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Photographers have trained their lenses on animals since the early days of the medium. In Animal model, Photo Elysée examines how their images have informed our attitude toward animals – how we love them, use them or seek to protect them. The exhibition, organized by theme, invites visitors to refle...

Inferno & Paradiso is an immersive installation created by Alfredo Jaar (b. 1956), a fixture in the international contemporary art world. In this groundbreaking project, Jaar posits that the onslaught of images of human suffering is dulling our sensitivity. Twenty press photographers from around...

Hannah Darabi, winner of the 2025 Prix Elysée, delves into Iran’s popular dance scene with Why Don’t You Dance? By combining photographs, videos and archival pieces, the artist shows how, depending on the social and political context, people – especially members of the Iranian diaspora – can use dan...

The exhibition “Ella Maillart Photographic Encouneters” pays tribute to the photographer, traveller and writer on the occasion of her archives being included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. Photo Elysée is presenting a selection of photographs taken by Maillart during her travels in Asia i...

The Echo of the World is the first solo exhibition dedicated to Luc Delahaye, a renowned former photojournalist. Presented by Photo Elysée in collaboration with the Jeu de Paume, it showcases twenty-five years of his creative work. Through his large-format photographic compositions, the artist docum...

Through a series of photographs, installations and videos, Salvatore Vitale’s exhibition, SABOTAGE, explores the gig economy and the algorithms that are transforming the world of work. By navigating the contradictions of digital capitalism and the various forms of resistance to it, the exhibition of...

Photo Elysée offers a critical reinterpretation of the photographic archives of the Lehnert & Landrock studio, which have been part of the museum's collection since 1985. Active in North Africa in the early 20th century, Rudolf Franz Lehnert (1878–1948) and Ernst Heinrich Landrock (1878–1966) co...

Twenty years after opening its doors to emerging photographers with the landmark exhibition reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow, Photo Elysée reaffirms its commitment to supporting young talent with Gen Z: Shaping a New Gaze. This new exhibition brings together the work of 66 international ar...

Co-produced by the Institut pour la photographie in Lille and Photo Elysée, L is for Look explores children's photo books, from their industrial boom in the 1930s to the present day. Although this type of publication remains marginal in the publishing landscape, it bears witness to the evolution of ...