In the footsteps of Reiss

Exhibitions Arts Cultures-Sur les traces de Reiss
Temporary exhibition "in the footsteps of Reiss" at the Swiss Museum of the camera of Vevey, From January 26 to August 20, 2023. Founder at the University of Lausanne of the first school of scientific police in the world, Rodolphe Archibald Reiss (1875-1929) was an international reputation criminalist. He put his mastery of photography at the service of his science, Developing shooting techniques that are still used today. The exhibition details its photographic methods applied to crime scenes, False banknotes, to the arms of the murderers, to burglars' tools, tattoos or fingerprints. A comparison is made with the instruments used a century ago and those used today in forest science. The exhibition is carried out in collaboration with the UNIL Criminal Sciences School.
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  • Category

    Exhibitions Arts Cultures
  • Start date

    Thursday 26 Jan 2023 à 18:00
  • End date

    Sunday 20 Aug 2023 à 17:30
  • Address

    Musée suisse de l'appareil photographique, Grande Pl. 99, 1800 Vevey, Suisse

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Exhibitions Arts Cultures-In the footsteps of Reiss