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.

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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. 

© Conradin Frei
© Benedikt Redmann
© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Conradin Frei
© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Conradin Frei
© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Philipp Ottendörfer
© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Thi My Lien Nguyen
© Fotomuseum Winterthur / Thi My Lien Nguyen

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Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Darkroom Mirror (_2070386), 2017 © Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Paul Mpagi Sepuya – Focus. Desire.

In his portraits and studio photographs, the US artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya (b. 1982) blends sensual intimacy with visual precision.

until 14.06.2026

Ester Vonplon, Untitled, from Wingbeat, 2020–2024 © Ester Vonplon

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Ester Vonplon – Windbeat

Ester Vonplon’s works invite us to rediscover nature and landscape through vivid, immersive colours.

until 14.06.2026

© pool collective / Danielle Liniger

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Short film screening pool collective

As part of Photographic Encounters, pool collective presents a short film screening featuring current artistic positions. Fourteen photographers share ...

11.04.2026

15:15

Fotomuseum Winterthur / Thi My Lien Nguyen

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Workshop: Photogram – Creating with Light

Light reflections, shadow plays, pin sharp silhouettes and superimpositions: Photograms are images that are created in the darkroom without a camera. All ...

12.04.2026

14:00

Fotomuseum Winterthur / Conradin Frei

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Depot Tour – Insight Into the Collection

What is the thematic focus of Fotomuseum Winterthur's collection? Which works are in the collection and how has the focus of the latter changed over the ...

15.04.2026

18:00

Installation view IM UMLAUF – Bilder auf Papier, Fotobibliothek in der Passage, 2022 © Fotomuseum Winterthur / Fotostiftung Schweiz, Photo: Benedikt Redman

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Workshop: Zines – copy, combine, publish

Under what conditions are images and information produced and circulated today? What can a seemingly ‘obsolete’ medium such as the photocopier reveal ...

18.04.2026

13:30

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