Pestalozzianum

Stiftung Pestalozzianum is a foundation based in Zürich named after the Swiss education pioneer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi.

In 2003 it was renamed Stiftung Pestalozzianum, as its education-oriented objectives were integrated in the new model of university-like colleges (Fachhochschule) which were introduced in Switzerland in 2002.

Enhanced with a specialized library and a reading room, the collection should present the entire teaching aids offered in Switzerland.

For the Swiss teachers day 1878 in Zürich, an exhibition about the life and work of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was held, which was later set up in the so-called "Pestalozzi-Stübchen" and was constantly expanded with documents.

The extensive collection of historical education literature since the early 18th century includes also "gray literature" such as pamphlets, commemorative speeches and lectures, Swiss school laws since 1832, annual reports of the educational institutions in Switzerland, historical textbooks and magazines, graphic sheets, and a large Pestalozziana (related to Pestalozzi) collection.