Hulda Zumsteg

Hulda Zumsteg
Zumsteg at Kronenhalle in front of her own portrait by Varlin, 1980s
Born	Hulda Durst (1890-11-12)12 November 1890 Winterthur, Switzerland
Died	14 July 1984(1984-07-14) (aged 93) Zürich, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Restaurateur, art collector
Years active	1924-1984
Known for	Founding and leading Kronenhalle
Spouse	Gottlieb Zumsteg ​ ​ (m. 1914; died 1957)​
Children	2, including Gustav

Hulda Zumsteg (/ˈzʊmstɛɡ/; Zuhm-steg; née Durst; 12 November 1890 - 14 July 1984) was a Swiss restaurateur, co-founder and owner of Kronenhalle in Zürich, Switzerland. She was the mother of Gustav Zumsteg.

During her patronage she found acquaintance in many writers and artists such as James Joyce, Thomas Mann, Robert Musil, Berthold Brecht, Hans Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Max Gubler and Henry van de Velde. She also had a special relationship to Yves Saint Laurent who clad her in his gowns and was responsible for bringing the first art into the permanent Zumsteg collection.

Personal life

Zumsteg already had two children when she met her husband Gottlieb Zumsteg (died 1957):

• Gustav Zumsteg (1915-2005), who was later adopted by Gottlieb Zumsteg and took his last name.
• Hedwig Durst, who was married to twice initially to a Mr. Meier then to Manfred Schuster; one daughter, Verena Durst who had two daughters on her own.

Zumsteg died aged 94 in Zürich, Switzerland.