To mark the bicentenary of the invention of photography, the City of Paris has chosen to address the theme of alterations this year, in order to highlight the fragility of the medium and its constituent materials, but also its remarkable longevity when it is well preserved.
The public will be able to discover photographs from the teaching collection of the Department for the Preservation of the Photographic Heritage of the City of Paris, as well as from the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BhVP) and the Fonds d'art contemporain - Paris collections, illustrating different types of common alterations, specific to early processes such as daguerreotypes or ambrotypes, up to contemporary photographs.
The City of Paris will also pay tribute to all the professionals who have been working for about fifty years to safeguard the photographic heritage, and who will be honoured at the international symposium "Le temps des épreuves", co-organised by the City of Paris from 9 to 11 November.
Access to the Paris Photo 2025 fair at the Grand Palais: paid.
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