15 oktober 2026 - 4 april 2027

Donderdag 15
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 16
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 17
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zondag 18
- 10:30 - 19:00
Maandag 19
- 10:30 - 19:00
Dinsdag 20
- 10:30 - 19:00
Woensdag 21
- 10:30 - 19:00
Donderdag 22
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 23
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 24
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zondag 25
- 10:30 - 19:00
Maandag 26
- 10:30 - 19:00
Dinsdag 27
- 10:30 - 19:00
Woensdag 28
- 10:30 - 19:00
Donderdag 29
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 30
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 31
- 10:30 - 19:00

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Paris

Île-de-France

Vanuatu, archipelago under tension. First photographs (1885-1895) in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Name: Vanuatu, archipelago under tension. First photographs (1885-1895) in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Start: 2026-10-15T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2027-04-04T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Exhibition Photographs of Vanuatu from the late 19th century in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

15 oktober 2026 - 4 april 2027

James Peace (actif 1883-1889), Aurora (actuelle île Maevo), 1889, Vanuatu, Tirage sur papier albuminé monté sur carton, Collection Philippe François (1859 - 1908), Inv. 70.2005.3.82

Exhibition Vanuatu, archipelago under tension. First photographs (1885-1895) in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
From October 15, 2026 to April 5, 2027
At the end of the 19th century, the French and the British fought for sovereignty over the archipelago of the New Hebrides, future Vanuatu, near New Caledonia. This colonial rivalry, fueled by religious missions and commercial interests, led to a unique regime of co-administration: a Franco-British condominium (1906 to 1980) until independence.
Composed of albums, prints inherited from old collections or recently acquired collections, this presentation brings together the oldest photographs of Vanuatu preserved by the museum. Taken over the space of a decade, between 1885 and 1895, by operators with varied backgrounds – French and British, amateurs or professionals – these photographs show the territory and the communities of Ni-Vanuatu in a context of colonial tensions.
Curators: Carine Peltier-Caroff, head of the image library, musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac and Marie Durand, Associate Professor in anthropology at the Institute of Ethnology of the University of Strasbourg, Interdisciplinary laboratory in cultural studies (UMR7069).

Donderdag 15
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 16
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 17
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zondag 18
- 10:30 - 19:00
Maandag 19
- 10:30 - 19:00
Dinsdag 20
- 10:30 - 19:00
Woensdag 21
- 10:30 - 19:00
Donderdag 22
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 23
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 24
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zondag 25
- 10:30 - 19:00
Maandag 26
- 10:30 - 19:00
Dinsdag 27
- 10:30 - 19:00
Woensdag 28
- 10:30 - 19:00
Donderdag 29
- 10:30 - 22:00
Vrijdag 30
- 10:30 - 19:00
Zaterdag 31
- 10:30 - 19:00

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Exhibition

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Geen selectie

Themes of the Bicentennial of Photography

History of photography, Photographic heritage, public collections

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Over de locatie

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

37 quai Branly, 75007 Paris, France

Paris

Île-de-France

Vanuatu, ein angespannter Archipel. Erste Fotografien (1885-1895) in den Sammlungen des Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Vanuatu, archipelago under tension. First photographs (1885-1895) in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Vanuatu, un arcipelago sotto tensione. Prime fotografie (1885-1895) nelle collezioni del musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Vanuatu, archipel sous tension. Premières photographies (1885-1895) dans les collections du musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Vanuatu, un archipiélago en tensión. Primeras fotografías (1885-1895) en las colecciones del museo del quai Branly - Jacques Chirac