Fotomuseum Winterthur

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Fotomuseum Winterthur is at the forefront of presenting and discussing photography and visual culture. As part of its repertoire of temporary exhibitions devoted to individual artists and group shows, the museum displays works by young photographers as well as those with an established reputation. In addition, it examines photographic phenomena in the context of new technologies and digital media, exposing them to critical scrutiny.

Phone

+41 52 234 10 60

Email

info@fotomuseum.ch

Website

www.fotomuseum.ch

Accessibility

Menschen mit Mobilitätsbehinderungen

Bedeutung der Piktogramme.

The museum is accessible for wheelchair users. 

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© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Thi My Lien Nguyen
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Nhu Xuan Hua, Chen, 2016 © Nhu Xuan Hua, Courtesy of the Galerie Anne-Laure Buffard

Fotomuseum Winterthur

One Another – Nhu Xuan Hua and the Collection of Fotomuseum Winterthur

Fotomuseum Winterthur’s second edition of One Another continues the interplay between the museum’s collection and contemporary artists. It features ...

until 11.10.2026

Agate Tūna, Untitled, 2025, from the series Voltentity © Agate Tūna

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Shadow Creatures – From Spirit Photography to the Ghosts of the Algorithm

Digital images are haunted by ghostly beings: algorithmic figures lurking in photorealistic computer games, cryptids nesting in data sets and spectral ...

until 11.10.2026

Exhibition Opening Helen Levitt – City at Play

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Exhibition Opening Helen Levitt – City at Play

Join us on Friday, 23 October 2026, to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Helen Levitt – City at Play.    Helen Levitt (1913–2009) is ...

23.10.2026

18:00

© Helen Levitt, New York, 1976, Dye transfer © Helen Levitt © Film Documents LLC, courtesy Zander Galerie, Cologne.

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Helen Levitt

Fotomuseum Winterthur is presenting a comprehensive retrospective of photographer Helen Levitt, bringing together her extensive body of work with works from ...

from 24.10.2026
until 31.01.2027

Helen Levitt, New York, c.1940 © Film Documents LLC, courtesy Zander Galerie, Cologne

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Curator’s Talk with Joshua Chuang and Alessandra Nappo

Experience the exhibition from a curatorial perspective: curators Joshua Chuang and Alessandra Nappo guide you through Helen Levitt – City at Play, ...

24.10.2026

15:00