Plan Your Visit

Contact

Fotomuseum Winterthur
Grüzenstrasse 44 + 45
CH-8400 Winterthur
+41 52 234 10 60
info@fotomuseum.ch

Opening Hours

Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 11:00–17:00
Wednesday 11:00–20:00 (with free admission from 17:00)
Saturday / Sunday 11:00–18:00
Closed on Mondays

Holidays

Open from 11:00–18:00:
2 January
Easter Sunday and Monday
1 May
Ascension Day
Pentecost and Pentecost Monday
1 August
26 December

Open from 11:00–16:00:
24 and 31 December

Closed on:
1 January
Good Friday
25 December

Fotozentrum

Fotostiftung Schweiz
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 11:00–17:00
Wednesday 11:00–20:00 (with free admission from 17:00)
Saturday / Sunday 11:00–18:00
Closed on Mondays

Photo Library
Tuesday to Friday 13:30–17:00

Bistro George
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 11:00–17:00
Wednesday 11:00–20:00 (with free admission from 17:00)
Saturday / Sunday 11:00–18:00
Closed on Mondays

Admission Charges

Exhibition Fotomuseum Winterthur: CHF 14.– (concessions CHF 12.–)
Exhibition Fotostiftung Schweiz: CHF 14.– (concessions CHF 12 .–)
Exhibition pass (all exhibitions): CHF 19.– (concessions CHF 16.–)
Free admission on Wednesdays 17:00–20:00
Events: CHF 10.– to 20.– (plus admission to the exhibition)

Concessions and free admission

Concessions for pupils with school ID
Concessions for apprentices with ID card
Concessions for students with student ID
Concessions for seniors with AHV card
Concessions with IV card

Free admission for children and youths up to the age of 16
Free admission with Museumpass and Raiffeisenkarte
Free admission for members of the Friends’ Association of Fotomuseum Winterthur and members of Friends of Fotostiftung Schweiz
Free admission with KulturLegi

How to get there

Train

From Zurich to Winterthur: S 12, IC Zurich-St. Gallen and IR Zurich-Schaffhausen (20–25 min)
From Zurich Airport: IC and IR trains (15 min)
From St. Gallen: IC and IR trains (40–45 min)
From Schaffhausen: IC and IR trains (35 min)

Bus

From Winterthur train station: Bus no. 2 (direction Seen), 3 stops till “Fotozentrum”

 

Car

Motorway from Zurich: exit Winterthur-Töss, direction “Zentrum” (City Centre), then follow the sign “Fotomuseum”
Motorway from St. Gallen: exit Oberwinterthur, direction “Zentrum” (City Centre), then follow the sign “Fotomuseum”
Parking facilities near the museum

Accessibility

Access information for visitors with reduced mobility

  • The museum is accessible by public transport. Detailed information can be found on this page under ‘How to Get There’.
  • There are two (perpendicular) visitor parking spaces to the right of the main entrance to the museum. Additional spaces are available at Fotostiftung Schweiz, Grüzenstrasse 45. There are no wheelchair-accessible parking spaces in the vicinity of the museum.
  • Stepless access to the entrance door is provided by a concrete ramp running along the building to the left of the entrance.
  • A safety edge is installed all along the ramp. There is also a handrail that runs along both sides of the entire platform area.
  • Minibuses and cars can drive up to the ramp.
  • The entrance door is a manually operated swing door that opens outwards. The door is relatively heavy.
  • To the left of the main entrance to Fotomuseum Winterthur is a doorbell with an intercom system. Press the button to be connected to reception, and museum staff will be happy to open the door for you.
  • The museum foyer, shop and exhibition spaces are all zero threshold and wheelchair accessible.
  • The reception desk is 78 cm high and has a pull-out surface on the visitor side.
  • Seating without armrests is available in some of the exhibition spaces; seating with armrests is available in the foyer.
  • Folding chairs without armrests are available for visitors. They are located in the foyer and can be taken into the exhibition. The seats of these chairs are not padded.
  • The bistro is located at Grüzenstrasse 45, opposite Fotomuseum Winterthur, and is wheelchair accessible via a ramp to the left of the entrance. The entrance door is not automatic and opens outwards.
  • A travel wheelchair is available for visitors upon request. Please ask at the reception at Grüzenstrasse 45.
  • There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet located on the ground floor of Fotomuseum Winterthur. The toilet cubicle measures 165 cm × 180 cm.
  • The toilet door opens outwards.
  • An emergency button is installed in the barrier-free toilet.
  • Opposite the barrier-free toilet, there are three lockers for visitors with reduced mobility.
  • If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact Deliah Keller, Head of Front of House: keller@fotozentrum.ch, +41 52 234 10 60.
  • Further information (can be found on the accessibility website.

Fotomuseum Winterthur is working to establish discrimination-sensitive, diversity-oriented, sustainable practices as part of its programme (exhibitions, events, educational offerings, publications, etc.) and at various levels of organisational development. We are doing our best to remove barriers and facilitate access wherever possible. You can find out more about cultural participation and diversity at Fotomuseum Winterthur here. Please send any suggestions and feedback to diversity@fotomuseum.ch.

Awareness

By awareness, we mean an appreciation of situations in which personal boundaries are being crossed. Transgressive behaviour and discrimination can manifest in different ways. Fotomuseum Winterthur does not tolerate any form of discrimination against individuals and groups of people.

Awareness Concept

Bistro George

Opening hours:
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 11:00–17:00
Wednesday 11:00–20:00
Saturday / Sunday 11:00–18:00
Closed on Mondays

Contact:
+41 52 238 10 90, bistro@bistro-george.ch

Feedback

Have you noticed anything during your visit to our exhibitions, events, educational programme or our website that you would like to share with us? We welcome your feedback on our offers. Please contact Deliah Keller, Head of Front of House, keller@fotomuseum.ch, with your praise, constructive criticism or suggestions.