Congress and seminar
Journées francophones de la recherche en histoire de la photographie
From to
Villers-Cotterêts
Practical details
Plan your visit
- Date
- Wednesday, 18 November 2026 to Thursday, 19 November 2026
- This date range does not mean the venue opens every day. Check its opening hours.
- Time
- 10:00 to 18:00
- Price
- Price to be confirmed
- Category
- Congress and seminar
- Venue
- Villers-Cotterêts
- Villers-Cotterêts
- Villers-Cotterêts area
- Explore Villers-Cotterêts and the surrounding area
Before you leave, confirm the times, prices and conditions with the organiser.
What to expect
About this event
Let me take you to the château of Villers-Cotterêts, home of the Cité internationale de la langue française, for two study days on the history of photography, on 18 and 19 November 2026, from 10:00 to 18:00, in the auditorium.
Since 2020, the Institut pour la photographie des Hauts-de-France has organised these French-language research days, under the academic direction of the journal Transbordeur. Photographie, histoire, société. This 4th edition carries the Bicentenary of Photography label from the French Ministry of Culture. It follows on from the 2025 conference « Photographie, les nouveaux enjeux de l'histoire » and sets out to take stock of current research and its future directions.
The themes include the materiality of images, links with media archaeology, situated, feminist, decolonial and queer perspectives, and more experimental ways of exhibiting and writing about images. Partners are the universities of Picardie Jules Verne, Lille, Lausanne, Québec à Montréal, the Université Libre de Bruxelles and Namur, with support from the Institut français.
Admission is free, with booking, and the event is listed as open to all audiences. On Wednesday 18 November, from 17:45 to 18:30, the related programme features Halida Boughriet's installation and performance « Le Tribunal des Archives coloniales reste ouvert ».
Your questions
Frequently asked questions
When are the research days on the history of photography?
On Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November 2026, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Where are they held?
In the auditorium of the Cité internationale de la langue française, at the château of Villers-Cotterêts.
Do I need to pay or book?
Admission is free, but booking is required.
Who organises the event?
The Institut pour la photographie des Hauts-de-France, under the academic direction of the journal Transbordeur.
At a glance
The Journées francophones de la recherche en histoire de la photographie, a French-language research meeting on the history of photography, take place on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00 in the auditorium of the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts, free of charge with booking.
Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November 2026, 10:00 to 18:00. Auditorium, Cité internationale de la langue française, château de Villers-Cotterêts. Free, booking through the Cité's online ticketing. All audiences. Organised by the Institut pour la photographie des Hauts-de-France.