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In resonance with the Vallotton Forever exhibition at the MCBA and in collaboration with Spanish artist Gloria Oyarzabal, whose USUS FRUCTUS ABUSUS series is inspired by Félix Vallotton's painting La Blanche et la Noire, Photo Elysée offers a reinterpretation of the archives of the Lehnert & Lan...

Every five years, the museum opens its walls to the photographers of tomorrow. In 2025, reGeneration will bring together the work of primarily Generation Z photographers, commonly defined as those born between 1995 and 2010, from around the world. Focused on the plurality of identity, Gen Z highligh...

This exhibition looks at the place of photographic images in publishing for young people. The project takes visitors on an unprecedented journey through the children's photobook, from its rise in the 1930s with the development of new teaching methods that used photography as a universal language rat...

With the aim of producing photographic documentation of its living traditions, which are included in the inventory of the Vaud’s intangible heritage, the Canton of Vaud has entrusted six photographers, selected by competition, to produce original projects. In this exhibition, Thomas Brasey, Olga Caf...

For over a century, major sporting events have been accompanied by images. With the boom in amateur photography in the late 19th century, coinciding with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, photography and sport have, in many ways, evolved together. This exhibition reveals the vast photographic ...

American photographer Tyler Mitchell is driven by dreams of paradise against the backdrop of history. Since his rise to prominence in the world of fashion, Mitchell has propelled a visual narrative of beauty, style, utopia, and the landscape that expands visions of Black life. Photo Elysée presents ...

Photo Elysée gave carte blanche to visual artist Maya Rochat to create an immersive installation on the theme of water. 

Home & Away is a photographic installation based on the collection of The Anonymous Project. Collecting color slides from the last 70 years, The Anonymous Project preserves this collective memory. In his installations, Lee Shulman gives a second life to the often forgotten people in these moment...

Photo Elysée is presenting a major exhibition devoted to one of Japan’s greatest photographers. This retrospective, produced by the Instituto Moreira Salles (Sao Paulo, Brazil), will be making a stopover in Switzerland after showing in Berlin and London.

"What I don't understand is how I was able do so many things in the same period. That's amazing! And completely different things! It was a very beautiful life. I don't want to start over because it cannot be restarted. But I regret nothing." - Sabine Weiss