Archives

04.12.2026 – 04.04.2027

Animal model

Companion, subject of study, symbol, mirror, or fantasy: the animal has never left the field of photographers since the medium's invention. Animal Model dives into two centuries of images to reveal how photography has shaped our view of animals — and profoundly influenced the way we love, exploit, o...
26.06 – 01.11.2026

Alfredo Jaar

Inferno & Paradiso is an immersive slide-projection exhibition created by Alfredo Jaar, one of the most socially active artists of our day. For this show, Jaar selected 20 contemporary reportage photographers and asked each of them to choose two images from their archives – the most painful one ...
26.06 – 01.11.2026

Hannah Darabi

Iranian artist Hannah Darabi (b. 1981) was selected as the laureate of the 2025 Prix Elysée by an international jury. In her work, she uses photographs, videos and archive materials to explore popular dance as a form of identity-based resistance rooted in the social and political history of her nati...
06.03 – 01.11.2026

Ella Maillart

The exhibition Ella Maillart. Photographic Encounters pays tribute to the photographer, traveler and writer on the occasion of her archives being included in the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. Photo Elysée presents a selection of photographs taken by Maillart during her travels in Asia in th...
06.03 – 31.05.2026

Luc Delahaye

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...
06.03 – 31.05.2026

Salvatore Vitale

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...
31.10.2025 – 01.02.2026

Lehnert & Landrock

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...
19.09.2025 – 01.02.2026

Gen Z

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...
19.09.2025 – 01.02.2026

L is for Look

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 ...