Bicentennial of the Invention of Photography: A Must-See Celebration
This exhibition takes visitors back to the origins of photography, a revolutionary invention that changed the way we perceive and document the world.
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“La vie devant soi”: exhibition by Janine Niépce at Quai de la Photo
Organized by Spéos in collaboration with Quai de la Photo and as a part of the Biennale of Photography held at the 13th arrondissement of Paris City Hall, Polka Galerie and its Factory proudly present the exhibition “Life Ahead,” featuring the works of Janine Niépce and Emma Ball-Greene. Aligned with this year’s Biennale theme, “Childhood, Adolescence, and Youth,” Polka Galerie aims to honor youth in its broadest sense through the lens of these two artists. From March 27 to May 27, 2024, immerse yourself in a captivating selection of approximately sixty images displayed across the two levels of Quai de...
The Maison Niépce hosts a day of meetings between the Maisons d’Illustres of Burgundy-Franche-Comté
The Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is organizing a meeting day for the Landmark Houses on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the Maison Nicéphore Niepce in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes.
Musée Maison Nicéphore Niépce becomes a member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH)
Musée Maison Nicéphore Niépce is a member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) since December, 2023.
Kate Barry, “My Own Space”: Exhibition at Quai de la Photo
Quai de la Photo is paying tribute to Kate Barry with a retrospective on the 10th anniversary of her passing in 2013, at the age of 46. This retrospective aims “to show the diversity of her work,” explains curator Sylvain Besson, whose book My Own Space (Éditions de La Martinière, 2023) gave the exhibition its name.
European Heritage Days 2023
The Niépce House will participate in the European Heritage Days which will be held on September 16th and 17th, 2023. You will be able to visit the place where the very first photo in the world was taken by the inventor of photography: Nicéphore Niépce. About the Niépce House Niépce’s house in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes is the singular place where Nicéphore Niépce invented photography under the name of Heliography then Physautotype. It is also in this property that he invented with his brother Claude the first explosion engine and that he perfected the vélocipède. Exceptional visits Exceptional visit of the place in...