Prix Pour la Photographie Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac 2025
- Tania tatti
- Jan 25
- 2 min read
• Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
• Deadline: March 17th, 2025
• Prize: €30,000 + Exhibition in France
• Theme: Open
• Entry Fees: Free
• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE
Located in the heart of Paris, the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac functions as a museum, a cultural hub, and a center for research and education. Established to celebrate and spotlight non-European cultures, the museum houses an impressive collection of 370,000 objects, an extensive graphic art archive, and more than 710,000 ancient and contemporary photographs. These photography collections span the museum's entire geographical scope, encompassing the historical evolution of the medium from 1842 to the present day.
Since 2008, the museum’s Residency Program has supported contemporary photographic creation. Annually, three artists are selected to receive funding based on the originality of their projects and alignment with their artistic vision. The program also facilitates the integration of selected works into the museum's permanent collection. By embracing global perspectives and expanding beyond documentary photography, the initiative highlights diverse and innovative approaches to the art form.
Over the years, this program has showcased exceptional talent while opening the national collection to global artistic expressions. Notable contributions include works by Sammy Baloji, Hugo Aveta, Che Onejoon, Lek Kiatsirikajorn (2012), Guy Tillim (2015), Gosette Lubondo, José Luis Cuevas, Luis Carlos Tovar (2017), Fatoumata Diabaté, Emilio de Azevedo (2020), and the Ritual Inhabitual collective (2022). In 16 years, the Photography Award has brought 41 projects—comprising 695 prints—into the national collection. These works explore themes such as ecology (Zhao Renhui’s 137 Years), migration (Luis Carlos Tovar’s Cartographies of Escape), post-colonial memory (Gosette Lubondo’s Imaginary Trip II), deconstructing patriarchy (Liza Ambrossio’s La Etapa Bruja), and the role of photography in questioning identity (Brook Andrew’s Resident and Visitors).