Visits to exhibitions Events organized by the Mep cultural service Events organised by the Société Française de Photographie Events organized by Gens d'Images Le Club Photoshop   Visits to exhibitions Group visits All group visits (for schoolchildren, adults or seniors) must be booked in advance. They are available with or without a guide. Group visits take place Wednesday-Sunday from 11 am to 8 pm (except public holidays). Length of visit : 1.30 hour With guide (maximum 30 people) From 3 February to 4 April 2010, the MEP offers guided visits to "Elliott Erwitt, Personal Best", "Philippe Bordas, L'Afrique héroïque" and "Luc Choquer, Les Français"" Prices : Adults : 138 € per group Schools and senior citizens : 83 € per group Information and bookings : contact Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org Without guide (minimum 10 people) Adults : 3,50 € each Schools and senior citizens : 2,50 € each Information and bookings : contact Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org Special visits for nursery and elementary school children The Maison Européenne de la Photographie offers a short voyage of discovery in the world of photography specially designed for children aged 4-6 and 7-11. From 3 February to 4 April 2010, the MEP offers guided visits to "Elliott Erwitt, Personal Best" It is possible to organize a preliminary session with individual teachers, enabling them to get to know the museum and the artist's work and to familiarize themselves with the goals and details of the visit. Length of visit : one hour Prices : With guide (maximum 30 children) Nursery and elementary school : 83 € per group Information and booking : Ghyslaine Badezet, 01 44 78 75 24 or gbadezet@mep-fr.org  Visits for young people The Maison Européenne de la Photographie offers a new kind of visit for young people (6-11 year olds), one Saturday each month at 3 pm. During the course of the visit, using different materials and games, essential notions of photography are talked about in relation to the exhibition: framing, composition, black & white, instantaneity, the photographer's point of view, and so on… Each child is given a booklet to fill in, enabling him or her to get involved, to relate to the photographs, to keep a record of the visit and to share the experience with others. Guided visit to "Elliott Erwitt, Personal Best" Saturday 20 March at 3 pm Saturday 3 April 2009 at 3 pm Length of visit : 1.30 hour Prices : 6,50 € For further information and bookings, contact Ghyslaine Badezet, 01 44 78 75 24 or gbadezet@mep-fr.org Visits for subscribers and individual visitors There are three visits for season ticket holders and people wishing to visit an exhibition with an expert guide. Guided visit to "Elliott Erwitt, Personal Best" Thursday 18 February at 6 pm Guided visit to "Philippe Bordas, L'Afrique héroïque" Saturday 13 March at 3 pm Guided visit to "Luc Choquer, Les Français" Saturday 27 March at 3 pm Length of visit : 1.30 hour Admission : Season ticket holders : free Individual visitors: please present MEP entrance ticket Information and bookings : Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org Wednesday visits for teachers A special free guided visit is offered to teachers on the Wednesday when a new exhibition opens. Guided visits to "Elliott Erwitt, Personal Best" and "Philippe Bordas, L'Afrique héroïque" Wednesday 10 February at 2.30 pm Guided visit to "Luc Choquer, Les Français" Wednesday 17 February at 2.30 pm Length of visit : 1.30 hour Information and bookings : Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org   Events organized by the cultural service of the Mep The MEP cultural service offers a variety of events linked to the current exhibitions, including public interviews, discussions and debates. "Les coulisses de la MEP/Behind the Scenes at the MEP" offers a more historical approach to the building itself and presents the resources of the MEP. The auditorium is temporarily closed for safety reasons. Special events with photographers will take place in the exhibition areas. Thursday 11 March 2010 at 6 pm Luc Choquer presents "Les Français" Thursday 18 March 2010 at 6 pm Philippe Bordas presents "L'Afrique Héroïque" Admission free with entrance ticket (advance booking required). Information: Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org "Les coulisses de la