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Fotostiftung Schweiz
Fotostiftung Schweiz
Grüzenstrasse 45
8400 Winterthur
+41 52 234 10 30

Donne. Domande. Archivi Fotografici.

Mostra28.02.–14.06.2026
Dom, 8. Marzo 2026, 13:00 Uhr
Fotostiftung Schweiz
Guided Tours

Another Women's Exhibition?!

Fotostiftung Schweiz
To mark International Women’s Day, curators Madleina Deplazes, Michèle Dick, Teresa Gruber and Katharina Rippstein will be giving a guided tour of the exhibition Female. Focus. Photo Archives. The tour provides insight into archival work, addressing breaks in the biographies of female photographers and gaps in the collection of Fotostiftung Schweiz. Why is such an examination relevant, and what does it have to do with the photographic canon? In German. 

This guided tour is free.
Admission to the exhibition: CHF 14.– (reduced CHF 12.–)

Limited number of places. Participants can register for the tour at the ticket desk (at the earliest 30 minutes before the tour starts).

Fotostiftung Schweiz
Dom, 29. Marzo 2026, 13:00 Uhr
Fotostiftung Schweiz
Guided Tours

Careers and Children – Archives as a Reflection of the Lived Realities of Women Photographers

Fotostiftung Schweiz
In this tour, curator Madleina Deplazes guides visitors through the exhibition Female. Focus. Photo Archives. and discusses how education, working conditions, family obligations and social conditions shaped the careers of female photographers. She also explains how these realities of life have been recorded in the archives. In German. 

The guided tour is free.
Admission to the exhibition: CHF 14.– (reduced CHF 12.–)

Limited number of places. Participants can register for the tour at the ticket desk (at the earliest 30 minutes before the tour starts).

Fotostiftung Schweiz
Dom, 12. Aprile 2026, 13:00 Uhr
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Events

Margrit Aschwanden – Between the Family Business and Female Authorship

Fotostiftung Schweiz
As part of the exhibition Female. Focus. Photo Archives., curator Michèle Dick engages in a dialogue-based tour of the exhibition with Verena Aschwanden, niece of Margrit Aschwanden (1913–2004), photographer and managing director of Foto Aschwanden until 2010. How did Margrit Aschwanden balance her roles in the family business and as an artistic author, and what influence did society and family have on her work? The tour is in German.

This event is subject to a fee ➔Tickets available here!

Fotostiftung Schweiz
Ven, 8. Maggio 2026, 14:00 Uhr
Fotostiftung Schweiz
Events

In)Visibilities – Perspectives on Working with Women’s Archives

Fotostiftung Schweiz
As part of the exhibition Female. Focus. Photo Archives., Fotostiftung Schweiz invites you to an afternoon of lectures and discussions with three experts. Lina Gafner, director of the Gosteli Archive, will talk about the (in)visibility of women in archives and the commitment of the Gosteli Archive. Nathalie Dimic, photo historian and curator, will summarise findings from her research on the professional history of female photographers. Bettina Richter, curator of the poster collection at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, will address the gender gap in museum collections and the challenges facing female exhibition organisers. In German.

Afterwards, the speakers will discuss the common ground between their presentations and their relevance to the exhibition in a moderated panel discussion.

This event is subject to a fee ➔Tickets available here!

Fotostiftung Schweiz
Archivio immagini online

Il database di immagini della Fotostiftung Schweiz offre una panoramica delle sue collezioni e dei suoi archivi. La banca dati del materiale fotografico offre uno spaccato di tutta la storia della fotografia svizzera, dagli inizi della fotografia intorno al 1840 fino ad oggi. È già possibile consultare più di 30’000 fotografie digitalizzate. La banca dati viene costantemente ampliata.

Archivio immagini online
Biblioteca fotografica

La biblioteca fotografica è aperta al pubblico ed è utilizzata da curiosi, specialisti e collaboratori delle due istituzioni Fotostiftung Schweiz e il Museo della fotografia di Winterthur. In costante crescita, conta più di 30’000 pubblicazioni e una trentina di periodici.

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Associazione sostenitori

In qualità di membro dell’associazione di promozione sostiene la produzione fotografica contemporanea svizzera e allo stesso tempo le attività della Fotostiftung Schweiz. Diventi subito membro, approfittando di numerosi privilegi che le consentono di partecipare attivamente alla produzione fotografica svizzera.

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