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François Mitterrand
Charles de Foucauld to be canonised

Charles de Foucauld to be canonised
1st of May lucky lily of the valley

1st of May lucky lily of the valley
Death of the singer Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)

Death of the singer Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)
The space conquest

The space conquest
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Hélène's trips
86338-20 © Hélène Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet

From February 12 to April 30, 2021

Hélène's trips

For the first time, Hélène Roger-Viollet's photographs are to be discovered on the occasion of the exhibition Hélène's trips, a lifetime spent on documenting the world.

The Roger-Viollet Gallery welcomes you by appointment only from Tuesday to Friday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.

6 rue de Seine 75006 Paris + 33 1 55 42 89 09 - galerie@roger-viollet.fr

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Spotlight

  • Belleville by François-Xavier Bouchart & Léon Claude Vénézia

    Belleville by François-Xavier Bouchart & Léon Claude Vénézia

  • From the Alps to the Pyrenees in panoramic view around 1900

    From the Alps to the Pyrenees in panoramic view around 1900

  • The Algerian Sahara in panoramic around 1900

    The Algerian Sahara in panoramic around 1900

  • The French coastline in panoramic around 1900

    The French coastline in panoramic around 1900

  • Water a finite resource

    Water a finite resource

  • HAPPY EASTER !

    HAPPY EASTER !

  • The baguette is a candidate for UNESCO's intangible heritage

    The baguette is a candidate for UNESCO's intangible heritage

  • Diversity

    Diversity

  • Apache gangs around 1900

    Apache gangs around 1900

  • Mannequins

    Mannequins

  • Shooting of the film "Napoléon" by Abel Gance. 1925-1927

    Shooting of the film "Napoléon" by Abel Gance. 1925-1927

  • Reading by Janine Niepce

    Reading by Janine Niepce

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Exhibitions

Exhibition rentals

For your cultural events, we propose a choice of turnkey exhibitions, or to explore together our exceptional photographic archives for the production of made-to-measure projects.

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Our Photographers

  • Jean-Pierre Couderc

    Jean-Pierre Couderc

    Jean-Pierre Couderc, a compulsive photojournalist and steady contributor to the magazine L'Express from 1970 to 2003, photographed political, artistic and literary life, and French sports news for [...]

  • Georges Kelaïditès

    Georges Kelaïditès

    Born in 1932, Georges Kelaïditès started his career as photo assistant in the early 1950’s. He bought his first SLR camera in 1955 and the very same year sold his first photograph to the magazine “Pa [...]

  • Léon et Lévy

    Léon et Lévy

    Moyse Léon and Isaac known as Georges Lévy started their career as assistant operators at the Ferrier-Soulier Parisian photographic studio under the Second Empire. They founded their own studio in 1 [...]

  • François Kollar

    François Kollar

    François Kollar was born in Hungary in 1904 and settled in Paris in 1924. A passionate amateur photographer in his youth, he apprenticed at the Draeger Brothers printing house, then at the Chevojon [...]

  • André Perlstein

    André Perlstein

    André Perlstein (1942-). He passed his School Certificate at the age of 14 and worked as a mason, carpenter, apprentice sailor on oil tankers, courier... In 1958, he joined the air force and became [...]

  • Janine Niepce

    Janine Niepce

    Janine Niepce was born on February 12, 1921 in Meudon in a wine-growing family in Burgundy. In 1944, she passed an Art History and Archeology degree at the Sorbonne university. Meanwhile, she [...]

  • Graham Keen

    Graham Keen

    Graham Keen was a candid chronicler of the 1960s London scene centred on Soho's Better Books and the Indica Gallery, crossing over with the Marquee Club and hidden venues where unknown mega-stars of [...]

  • Colette Masson

    Colette Masson

    Colette Masson began her career in 1966 when she met the lyric singer Régine Crespin. For forty years, she photographed the shows and the artists which marked the history of dance and lyric art in [...]

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    Life under occupation

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    History of France

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    Insolite

  • Artist portraits

    Artist portraits

  • Transportation

    Transportation

  • Rural life and villages in France

    Rural life and villages in France

  • Dance & Opera

    Dance & Opera

  • Cinema

    Cinema

  • Marville & Atget

    Marville & Atget

  • Music

    Music

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    An important part of the Roger-Viollet collection (6 million documents) and the France-Soir collection (1 million photos) is already accessible online. We are constantly digitizing and indexing tens of thousands of new images that are constantly being added to the roger-viollet.fr site on a daily basis.

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