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Paris Photo 2026: Centre Pompidou Photography Collection Debuts at Grand Palais for Bicentennial

festival-fair · 2026-05-04

From November 12 to 15, 2026, the Grand Palais will host the 29th edition of Paris Photo, featuring over 240 exhibitors. This event, overseen by Florence Bourgeois and Anna Planas, celebrates the 200th anniversary of photography, commemorating Nicéphore Niépce's Point de vue du Gras. A special exhibition, Révéler, organized by Damarice Amao, Florian Ebner, and Julie Jones, will showcase approximately one hundred pieces from both historical and contemporary artists at the Centre Pompidou. The Elles × Paris Photo initiative, led by Adélaïde Delgado, emphasizes the contributions of women artists. The Prix Pictet will make its debut with a display of works by Valérie Belin and Alfredo Jaar, alongside other awards like the Prix Duo Olivier Bourdelas et Les Echos and the Prix Étudiants Paris Photo.

Key facts

  • Paris Photo 2026 runs November 12–15 at the Grand Palais, 75008 Paris.
  • The 29th edition hosts over 240 exhibitors and marks photography's bicentennial.
  • Centre Pompidou presents its photography collection for the first time in a dedicated exhibition titled Révéler.
  • The Pompidou show features about 100 works and around 30 artists, curated by Damarice Amao, Florian Ebner, and Julie Jones.
  • Elles × Paris Photo, curated by Adélaïde Delgado, highlights women artists; representation rose from 20% to 38% since 2018.
  • Prix Pictet has its first dedicated stand, with Pictet Group as official partner, featuring Valérie Belin and Alfredo Jaar.
  • Conversations include Thomas Ruff, Thomas Demand, Zanele Muholi, Tina Campt, and Arno Gisinger.
  • ECAL leads the Soft Photography project on artificial intelligence and visual culture.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Paris Photo
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Grand Palais
  • Musée d'Orsay
  • BnF
  • Maison Européenne de la Photographie
  • Prix Pictet
  • Pictet Group
  • Galerie Nathalie Obadia
  • Nguyen Wahed Gallery
  • Artemis Gallery
  • Les Echos
  • Les Echos Week-End
  • Maison Ruinart
  • Fondation Picto
  • SNCF Gares & Connexions
  • Paris Photo-Aperture
  • ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne)
  • Connaissance des Arts
  • Lia Rumma
  • Continua
  • Louise Alexander
  • Paci
  • Photo&Contemporary
  • Contrasto
  • Damiani
  • Caroline Smulder
  • Chanel
  • Fendi
  • Jeu de Paume
  • Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
  • Fotofever
  • Carrousel du Louvre
  • Archivio Fotografico Italiano
  • Die Mauer
  • Galleria Spazio Farini6
  • Roche Bobois
  • Photo Saint-Germain
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Artribune
  • Metronom
  • Photo & Contemporary
  • L'Artiere
  • Marc Selwyn
  • Enrico Astuni
  • In Situ
  • Anahava
  • Art + Text
  • Fisheye
  • Catinca Tabacaru
  • L'Agence
  • Galerie 127
  • mk2
  • Cinémathèque française
  • Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap)
  • French Ministry of Culture
  • Biennale di Venezia
  • Aperture
  • Michael Hoppen Gallery
  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Tate Modern
  • BMW
  • Huawei
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • Blindspot Gallery
  • Grand Palais Éphémère
  • Champ-de-Mars
  • Frieze
  • Gagosian Gallery
  • David Zwirner
  • Clémentine de la Féronnière
  • L'Agence à Paris
  • Magda Danysz
  • Galleria Continua
  • Paci contemporary
  • Alidem Arte della Fotografia
  • Floz Magazine Vision
  • Romberg Photo
  • Sincresis
  • Spazio Nuovo
  • Radio Nova
  • JP Morgan
  • Leica
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Xavier Barral

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Grand Palais
  • 75008 Paris
  • Lausanne
  • Switzerland
  • Grand Lac Salé
  • Avenue Winston Churchill
  • Palermo
  • Italy
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo
  • Carrousel du Louvre
  • 99 rue de Rivoli
  • Gare du Nord
  • Bologna
  • Venezia
  • Genoa
  • California
  • Canada
  • Finland
  • Hungary
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Bucharest
  • Romania
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Buenos Aires
  • Argentina
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • San Gimignano
  • Milan
  • Brescia
  • Turin
  • Castellanza
  • Prato
  • Florence
  • Latina
  • Empoli
  • Rome

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