Mep" (Behind the Scenes at the MEP) Wednesday 24 March at 2.30 pm Wendesday 19 May at 2.30 pm This visit takes place on three Wednesdays each year. It offers an overviow of the MEP in three stages : - History of the building. The Hôtel Hénault de Cantobre was built in 1706 and bears the name of its first owner, chief tax collector René Jean Rémy Hénault de Cantobre. The streetside facades, the ironwork and the main staircase are representative of neo-classical architecture and are listed features. The building has belonged to the City of Paris since 1914. For the MEP project, the conversion and extension of the building were carried out by the Yves Lion architecture bureau. - The library. The Roméo Martinez library and video facility are designed for the consultation of works on photography as an art form. Its specialization and its size (24,000 books, 1,400 periodiicals, 800 films), make it the only reference facility of its kind in the world. It offers researchers and photo-lovers an invaluable resource relating to international publishing and audiovisual pieces devoted to photographers the world over. - The Restoration and Conservation Workshops (ARCP). Situated in the same building as the MEP, the ARCP is the leading specialist photographic restoration service in France. Its main function is to implement a policy of municipal heritage conservation by carrying out expert assessments and following them up with conservation and restoration work. Length of visit : two hours Admission : With expert guide (maximum 10 people) Season ticket holders : free Full price : 9 € Reduced price : 6 € Group : 6 € each Information and reservations : Sophie Kulczewski, 01 44 78 75 30 or skulczewski@mep-fr.org   Events organized by the Société Française      de Photographie http://www.sfp.photographie.com The events featuring photographers scheduled by the Société française de la Photographie will not take place at the MEP beacuse the auditorium is closed for safety reasons. Please contact the Société française de Photographie for information on replacement venues. Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 6 pm Christophe Bourguedieu and Benjamin Serero invited by Michel Poivert Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 6 pm Alain Moise Arbib invited by Marc Aufraise (PhD student at the Sorbonne) and Julie Jones (temporary lecturer and researcher, Université Paris I) Wednesday 14 April 2010 at 6 pm Richard Billingham invited by Michel Poivert and Marion Duquerroy (PhD student at the Sorbonne) Wednesday 5 mai at 6 pm Carole Fékété invited by Larisa Dryanski (PhD student at the Sorbonne) Wednesday 2 juin at 6 pm Pascal Poulain invited by Garance Chabert Information and reservations : Société Française de Photographie 01 42 60 05 98 contact.sfp@free.fr   Events organized by 'Gens d'Images' http://www.photographie.com/gensdimages/ The lectures scheduled by Gens d'Images will not take place at the MEP beacuse the auditorium is closed for safety reasons. Please contact Gens d'Images for information on replacement venues Thursday 14 January 2010 at 6.30 pm Gérard Uféras, photographer Presented by Sylvain Lecoeur Thursday 25 February 2010 at 6.30 pm Marie-Paule Nègre, photographer Presented by Luc Choquer and Jean-Pierre Evrard Thursday 25 March 2010 at 6.30 pm Benoît Vollmer, photographer Presented by Michelle Debat, lecturer, and Sylvain Lecoeur Thursday 29 April 2010 at 6.30 pm Laurence Leblanc, photographer Presented by Sylvain Lecoeur Thursday 27 mai 2010 at 6.30 pm Prix Arcimboldo 2010 Presented by Monique Plon Thursday 27 juin 2010 at 6.30 pm Prix Niepce 2010 Presented by Nathalie Bocher-Lenoir Followed by the Gens d'Images Gala Evening Information : nbocher@sejir.fr, evrardfoto@orange.fr, s.lecoeur@vistaprojets.com.   Club Photoshop http://paris@clubphotoshop.org The lectures scheduled by Club Photoshop will not take place at the MEP beacuse the auditorium is closed for safety reasons. Please contact Club Photoshop for information on replacement venues. Thursday 7 January 2010 at 6.30 pm Thursday 11 February 2010 at 6.30 pm Thursday 11 March 2010 at 6.30 pm Thursday 1 April 2010 at 6.30 pm Thursday 6 May 2010 at 6.30 pm Thursday 3 June 2010 at 6.30 pm Information, schedule and bookings : http://www.clubphotoshop.org/. You can also contact the Club organizer, Philippe Chaudré, at clubphotoshop@mac.com.