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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...

Ella Maillart (1903–1997) was an extraordinary adventurer, as well as a photographer and writer, who spent extended periods of time in Asia. In 2025, her entire body of work was recognized by UNESCO. Photo Elysée wishes to pay tribute to this exceptional woman by drawing on her photographic archives...

This major monographic exhibition looks at 25 years from the career of French photographer Luc Delahaye (b. 1962). His portfolio of work – from the war in Iraq to the war in Ukraine, from Haiti to Libya, and from OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) conferences to COP (Conference...

SABOTAGE by Italian artist Salvatore Vitale (1986), considers the human cost of the gig economy. Through photographs, videos and installations, he points to the contradictions of digital capitalism, where the promise of greater freedom and flexibility simply masks the persistent inequalities of post...

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 ...