![Gustav Gull’s design for the Swiss National Museum in Zurich’s application to host the museum, 1890.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gull-titelbild-300x225.jpg)
Gull’s big break
Gustav Gull’s design for the Swiss National Museum in the late 19th century marked the start of his rise to become a star architect.
![With drawings like this one, Gustav Gull was able to win over all involved with ‘his’ vision for the National Museum.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/skizzen-gull-landesmuseum-300x180.jpg)
![This ink pen drawing shows the museum courtyard with a view of the gate tower. The image was part of Zurich’s application to host the new national museum.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gull-skizze-190x300.jpg)
![Depiction of the small abbess room in Zurich’s application, drawn and signed by Hermann Fietz.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/hist-zimmer-206x300.jpg)
![Hermann Fietz was Zurich cantonal architect for over 30 years.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/fietz-213x300.jpg)
![Gustav Gull in the 1930s.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gustav-gull-216x300.jpg)
![The Bern Historical Museum on a photo taken between 1896 and 1900.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/historisches-museum-in-bern-1900-300x230.jpg)
![The Lavater school building in Zurich.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/schulhaus-lavater-300x212.jpg)
![Zurich city hall designed by Gull on the site of the former Fraumünster convent. Photo circa 1915.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/das-von-gull-entworfene-zurcher-stadthaus-300x273.jpg)
Celebrate with us!
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The National Museum Zurich celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2023. The anniversary provides an opportunity to look back on the museum's eventful past and at the same time to cast a glance into the future. The highlight of the celebrations is the anniversary weekend on 10 and 11 June.