The Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau (Robert Doisneau house of photography) is a photography gallery in the

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suburb of Gentilly, created to commemorate the Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau and dedicated to exhibiting

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Doisneau (1912–1994) was born in Gentilly, and in April 1992 consented to the use of his name for a photographic gallery there. The gallery opened in 1997 with a wide-ranging exhibition of the history of photography.La Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau fête son 10ème anniversaire
, Val de Marne conseil général, 18 December 2005. Accessed 2010-01-19. Among the photographers to have been awarded one-man shows at Maison Robert Doisneau are

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(2006), Hervé Gloaguen (2006),

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(on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the gallery's founding, 2007), Nikos Economopoulos (2009–10).Nikos Economopoulos, Photographe
", Magnum Photos. Accessed 2010-01-19. and Émile Savitry (2012/13). From January 2006, the gallery has belonged to the intercommunality of Val de Bièvre. The address of the gallery is 1, rue de la Division du Général Leclerc, 94250 Gentilly.

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Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau
- official site Photography museums and galleries in France Museums in Val-de-Marne Art museums established in 1997 1997 establishments in France {{Photo-stub

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