On the occasion of the bicentennial of photography, photographer Gregory Halpern, a member of the Magnum Photos agency, presents a series created around the Maison Niépce.
The new edition of the book Photograph Like a Pro with Spéos and the Stop-System Method, written by Pierre-Yves Mahé and Philippe Bachelier, will be presented on Wednesday 28 January 2026 from 6 pm at Quai de la Photo.
The Niépce House will participate in the European Heritage Days which will be held on September 20th and 21st, 2025. You will be able to visit the place where the very first photo in the world was taken by the inventor of photography in 1824: Nicéphore Niépce.
During FUJIKINA Arles 2025, the Fujifilm x Magnum Photos collaboration unveiled the project “A World in Color,” an exploration of Magnum’s color archives
Organized in Italy, on the Adriatic coast in the city of Senigallia (Marche region), the Senigallia Biennale is a cultural event dedicated to the history of photography and the study of its origins. Established in 2019 at the initiative of European historians and researchers, it stands out for its scientific and material approach to the…
This summer, from July 2 to August 31, 2025, the Nicéphore Niépce House will once again welcome visitors from around the world to Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, in Burgundy.
In 2024, as the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of photography by Nicéphore Niépce, it is more essential than ever to highlight the places and figures that laid the foundations of this visual revolution. It is within this commemorative context that a major discovery, long kept confidential, has resurfaced. In 2007, during…
In May 2025, the Maison Nicéphore Niépce had the honor of welcoming two American delegations in quick succession, both eager to explore the very birthplace of photography.
This exhibition takes visitors back to the origins of photography, a revolutionary invention that changed the way we perceive and document the world.
Organized by Spéos in collaboration with Quai de la Photo and as a part of the Biennale of Photography held at the 13th arrondissement of Paris City Hall, Polka Galerie and its Factory proudly present the exhibition “Life Ahead,” featuring the works of Janine Niépce and Emma Ball-Greene. Aligned with this year’s Biennale theme, “Childhood,…
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The Nicéphore Niépce House is open each year from July 2nd to August 31st only, every day from 10am to 6pm (closed on Tuesdays).