the small garage. This outside toilet is accessible 30 minutes before the museum opens and closes 15 minutes after the museum closes. This visitor toilet is wheelchair accessible.
Eating and drinking is not permitted anywhere in the museum.
Visitors are generally permitted to eat and drink in the outdoor area during opening hours. However, we ask our visitors to refrain from having extensive picnics and meals on the grounds and to leave the area clean again, as well as to take their trash with them and dispose of it themselves. Thank you.
Groups require the museum's prior consent if they plan to picnic on the grounds. Please contact us at least 4 weeks in advance.
No, animals are not allowed in the museum. Exception: assistance dogs.
All dogs must be tied up outside the building. Please report to the museum ticket office and our staff will be happy to help you. Dogs must be kept on a lead in the garden and owners must dispose of any droppings themselves.
No, photography of any kind is prohibited throughout the museum. Photographs may be taken in the garden for private purposes. Publication (including social media) is subject to the consent of the C.G. Jung Küsnacht Foundation.
Media professionals see https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/.
Bags or similar items larger than 15 x 22 cm are not permitted in the exhibition rooms and the museum store. Please deposit bags, rucksacks and other luggage in one of the free lockers next to the cash desk. Larger items of luggage can be left at the ticket desk; please ask our staff. The museum is not liable for visitors' luggage.
Yes, the museum has a small museum store with a changing selection of books about and by C.G. Jung and publications by the museum as well as postcards and souvenirs.
Please contact us by email or via the contact form https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/ with details of the lost item (date it was lost, object, etc.).
For general inquiries, please contact us via our contact form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/.
For group and private tours, please use the form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
Media representatives can use the form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/.
Yes, there are lockers available free of charge at the ticket desk. Larger items of luggage can be left at the ticket desk; our staff at the ticket desk will be happy to help you. The museum is not liable for left luggage.
Visitors to the museum may stay in the garden during the museum's opening hours. Please leave the grounds no later than 15 minutes after the museum closes. Please respect the privacy of the residents and behave appropriately and considerately.
No, visits to the garden behind the house are reserved exclusively for visitors with a valid ticket during museum opening hours.
Please respect the privacy of the residents and refrain from visiting the garden outside opening hours. Please behave quietly and respectfully. Thank you.
No. The property is still privately inhabited. To protect the privacy of the residents, it is forbidden to enter the garden behind the house outside the museum's opening hours or without a ticket. It is permitted to walk along the access road up to the entrance gate. Please refrain from ringing the doorbell outside opening hours. Thank you!
No, unfortunately the museum cannot offer its visitors Wi-Fi.
No, the building and the garden are not available for private events.
Please contact us early in advance via https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/contact/. We will be happy to inform you about our limited possibilities.
Bollingen Tower is not part of the Museum C.G. Jung House. We cannot arrange visits for you.
Bollingen Tower is not open to the public. Some visits are possible in calendar weeks 11 and 12 as well as 43 and 44. Please contact the foundation responsible directly at bollingen.turm(at)gmail.com and enquire about the possibility of a visit.
We would like to point out that Bollingen Tower is run on a voluntary basis and you should therefore expect a response time of several weeks.
If you do not receive a reply from those responsible for the tower, the museum will unfortunately not be able to help you.
Marie-Louise von Franz's tower is not part of the museum. We cannot arrange visits for you.
The M.-L. von Franz tower is not open to the public.
The permanent exhibition comprises the salon, dining room and sun porch on the first floor and the waiting room, library and treatment room (study) of C.G. Jung on the second floor. The permanent exhibition gives visitors an understanding of everyday working and family life in the Jung household and offers them the opportunity to feel like "guests of C.G. Jung and Emma Jung". The second floor can only be visited as part of a guided tour.
The first floor houses the special exhibition room with changing special exhibitions. For the current special exhibition, see https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/exhibitions/special-exhibition/.
The garden, which was co-designed by C.G. Jung, can be explored on your own.
We recommend taking part in a public guided tour of the permanent exhibition. The permanent exhibition is not documented in writing. The treatment room (study) and the library of C.G. Jung can only be visited as part of a guided tour.
The special exhibition has written documentation in German and English and can be visited without a guided tour.
The texts in the special exhibition are available in German and English.
There are public guided tours of the museum on every open day. You can find the guided tours in our calendar at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/tickets/.
You can find the available tickets in our calendar at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/tickets/.
Please click on the desired date (fields marked in green). You will then see the available public tours and can directly buy a ticket online.
The public tour is included in the price of the online ticket.
The public tour takes you through the museum's permanent exhibition, including the library and C.G. Jung's treatment room (study) on the second floor. It covers the life and work of C.G. Jung and his wife Emma Jung-Rauschenbach. The public tours are not scientific lectures and are not an introduction to analytical psychology or psychology in general.
A public tour lasts approx. 50-60 minutes.
We are happy to organize one or more private group tours for you and your group, during or outside opening hours. Further information and our conditions can be found at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
Please contact us at least 8 weeks in advance by using the contact form on the above page.
You can find our prices and conditions at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
We offer group and private tours in German or English.
As the number of people in the building is limited for security reasons, we cannot guarantee admission for unregistered groups. Please note that parts of the museum can only be visited as part of a guided tour.
We generally recommend that groups book a private guided tour. You can find our conditions at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/. Please contact us well in advance, preferably at least 8 weeks in advance.
We would be happy to advise you on planning and booking a group tour. Please contact us using the form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
We would be happy to organize a private tour for you during or outside opening hours. Further information and our conditions, as well as the contact form, can be found at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/. If possible, please contact us 8 weeks in advance using the contact form.
Detailed information on accessibility and our services for people with disabilities can be found at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/accessibility/.
