Aim of the Foundation
Ernst Scheidegger (1923–2016) was one of Switzerland’s leading photographers of the 20th century. His archive comprises some 80,000 negatives and 50,000 slides, plus numerous films on artists and travelogues. The purpose of the foundation is to preserve his work for posterity and make it accessible to the public.
The foundation actively promotes the legacy of Ernst Scheidegger with exhibitions and provides digitalized images for reproduction in books, magazines and newspapers.
The foundation Ernst Scheidegger Archive was established in February 2010 and officially certified by the canton of Zurich. In the Spring of 2011, the foundation took over Ernst Scheidegger’s archive from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Since then, the foundation has been committed to maintaining the archive, compiling an inventory of photographic records and digitalizing the material.
The film archive of Ernst Scheidegger is administered in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Suisse in Lausanne.