Media

Media | ©FIFA
Media | ©FIFA

Welcome to the media office of the FIFA Museum. We are delighted that you are interested in our museum. Here you will find our press releases and a selection of archive photos too.

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Press Kits

Our media kits have a selection of interesting images of the museum and the various exhibitions and events we host here. Feel free to download and use them, but please credit 'FIFA Museum' if you use any of the images we provide.

Press Kit I - Text
A text description with facts and figures about the museum, the exhibitions and the additional activities and offers at the home of football history.

Press Kit II - Pictures
A selection of images of the museum and the exhibitions. Feel free to download and use them, but please credit 'FIFA Museum' if you use any of the images we provide. The images are optimized for online use. For high-resolution images, please get in touch with our team by sending an e-mail to media.museum@fifa.org

Press Kits

Recent press releases

Media Release

FIFA Museum Announces “211”: A Collaborative Global Exhibition on Football Heritage and Culture

Announcement concludes Second International FIFA Museum Conference, bringing together representatives from over 60 countries.

The new FIFA Museum International Ambassador Diego Forlán
The new FIFA Museum International Ambassador Diego Forlán
Media Release

“A new and fascinating role”: Diego Forlán joins FIFA World Football Museum as international ambassador

Diego Forlán has been announced as the FIFA World Football Museum’s official international ambassador. The winner of the adidas Golden Ball as the best player of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will help safeguard as well as celebrate football’s rich heritage and culture on the global stage.

eFootball: the Virtual Pitch at the FIFA World Football Museum
Media Release

Analogue and digital: more than 750,000 people engage with FIFA Museum in pandemic-dominated 2020

Despite the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting closure for several months, as well as further reduced opening hours and a significant decline in international visitors to the city, 766,834 people either enjoyed a trip to the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich or engaged with its digital content in 2020.

Media Release

First FIFA Museum Conference brings directors and key figures together to commit on celebrating football heritage globally

Following a two-day virtual conference hosted by the FIFA Museum, a leading group of directors and key figures from the football museum sector agreed on the importance of collaboration and forging closer connections in order to safeguard football history, heritage and culture.

The special exhibition "The Women’s Game“ in Paris (2019)
Media Release

FIFA Museum and Hyundai win Red Dot Design Award 2020

The FIFA World Football Museum’s special exhibition “The Women’s Game” presented by Hyundai Motor Company has won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2020.

Pascal Zuberbühler becomes new ambassador for the FIFA Museum
Media Release

Pascal Zuberbühler becomes ambassador for the FIFA Museum

The former Switzerland keeper has been signed up to make regular appearances on behalf of the museum both in Zurich and abroad as part of its exhibition and events programme.

Luca Boller, new ambassador of the FIFA World Football Museum.
Luca Boller, new ambassador of the FIFA World Football Museum.
Media Release

Luca Boller named FIFA Museum ambassador

Luca Boller will take on the role on 16 July 2020, at the opening of the new section of the permanent exhibition entitled “The Virtual Pitch”.

The Virtual Pitch | ©FIFA Museum
The Virtual Pitch | ©FIFA Museum
Media Release

“The Virtual Pitch” to open at FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich

With virtual football growing in popularity daily, the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich has decided to turn the spotlight on this global cultural phenomenon by opening a new exhibition area dedicated to the digital game’s technology and competitions as well as its accompanying lifestyle.

Fan Movement by FIFA enters the FIFA World Football Museum | ©FIFA Museum
Fan Movement by FIFA enters the FIFA World Football Museum | ©FIFA Museum
Media Release

From fans for fans: Eleven objects, eleven stories

Newly curated exhibits from fans to be showcased in the FIFA World Football Museum, The museum celebrates the rich heritage of football and the game’s unique ability to connect and inspire people around the world.

Media Release

Şenes Erzik donates his personal collection to the FIFA World Football Museum

The Honorary President of the Turkish FA (TFF), Şenes Erzik, has donated his personal collection to the FIFA World Football Museum. More than 200 objects, including coins, medals, mini-trophies and jerseys, have been handed over to the home of football history in Zurich.

Media Release

FIFA World Football Museum displays “Meant to Bond” sculpture by Olympic champion Josephine Henning

After hanging up her boots at the age of 28, former Germany international Josephine Henning has now turned her attention to the creative arts. One of her works has just gone on display in Zurich: the “Meant to Bond” sculpture fashioned by the Olympic gold medallist and European champion is featuring in the permanent exhibition at the FIFA World Football Museum from 10 March to 15 May 2020.

Media Release

On the rise again: More than 160,000 visitors in 2019

In 2019 the FIFA World Football Museum welcomed a record 161,700 visitors through its doors in Zurich, many of them attracted by a programme dedicated to women’s football and the interaction between different football cultures. This was the second consecutive year that the Museum set a new annual top mark for visitors attending its exhibitions and events in Switzerland’s largest city.

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