On the occasion of Paris Photo, the MEP is pleased to host a special program of talks and book signings and will exceptionally open its doors on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 November 2025.

Talks in the auditorium require advance booking via the online ticketing service » .
The ticket for the event also grants access to the exhibitions.

Book-signing sessions in the bookstore are open with free access upon presentation of a MEP ticket.

Wed. 12 Nov 18:30
Artist talk with Valeria Cherchi
Talk about her research project RE:Birth, which addresses obstetric and gynecological violence and its individual, social, and political consequences.
The project is supported by Strategia Fotografia 2024 and promoted by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
This event will be held in English.

Thu 13 Nov 19:00
Talk and poetry reading with Matthieu Nicol, iconographer and collector of images
This talk and reading is organized on the occasion of the publication of the book Bons baisers, bon appétit (Éditions de l’Épure), a collection of 167 recipe postcards from the 1960s-70s, written in Alexandrine verse and illustrated with humor and nostalgia.
This event will be held in French.
The meeting will be followed by a book signing at the MEP bookstore at 8 p.m.

Fri 14 Nov 18:00
Artist talk with the artist Diana Markosian in conversation with writer and curator Lou Stoppard.
This discussion will be in English and will be translated into French live.
The meeting will be followed by a book signing at the MEP bookstore at 7 p.m.

Sat 15 Nov 17:00
Artist talk with Matthew Tammaro
On the occasion of the publication of his book Reconfigurations, in conversation with Anitra Lourie and Angelique Piliere, director of Oui Non Éditions.
This event will be held in French.
The meeting will be followed by a book signing at the MEP bookstore at 6 p.m.