The new photo exhibition

It has been 100 years since Irving Penn, one of the greatest photographers of the XXth century was born! For this occasion, the Grand Palais will have a retrospective of his work in homage to him.

In collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MoMA) of New-York, where he is usually exhibited, this exhibition will be a first in Europe since his death at the age of 92 in October 2009.

Originally from New Jersey, Irving Penn has quickly made himself a name in the fashion world with his photographs published in Vogue in the 40s and 50s. He was also the creator of the seies “Les petits métiers” published in the French Vogue in 1951.

He became very famous for his portraits of personnalities and creates an intimacy with each of them in their portrait, which has become his signature.

Among the portraits, you will encounter: Pablo Picasso, Yves Saint Laurent, Audrey Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, etc.

From Septembre 21st 2017 to January 29th 2018

Place: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris

Subway: Franklin-D.-Roosevelt (lines 1, 9), Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau (lines 1, 13)
Bus : lines 28, 42, 52, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93
RER : Invalides (RER C)

Timetable: Everyday from 10am to 8pm
– Night time on Wenesdays until 10pm
– Closed on Tusedays
– Closes at 6pm on Sundays December 24th and 31st
– Closed on Monday December 25th

Full rate: 13 euros

Reduced rate: 9 euros