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FOR INSTITUTIONS
Museums, cultural foundations, public institutions and corporate collections partner with our atelier for commissioned bodies of work — multi-year projects scoped with curators and conservators, produced in archival processes designed to be acquired and exhibited for generations.
We work with curators, not against them. Project scope, edition strategy, exhibition planning and conservation requirements are mapped together from the first conversation.
Platinum-palladium, carbon transfer and Aquaprint on 100% cotton paper rank among the most stable photographic processes available — independently tested for 200+ year longevity under museum conditions.
Every print is accompanied by a full conservation file: paper batch, pigment batch, process notes, light-fastness data, recommended storage and display conditions, and a high-resolution archival reference scan.
Editions can be produced with travelling-exhibition crates and framed/unframed loan-ready configurations from inception, simplifying future inter-institutional loans.
Bodies of work commissioned for permanent collections — from documentary photography of a region to interpretive work on a theme central to an institution's mission.
Coordinated print editions for specific exhibitions — solo shows, group shows, biennials. Produced in the timeline of the curatorial schedule.
For institutions holding existing photographic works from our atelier (or from related historical processes), we offer conservation advice, condition assessment and — where appropriate — reproduction in archival processes.
In partnership with NOEME (the Picturale ecosystem learning platform), we deliver workshop programmes for institutional education departments, conservator training and curator-led process demonstrations.
Step 1
First meeting with curators and acquisition committee — typically in Paris or via video — to scope the project intent and conservation parameters.
Step 2
Written agreement covering scope, edition, deliverables, timeline, budget, conservation documentation and intellectual property arrangements.
Step 3
Photography (if required), then atelier production — typically 6-18 months for a museum-scale commission, with milestone reviews.
Step 4
Delivery to the institution with full conservation files, condition reports and curator briefings. Storage and exhibition guidance for the registrar team.
Institutional commissions range broadly. A focused exhibition edition of 10-15 prints typically falls in the €30,000-80,000 range. A multi-year commissioned body for a permanent collection — including new photography, production and full documentation — typically ranges from €80,000 to €500,000+, depending on scope, photographer fees and edition strategy. We provide detailed budgets in writing after the initial curatorial conversation.
Yes. We are accustomed to the multi-month decision cycles of museum acquisition committees, foundation boards and corporate art committees. We supply the documentation each committee requires (conservation reports, edition strategy, comparable market valuations, artist biographies and CV) and adapt our proposal to the committee's evaluation criteria.
Yes. For commissioned exhibition editions, we include travelling-exhibition crates designed for international transport (temperature/humidity-buffered, with condition-reporting forms). Crates are built by museum-grade crate makers in Paris. We also coordinate with international art transport specialists (Crown Fine Art, U.S. Art Company, Atelier 4) for the exhibition itself.
Standard arrangement: the artist retains copyright; the institution acquires the print(s) plus standard reproduction rights for non-commercial educational, catalogue and exhibition use. Commercial reproduction rights, exhibition merchandise rights and similar are negotiated separately when relevant. We are flexible and align with each institution's standard contracting practice.
Yes — and we strongly prefer this. We are happy to engage your conservator from the production phase forward, sharing process samples, paper specifications and pigment batches, so the institution's conservation team has complete provenance documentation. Our atelier conservators have ongoing dialogues with conservation colleagues at major European museums.
Whether you are sourcing for a single residence, a multi-property hotel group, a private collection or an institutional commission, our studio answers within two business days. Calls available in English and French.
