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ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Bildarchiv
Image Archive

Museum or Collection Type:
Cultural History & Art
Institutional Type:
Special Type: Archive

Address:
ETH Zurich, ETH-Bibliothek, Image Archive, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland

Opening Hours:
Mon–Fri: 10 am–5 pm
(Please book in advance)

Contact:
bildarchiv@library.ethz.ch
Phone: +41 44 632 07 97

Additional information:
Individual guided tours on request

Links:
Bildarchiv
ETH Zürich

Description:
The Image Archive comprises the collection of photographic and audiovisual documents belonging to the ETH-Bibliothek. The image holdings, comprising over 1.8 million documents, include the Portrait and View Collection, integral archives like the Archive of the photographic agency Comet Photo AG (with aerial photographs and contemporary historical documents dating from the 1950s onwards), the Luftbild Schweiz Archive and the Swissair Photo Archive as well as the photo archive of the foundation Documenta Natura.

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