The museum of photography

The Museum of Photography was established in 2018. Initiated as a private endeavor, it allows visitors to explore the history of photography through numerous online exhibitions. Its offerings have gradually expanded to include new services. It is now possible to rent traveling exhibitions, benefit from the institution’s expertise in building photography collections, and follow courses on the history of photography.

The Museum of Photography offers online exhibitions to make the understanding of photographic movements accessible to the widest audience. Its goal is to highlight the works of great photographers, as well as the role photography plays in our societies. Therefore, the museum’s exhibitions also develop reflections around celebrity portraits, late 19th-century travel photography, and the uses of scientific photography such as astrophotography. These themes structure powerful contemporary mythologies that influence our perceptions of the world. The website’s content is aimed at both art enthusiasts and photographers, as well as anyone wishing to better understand photography. The museum’s offerings are supported by a network of experts, gallerists, and private collectors, allowing for complementary approaches. Thanks to this network, the Museum of Photography offers public and private institutions, as well as individuals, exhibitions featuring major works of exceptional quality created by renowned artists. The photographers showcased on this site are represented in the world’s greatest museums or in prestigious private collections. As for the works of anonymous photographers from the early days of photography, they stand out for their quality, state of preservation, and relevance to the understanding of the history of photography.

Beyond the quality of the works, the Museum of Photography demonstrates its educational excellence by focusing on the photographs themselves. Each exhibition guides the visitor to navigate between images, which are accompanied by in-depth analyses. The museum engages the visitor by providing keys to interpretation and creating links with other works. These may sometimes be photographs within the exhibition, but also paintings or drawings. This cross-disciplinary approach has the merit of breaking down the barriers of photography, putting it into perspective with history and other art forms.

If you appreciate the works of the photographers in the gallery, you will enjoy seeing them highlighted alongside other artists in the museum’s exhibitions.