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Announcement: Resignation of Director Urs Stahel

Urs Stahel, the director of Fotomuseum Winterthur, will resign from his position in the coming year.

In 2013, Fotomuseum Winterthur will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Founded in 1993 by Walter Keller, George Reinhart, and Urs Stahel, it has evolved into a central location for photography of national as well as international acclaim. In 2003 it underwent extensive expansion and has since served, together with Fotostiftung Schweiz, as the Center for Photography in Winterthur.

Urs Stahel has announced his resignation as of this coming anniversary (in June 2013). For 20 years, he has served as director and curator of Fotomuseum Winterthur. He now wishes to pursue new directions as an independent curator, author, consultant, and lecturer. The Fotomuseum Winterthur Foundation Board of Advisors receives the decision of Urs Stahel with great regret, but also with great understanding, and has created a selection committee to determine his successor.

For further information please contact:

Urs Stahel, director: stahel@fotomuseum.ch
Michael Ringier, president of the board of trustees: michael.ringier@ringier.ch

Please find the press information as PDF here.

Kind regards,

Josiane Imhasly
Media officer

FOTOMUSEUM WINTERTHUR
Grüzenstrasse 44+45
CH-8400 Winterthur
Tel. +41 (0)52 234 10 60
Fax +41 (0)52 233 60 97
Email imhasly(at)fotomuseum.ch
Website fotomuseum.ch

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AMAR KANWAR – Evidence 8.9. – 18.11.2012
JUNGE MENSCHEN – Set 9 from the Collection of the Fotomuseum Winterthur 8.9.2012 – 10.2.2013
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