Anonyme. Drapeau de l’IFAN planté sur une carte du continent africain, 1947. Tirage sur papier baryté Fonds Bohumil Holas. Don de la république de Côte d'Ivoire, MNAAO / PP0179585
23/11/2024 - 03/03/2025
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
37, quai Branly
75007 Paris
www.quaibranly.fr/fr/expositions-evenements/au-musee/expositions/
IFAN (Institut Français d'Afrique Noire), directed by the famous scientist Théodore Monod, has played a key role in the study of French West Africa under colonial rule. Through multidisciplinary research and its photo library, created in 1942, IFAN has collected thousands of images illustrating the environments and populations of this region.
These images, captured by researchers and photographers, were used to support scientific work. Today, they are a precious testimony to the colonial history and cultural diversity of West Africa. Thanks to the PhotIFAN project, which has rediscovered and analyzed this photographic archive, the exhibition highlights the importance of this visual heritage, which is often overlooked and scattered around the world.