Swiss Post Issues Alberto Giacometti Stamp at Kunsthaus Zürich Launch
Swiss Post will issue a new postage stamp honoring Alberto Giacometti on March 5, 2026, with an official launch event on March 4, 2026, at Kunsthaus Zürich. The stamp features Giacometti's iconic sculpture 'L'Homme qui marche I' (1960) and marks the 125th anniversary of his birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. The launch will be attended by curator Carolin A. Geist, Philippe Büttner, Director of the Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, and Swiss Post officials. The stamp, designed in a vertical format (20 × 44 mm), references Giacometti's elongated figures and is intended to make his art present in everyday life.
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The stamp project, developed with curator Carolin A. Geist, extends Giacometti's public visibility beyond museum walls, following the precedent of his image on the 100-franc note. Kunsthaus Zürich, which houses the world's largest museum collection of Giacometti's work, has presented a newly conceived display of his works since February 6, 2026, in the Chipperfield building, with plans to expand in early 2027. This initiative reinforces the institution's role as a central hub for Giacometti scholarship and positions the stamp as both a collectible and a tool for cultural memory.
- Artists: Alberto Giacometti
- People: Carolin A. Geist, Philippe Büttner, Stefan Bühler, Diana Pavlicek, Isabelle Bühler
- Museums: Kunsthaus Zürich
- Locations: Zurich
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