Swiss National Museum: Director's Choice

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The Swiss National Museum is Switzerlands most frequently visited museum of cultural history. At its three sites in Zurich, Prangins and Schwyz, it presents Swiss identities from prehistory to the twenty-first century. At its Collection Centre, it preserves over 870,000 items and works of art as well as several million photographs for future generations.
This new addition to Scalas Directors Choice series celebrates the museums 125th anniversary, showcasing stunning new photography of some of the museums finest objects, a selection that has been expertly compiled by Denise Tonella, the museums director.

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Historian Denise Tonella became the Director of the Swiss National Museum in spring 2021. She has been with the Swiss National Museum since 2010, and has been a curator and exhibition project director since 2014. Originally hailing from Ticino, she has already managed a host of large projects with great success, and was jointly responsible for the comprehensive exhibition Europe in the Renaissance.