INJA-Louis Braille Opens Never-Before-Seen Photo Archive for Photography's Bicentennial
From November 5 to 28, 2026, the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA-Louis Braille) will host an exhibition called "Des aveugles. La collection photographique de l'INJA," showcasing its photographic collection at 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris. This free exhibition, curated by Léa Miranda, is part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival and the national bicentennial photography initiative (2026-2027) organized by the Ministry of Culture, with backing from the Fondation Antoine de Galbert. The exhibition highlights the institution's history and the portrayal of blind individuals from the 19th century to the present, featuring works by Hervé Guibert and Jacques Bondon. A free opening event will take place on November 5, 2026. INJA has been educating children for nearly 240 years.
Key facts
- Exhibition "Des aveugles. La collection photographique de l'INJA" runs November 5–28, 2026, at 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris
- The INJA-Louis Braille photographic collection is shown publicly for the first time
- Curated by Léa Miranda, a photography history researcher and MIT doctoral candidate
- Part of the 2026 PhotoSaintGermain festival and the 2026-2027 photography bicentennial program led by the Ministry of Culture
- Supported by the Fondation Antoine de Galbert; admission and the November 5, 2026 vernissage are free
- Hervé Guibert published an article on the INJA in Le Monde in June 1983, served as a reader for two students during the 1983-1984 school year, and published the novel "Des aveugles" in 1985
- Jacques Bondon's Niépce Prize-winning 1980s series is exhibited for the first time since 1981, with a loan from the Musée Nicéphore Niépce
- The display includes Second Empire-era studio photographs and vernacular images from the 1950s and 1960s
Entities
Artists
- Léa Miranda
- Hervé Guibert
- Jacques Bondon
- Sixtine de Thé
- Nicéphore Niépce
- Louis Braille
- Antoine de Galbert
Institutions
- Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles
- INJA-Louis Braille
- PhotoSaintGermain
- Fondation Antoine de Galbert
- Ministère de la Culture
- Musée Nicéphore Niépce
- Le Monde
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MIT
- Villa Médicis
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Artsixmic
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Duroc
- Massachusetts
- United States
- Rome
- Italy