Swiss Post Issues Alberto Giacometti Stamp at Kunsthaus Zürich Launch
The Facts
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 the artist's 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 Senior Curator at Kunsthaus Zürich, and Swiss Post officials Stefan Bühler, Diana Pavlicek, and Isabelle Bühler. The stamp is designed in a vertical format (20 × 44 mm) to echo Giacometti's elongated figures. Kunsthaus Zürich, which houses the world's largest museum collection of Giacometti's work via the Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, has presented a newly conceived display of his works since February 6, 2026, with plans to expand the exhibition in early 2027.
The Signal
The stamp project, developed with curator Carolin A. Geist, aims to embed Giacometti in everyday public life, following the precedent of his image on the 100-franc note. For collectors, the unusual vertical format and the stamp's connection to a major museum presentation at Kunsthaus Zürich add philatelic and art-historical significance. The launch underscores Kunsthaus Zürich's role as the definitive center for Giacometti scholarship and display, reinforcing the artist's status as a Swiss modernist icon whose market and institutional presence remain strong.
- Artists: Alberto Giacometti
- People: Carolin A. Geist, Philippe Büttner, Stefan Bühler, Diana Pavlicek, Isabelle Bühler
- Museums: Kunsthaus Zürich
- Locations: Zurich
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