de Young Museum (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) · San Francisco · US

Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light

Legion of Honor

Sep 5, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027

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The Paris that exists in our popular imagination was largely shaped by photography. Eternal Paris explores how photographers in the 19th and early 20th centuries used the camera to celebrate and preserve the cultural heritage of the City of Light. Featuring nearly 50 photographs from our collection, the exhibition traces how photography captured the city’s past and its transformation into a modern metropolis.