Alberto Giacometti on a new postage stamp issued by Swiss Post

2026 marks an anniversary year for Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), commemorating the 125th anniversary of his birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. To mark the occasion, Swiss Post will issue a new postage stamp in honour of Giacometti on 5 March 2026. The official launch will take place on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at 12.30 pm at Kunsthaus Zürich, in the presence of curator Carolin A. Geist, Philippe Büttner, Director of the Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung and Senior Curator Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich, Stefan Bühler, Head of Stamps & Philately at Swiss Post, Diana Pavlicek, Head of Art Department at Swiss Post, Isabelle Bühler, Stamps & Philately Product Manager at Swiss Post and others. The stamp is being issued in the anniversary year 2026, marking the 125th anniversary of Giacometti’s birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. It features the iconic work ‘L’Homme qui marche I’ (1960) – one of the