Visitors with disabilities may park on the museum grounds. See also https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/accessibility/.
Please contact us in advance by email and report to the ticket office upon arrival. Please follow the instructions of our staff as to where you can park.
No. For more detailed information see https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/accessibility/.
Yes, the museum's outside toilet is wheelchair-accessible and can be reached via a gravel path. See also https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/accessibility/.
Unfortunately, Museum C.G. Jung House does not offer a special program for families and children.
Please supervise your children in the museum and in the garden (risk of drowning). Parents/guardians are liable for their children.
For reasons of space and safety, access with a baby carriage is only possible to a limited extent on the first floor and depends on the exhibitions and the number of visitors. Please understand that only baby carriages with clean wheels may be taken into the exhibition rooms so as not to endanger the historic floors and carpets. Thank you for your understanding.
Due to fire regulations, empty baby carriages may only be parked under the shelter by the visitors' toilets so as not to obstruct the escape routes. Please report to the ticket office, our staff will be happy to help you.
We are happy to organize guided tours for students in higher classes with previous knowledge (secondary/tertiary level, vocational, technical and higher education).
Please note that our guided tours are neither an introduction to analytical psychology nor to psychology in general.
For further information or an offer, please contact us at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
If possible, please contact us at least 8 weeks in advance at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/, stating the number of pupils, accompanying persons and school level. As the Museum C.G. Jung House is not supported by the public purse, we are unfortunately unable to offer free admission.
Please contact us early for an offer at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/. As the Museum C.G. Jung House is not financially supported by the public purse, we are unfortunately unable to offer free admission.
Yes, school tours are also possible outside of regular opening hours on request. If possible, please contact us at least 8 weeks in advance at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/, stating the number of pupils and the school level.
Yes, in English.
We ask school classes to register in advance, even if they do not wish to make use of our guided tours. We will be happy to coordinate the visit. As the number of people in the building is limited for security reasons, we cannot guarantee admission for unregistered groups. Please note that parts of the museum can only be visited as part of a guided tour (treatment room, library, waiting room). Please contact us in good time at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/visit/guided-tours/group-and-private-tours/.
Please contact us in advance using the media enquiry form https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/, stating your interest in the content.
Please note that we do not grant unannounced media representatives free admission.
Recordings of media representatives in the building and on the museum grounds are always subject to the consent of the Foundation C.G. Jung Küsnacht via the media enquiry form above.
Photography of any kind is prohibited in the museum. On the grounds outside the building, photography is only permitted for private purposes. Publications (including on social media) are subject to the consent of the Foundation C.G. Jung Küsnacht. Photography with drones is not permitted.
Media representatives should contact the Foundation C.G. Jung Küsnacht at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/.
We would be happy to help you with the content and provide you with our press photos.
Please contact us in good time. Photographs are only allowed with permission. Please use our request form at https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/.
The Museum C.G. Jung House does not own the image rights to photos of C.G. Jung, nor to photos that the museum uses in its online presence. Please contact the respective owner of the image rights.
The Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung, Zurich (https://www.cgjung-werke.org/) is the owner of all copyrights to the literary and creative works of Carl Gustav Jung and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach. These rights are administered by the literary agency Paul & Peter Fritz AG Zurich. All inquiries should be addressed to: info_at_fritzagency.com.
Please contact us in good time using the media enquiry form https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/, stating the photos you would like to use and the detailed purpose.
Recordings in the building are not permitted without authorization. The publication of photographs on the museum premises is always subject to the consent of the Foundation C.G. Jung Küsnacht. Please contact them in good time using the media enquiry form, giving details of the intended use https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/museum/media/.
Please contact the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung Zurich directly at https://www.cgjung-werke.org.
The digitized books from the C.G. Jung library can be found on the e-rara platform https://www.e-rara.ch/alch/nav/classification/1133851. Only the alchemy works have been digitized.
Please contact the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung Zurich directly at https://www.cgjung-werke.org.
Please contact the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung Zurich directly at https://www.cgjung-werke.org.
The C.G. Jung working archive at ETH Zurich contains the world's most comprehensive collection on C.G. Jung for researchers. The scientific estate of the founder of analytical psychology was bequeathed to ETH Zurich in his will. Please obtain information directly from the C.G. Jung Study Archive at ETH Zurich archiv_at_library.ethz.ch or at https://library.ethz.ch/en/locations-and-media/platforms/short-portraits/carl-gustav-jung-1875-1961.html
No, the Museum C.G. Jung House does not conduct its own research. For information on the works of C.G. Jung and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach, please contact the Foundation for the Works of C.G. Jung Zurich directly at https://www.cgjung-werke.org.
C.G. Jung's tower in Bollingen is not part of the Museum C.G. Jung House. We cannot organise visits for you.
The tower in Bollingen is not open to the public. Some visits are possible in calendar weeks 11 and 12 as well as 43 and 44. Please contact the foundation responsible directly at bollingen.turm(at)gmail.com and enquire about the possibility of a visit.
We would like to point out that the tower in Bollingen is run on a voluntary basis and you should therefore expect a response time of several weeks.
If you do not receive a reply from those responsible for the tower, the museum will unfortunately not be able to help you.
The Jung family grave is located in the Küsnacht Dorf cemetery, coordinates approx. 47.31507418203446, 8.5840347897411. The cemetery is approx. 10-15 minutes' walk from the museum or 5-10 minutes from Küsnacht ZH railway station.
The grave can be visited during the cemetery's opening hours.
Marie-Louise von Franz's tower in Bollingen (Zipcode: 8715) is not part of the museum. We cannot organise visits for you.
The tower is not open to the public. You can find the location on Google Maps.