European Heritage Days 2022 in Boulogne-Billancourt: fashion photographer’s Franck Horvat’s studio

The home studio of the great fashion photographer Frank Horvat opens its doors for the Journées du Patrimoine 2023, on September 16. In this Boulogne-Billancourt studio, discover half a century of photographs and archives, with commentary by the artist's daughter in person!

The Journées du Patrimoine 2023 are an opportunity to enter some of the most private and best-hidden places in France. On the scale of fashion, workshops, studios and other dedicated museums are a godsend for couture enthusiasts! During this exceptional weekend, guided tours take visitors behind the scenes of luxury tailoring, to learn about the history of the great couturiers, and to see howart and fashion interact.

You might think that these institutions are concentrated mainly in Paris, the fashion capital of the world, but think again! Some spots are exceptions to the rule, off the beaten track. In the Île-de-France region, for example, several ateliers work in tandem with fashion houses.

Journées du Patrimoine 2023 in the temples of fashion, luxury and beauty
The Journées du Patrimoine 2023 in Paris takes place this weekend, September 16 and 17, 2023. For the occasion, we invite you to discover the temples of fashion in Paris that are opening their doors to you. The secrets of the fashion houses and department stores are waiting for you! [Read more]

Such is the case for Studios Frank Horvat, located in the photographer's former home in Boulogne-Billancourt. A leading fashion photographer, photojournalist and digital pioneer, Frank Horvat 's eclectic body of work marked the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. His fame became international when, in the 60s, he broke the codes of fashion photography and renewed the genre. The artist passed away in 2020, leaving behind numerous photographs and archives, carefully preserved in his studio, nestled in his studio house, a large black building resembling an inverted ship's hull.