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About this place
Karma International is a contemporary art gallery in Zürich, Switzerland, based in the Wiedikon district close to Zürich Wiedikon railway station. It is one of the city's best-known galleries of its generation and regularly takes part in the Art Basel fair.
What is Karma International?
Marina Olsen and Karolina Dankow set up the gallery at the end of the 2000s. It began as a non-commercial venture: for roughly its first two years the founders ran a purely curatorial programme with no sales focus, and only afterwards did it become a commercial gallery. An earlier project by the same team ran in Zürich's Enge neighbourhood, and the gallery has moved several times, eventually settling near Wiedikon.
What will you see?
The programme centres on recent and experimental art. Artists associated with the gallery include Pamela Rosenkranz, Ida Ekblad and David Hominal. Later additions brought in the estate of Meret Oppenheim and the work of Sylvie Fleury, placing living artists alongside figures from the Swiss avant-garde. Shows change every few weeks. The 2026 calendar included exhibitions on Irène Zurkinden (27 March to 23 May) and Urban Zellweger.
From 2015 to 2020 the gallery also operated a second space in Los Angeles. In 2020 it opened an additional Zürich room across from the main premises, used for smaller, more experimental presentations.
How do you get there?
The gallery sits in the western part of the city, about 2 km from Zürich main station. Take an S-Bahn train or a tram to Wiedikon and walk a few minutes. From the old town it is around 15 minutes by tram.
When should you visit?
Entry is normally free, and opening hours cover afternoons from Tuesday to Saturday. Check karmainternational.ch for the current schedule and exhibition. Zurich Art Weekend is a good moment to go, when local galleries hold openings and welcome larger crowds. Wiedikon is a quiet residential area with cafés, so the visit combines easily with a walk.
Good to know
Karma International is not a museum with a permanent collection. You go for the current show, and every visit is different. A visit usually takes 20 to 40 minutes. It pairs well with other contemporary art stops in Zürich, such as the Kunsthaus Zürich or the galleries in Zürich West.
Frequently asked questions
Is admission charged? Commercial galleries typically do not charge, and this one follows that practice.
Who founded Karma International? Marina Olsen and Karolina Dankow, who started with a non-commercial curatorial programme.
Does the gallery have a branch outside Switzerland? From 2015 to 2020 it ran a second space in Los Angeles. Today it focuses on Zürich, where it has two neighbouring locations.
How do you reach it from the main station? Take an S-Bahn to Wiedikon station or a tram towards Wiedikon, then walk a few minutes.
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