27. Feb 2026
07. Jun 2026

L IS FOR lOOK

Photo books for children and young people

L is for Look invites visitors on an interactive journey of discovery through the history of children’s and young adults’ photo books – from their industrial boom in the 1930s to the present day. Although this genre continues to occupy a niche in the publishing landscape, the exhibition impressively illustrates how educational concepts and the social status of children in the Western world have changed over the past 100 years. The exhibition offers young and old alike the opportunity to discover the process of creating a photo book, from the initial photograph to the original designs.

A co-production with the Institut pour la photographie of Hauts-de-France and Photo Élysée in Lausanne.
Further exhibition venues include the Rencontres d’Arles festival, the Photographers Gallery in London, the Centre national de l’audiovisuel in Dudelange, Luxembourg, and FotoArsenal in Vienna.

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Emmanuel Sougez
Alphabet, Verlag Antoine Roche, Paris, 1932