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2026 : 90th anniversary of the Popular Front

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2026: 90th anniversary of the Popular Front
4322-8 © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet

2026: 90th anniversary of the Popular Front
2026, 50 years since the death of André Malraux

2026, 50 years since the death of André Malraux
Lionel Jospin (1937-2026)

Lionel Jospin (1937-2026)
2026: 70th anniversary of Family Planning

2026: 70th anniversary of Family Planning
The Louvre by Jean-Pierre Couderc

The Louvre by Jean-Pierre Couderc
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<span style="font-size:60%">A HAND-COLORED WORLD </span><br /><span style="font-size:50%">19th-Century Photographs from <br />the Léon & Lévy Studio</span>
© Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet

From February 26 to June 6, 2026

A HAND-COLORED WORLD
19th-Century Photographs from
the Léon & Lévy Studio

At the end of the 19th century, operators from the Léon & Lévy studio traveled the world equipped with stereoscopic cameras. Back in Paris, colorists applied tints to the photographic plates, adding colors that the photographers had been unable to capture. The Roger-Viollet gallery is presenting for the first time a collection of 67 contemporary prints from these stereoscopic glass plates.

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The Roger-Viollet Gallery welcomes you from Tuesday to Saturday
from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Free admission.

6 rue de Seine 75006 Paris
Tél. + 33 1 55 42 89 09 -

Spotlight

  • Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

  • Buttes-Chaumont Park

    Buttes-Chaumont Park

  • The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

    The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

  • Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

    Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

  • Janine Niepce, new digitisation

    Janine Niepce, new digitisation

  • Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

    Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

  • Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

    Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

  • Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

    Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

  • 40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

    40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

  • 2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

    2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

  • Montessori pedagogy

    Montessori pedagogy

  • 50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

    50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

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Exhibition rentals
22-4 © Boris Lipnitzki / Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet

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

  • Felipe Ferré

    Felipe Ferré

    Felipe Ferré, a Colombian photographer, was born in 1934. First passionate with music, he later devoted himself to photography, focusing on architecture and urban crafts, especially in Paris. Just as [...]

  • Gilberto Ante

    Gilberto Ante

    In 1959 Che Guevara gave Gilberto Ante (1925-1991) his first 35mm camera, an Exakta. From that time on, he photographed the story of the on-going revolution: Fidel Castro, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Raul [...]

  • Léopold Mercier

    Léopold Mercier

    Beginning in the 1880s, Léopold Mercier had a profitable business in Paris and Cabourg as a photographer and editor producing photographic reproductions of art works and publishing works such as "The [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Jean Marquis

    Jean Marquis

    Born in the North of France in 1926, Jean Marquis moved to Paris in 1949. He drifted from job to job until he met Robert Capa who encouraged him to become a photojournalist. A member of Magnum agency [...]

  • Maurice-Louis Branger

    Maurice-Louis Branger

    Maurice-Louis Branger who was born in Fontainebleau in 1874 began to work as a photographer beginning in 1895. Around 1905 he created the photo reportage agency "Photopresse" at 5 rue Cambon in [...]

  • Françoise Demulder

    Françoise Demulder

    Françoise Demulder, born in Paris in 1947, was one of the most famous women photojournalists at the end of the 20th century, working for major French & International press agencies. She began by [...]

  • Jean-Régis Roustan

    Jean-Régis Roustan

    Jean-Régis Roustan has had a unique viewpoint on the international and French cultural, artistic and political life since 1961. Since he began working for L'Express Magazine, he has photographed the [...]

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  • Science and technology

    Science and technology

  • Libération de Paris

    Libération de Paris

  • Beaux Arts

    Beaux Arts

  • Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

    Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

  • Life under occupation

    Life under occupation

  • WWII

    WWII

  • Architecture

    Architecture

  • History of France

    History of France

  • Insolite

    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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FAQs

  • What uses can I make of the images on the Roger-Viollet website ?

    If you wish to use our images for professional use, public representation or commercial use (e.g. decoration of stores, hotels or other public places, exhibitions, etc.) or to reproduce them in a magazine, publication, film or documentary, on a commercial or institutional website, etc., you must obtain prior authorization and pay for the rights of use. You can request a quote here.

  • Are all the photos from the Roger-Viollet collection and the France-Soir collection digitized and visible on your website ?

    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.

  • What type of license is attached to Roger-Viollet images ?

    "The images on the Roger-Viollet website are under a Rights Managed license, which implies that each use is unique. The scope of the license is based on several factors such as the media, the position and size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of distribution, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

  • What is the fee for images for professional use ?

    The fee for our images depends on the use you are going to make of them. It is calculated according to several criteria such as the media, the position and the size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of diffusion, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

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