"Work. Photographs from Switzerland 1860-2015" presents photographic images of work in Switzerland over more than 150 years. The photographs not only document the visible changes that have occurred in various work environments but also the history of the photography of work itself. Over time, the focus increasingly shifts to the human element: as an anonymous representative of a profession, as part of a "company family" in a staff photograph, and ultimately as an individual employee, the most important asset of the company. Individual career biographies make the transformation of work and personal engagement with it understandable. Conversations about the photographs evoke memories of the everyday and the extraordinary, bringing the work ethic to the forefront. Contributions from work psychology and sociology shed light on current trends.