Dominique de Font-Réaulx appointed to lead Bicentenary of Photography scientific committee

Dominique de Font-Réaulx has been named president of the scientific committee for the Bicentenary of Photography. She currently serves as director of mediation and cultural programming at the Musée du Louvre. Her interest in photography originated from two key influences: reading Roland Barthes' "La Chambre claire" and visiting the 1989 exhibition "L'invention d'un regard (1839-1918)" at the Musée d'Orsay. That exhibition was organized to mark the 150th anniversary of photography's invention. The upcoming bicentenary commemorates two centuries since photography's creation. De Font-Réaulx's appointment positions her to help shape scholarly programming for this significant anniversary. Her background combines museum leadership with deep photographic scholarship developed over decades.