Zurich James Joyce Foundation: History and Key Facts

The Zurich James Joyce Foundation (ZJJF; German: Zürcher James Joyce-Stiftung) cultivates the memory of the life and work of the Irish writer James Joyce as well as his special relationship with Zurich, where he spent decisive years of his life, died in 1941 and was buried.

Created in 1985 on the basis of the private collection of the eminent Swiss Joycean scholar Fritz Senn, who was the Foundation's permanent head until 2022, it is an archive, documentation center, specialized library, literary museum, as well as a meeting place for researchers and reading groups, and has established itself as an essential European Joyce research site through numerous scholarly activities.

Thanks to its extensive collection of thematic materials and numerous scholarly events held under its auspices, the Foundation has established itself as one of the leading European centers for the study of the biography and creative heritage of the classic of modernist literature.

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