Deglaciation – surveying the ice

Glaciers are melting – and have been for a long time. Scientists have studied this ancient ice and followed its transformation for more than 150 years. Join the ETH Library and ETH’s glaciologists on a fascinating journey through the history of this field of research – from daring Alpine expeditions and early theories of the Ice Age to today’s high-tech monitoring tools and urgent questions about the future.

Curated by Nicole Graf (ETH Library Picture Archive) and Elias Hodel (Chair of Glaciology, ETH Zurich)

Design: Karin Bucher and Bianca Blair

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extract ETH Zurich

Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich

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Tram 6/9/10: ETH/Universitätsspital

Opening Times

Monday: 10–17
Tuesday: 10–17
Wednesday: 10–17
Thursday: 10–17
Friday: 10–17
Saturday: 10–17
Sunday: 10–17

Until Sun, 12/07/2026

Closed on the following public holidays:

- Easter: Friday-Monday
- Sechseläuten: closed from 12pm
- Labour Day: 1 May
- Ascension Day
- Whitsun: Saturday-Monday
- Swiss National Holiday: 1 August
- Knabenschiessen: closed from 12pm
- Over the Christmas–New Year period

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Free admission

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