In the footsteps of Reiss

In the footsteps of Reiss

From 26 January to 24 September 2023

Founder of the world’s first school of forensic science at the University of Lausanne, Rodolphe Archibald Reiss (1875-1929) was an internationally renowned criminalist. He put his mastery of photography to use in his science, developing photographic techniques that are still used today. The exhibition details his photographic methods applied to crime scenes, counterfeit banknotes, murderers’ weapons, burglars’ tools, tattoos or fingerprints. A comparison is made with the instruments used a century ago and those used today in forensic science. The exhibition is produced in collaboration with the School of Criminal Sciences of the UNIL.

Discover also the program realized with “L’éprouvette”:

Exposition : « Sur les traces de Rodolphe A. Reiss » | L’éprouvette, Laboratoire / Sciences et Société / UNIL (eprouvette-unil.ch)