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Japanese Photographs from the National Library of France: The Story Behind the Exhibition
The exhibition displays 250 black-and-white photographs and 50 rare books from the BnF collections. See how photography in Japan has changed over the past 80 years.
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Mon - Sun: 09:00 - 18:00
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