Lieu : French Institute
Date : 29 avril – 31 May 2026
René Bertrand, Unpublished documentaries, years 1950
Photo of the Month for March
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Jean Pierre Evrard
Chamelier à Merzouga
1995-2008
Jean-Pierre Evrard (born in 1936 Ã Saint-Omer) begins photography in 1954 after training in Fine Arts and graphic arts. His career at Kodak in the years 1970 nourishes his knowledge of Africa and overseas territories. From 1980, he developed an important work between Europe and several African countries, while making Morocco a land of choice. A close relationship links him to the Maison de la Photographie in Marrakech, which retains a significant donation of its prints.
The photograph Camelier in Merzouga which was taken between 1995 and 2008, illustrates his attentive look at the landscapes and figures of southern Morocco.
The medina of Marrakech in the time of Denise Masson
Lieu : The Denise Masson House
Date : February 2026 – September 2026
Catalogue
February Photo of the Month
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Marcelin Flandrin
La médersa Bouanania, Fès
Circa 1930
Marcelin Flandrin (1889–1957), photographer established in Casablanca since 1921, documented Morocco with particular attention to architecture, to developments in society and everyday scenes. His work, of great magnitude, today constitutes an essential fund kept at the Maison de la Photographie in Marrakech.
This photograph of the Bouanania Madrasa in Fez reveals his keen sense of composition and light, as well as its ability to restore the atmosphere and spirituality of places, offering a precious testimony of Moroccan heritage at the beginning of the 20th century.
January Photo of the Month
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Marcelin Flandrin
Draped women, Casablanca
Circa 1930
Marcelin Flandrin (1889-1957), photographer established in Casablanca from 1921, created a monumental work dedicated to Morocco. Attentive to social transformations, to urban planning and scenes of daily life, he has built up an exceptional fund, preserved today by the Maison de la Photographie de Marrakech. This photograph shows draped women in Casablanca, reflection of his precise and sensitive look at Moroccan daily life and the beauty of lights and contrasts.
December Photo of the Month
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Rosine Mazin
Snake charmer, place Jamaa El-Fna, Marrakech
1970
Rosine Mazin (1942-2023), photograph formée École Vaugirard, worked at Studio Souissi in Rabat between 1969 and 1971, traveling Morocco with a singular sensitivity. Attentive to culture, to architecture and scenes of daily life, it has constituted over the years 1970 a set of images that bear witness to a country in full vitality. In 2019, she collaborates with the Maison de la Photographie de Marrakech, where its important photographic collection is today preserved. This photograph features a snake charmer on Jemaa El-Fna square in Marrakech, emblematic of his curious and attentive gaze.
Photo of the Month for November
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Denise Bellon
Reaper, Meknes
Circa 1930
Denise Bellon (born in 1902) is a French photographer whose work combines documentary sensitivity and surrealist influence. Made around 1930 à Meknès, this photograph illustrates his attentive look at daily life and the rural world. The House of Photography in Marrakech maintains an important collection of his images, testifying to the deep interest she had in the human and cultural realities of Morocco during the first half of the 20th century.
October Photo of the Month
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Jeanne Jouin
Rafsai Sheikh, souk el Had
Circa 1930
Jeanne Jouin, French ethnographer, has documented the clothing traditions of Jewish women in Morocco in the years 1930. This photograph, Take at the Souk El Had, offers a portrait of a chaïkh, illustrating the character and the social importance of local figures within the community. Marrakech's house of photography has a rich and varied collection of photographs taken by women, among which is that of Jeanne Jouin, testifying to the diversity of looks at Morocco in the 20th century.
The photo of the month of September
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Denise Bellon
Portrait of a child, Me mellal
Circa 1930
Denise Bellon, born in 1902, is a French photographer whose work combines documentary sensitivity and surrealist influence. This child's portrait, taken towards 1930 Ã Beni Mellal, reveals the attention she pays to the gazes and silent presence of the subjects. Marrakech's house of photography keeps an important collection of his works, testifying to his interest in the human and cultural realities of Morocco during the first half of the 20th century.
The photo of the month of August
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Therese Le Prat
Tiznit's wife
1930
Therese Le Prat, born Cahen in 1895, is a French photographer known for her portraits marked by great expressive force. This photograph, taken in 1930 Ã Tiznit, In southern Morocco, testifies to his attentive gaze focused on the faces and cultures encountered during his trips. The Maison de la photography retains several of his works, illustrating the growing interest carried by women photographers to the societies of the Maghreb at the beginning of the 20th century.