Strasbourg Regional Council Building
Come and discover Vincent Munier's photography exhibition based on the film Le Chant des Forêts, released in theaters on December 17, 2025. This exhibition is presented by Kobalann, in partnership with the Grand Est Region. To date, more than one million viewers have already seen the film in theaters.
This exhibition benefited from the support of the Maison de l’Eau et de la Rivière (Water and River Center) of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park and the Rochers et Tourbières du Pays de Bitche Nature Reserve (for the creation of display cases showcasing wildlife).
After their presentation at the Montier-en-Der Wildlife Photography Festival in November 2025, come and admire the winning photos from the "Natura 2000, au fil des saisons" competition!
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (free admission)
Blin plus Blin
The Blin plus Blin gallery will be exhibiting Vincent's images from December 16 on Rue de l'Université in Paris.
A selection of previously unpublished images from Le Chant des Forêts complements photographs from Arctic and Tibetan expeditions.
| Tuesday | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
The Framework
This exhibition of art prints, presented by Hugues Vistorky, Vincent's long-time photo framer, at his studio Le Cadre in Épinal, brings together two series of recent images.
20 large-format prints from the book Le Chant des forêts, to be released on December 17 to accompany the release of the film of the same name.
31 medium-format photographic prints, presented in the exhibition Clair-Obscur.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. |
Strasbourg Museum of Fine Arts
The exhibition juxtaposes photographs by Vincent Munier with works from the collections of Strasbourg's museums (Museum of Fine Arts, Print and Drawing Room, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Tomi Ungerer Museum, and Zoological Museum) dating from the 16th to the 20th century. These works and photographs depicting animals and the natural world around them will thus interact and resonate, offering visitors a moment of suspended contemplation.
Vincent Munier, with his technique and his eye, sensitively captures the fleeting nature and power of encounters with wild animals. Photographed in all their majesty, these animals, along with the photographs representing them, attain the status of works of art. Many people affirm the need to get closer to living things in order to recharge their batteries. The same is true for works of art, and museums are, in their own way, a kind of refuge. We therefore propose inviting nature into the museum. Art, like living things, deserves to be observed, contemplated, and protected, perhaps even more so today than in the past. We must "know how to look" in order to "know how to protect." Ultimately, isn't a visit to a museum a bit like a walk in the forest? Isn't the museum, in its own way, a kind of reserve, a refuge?
The exhibition presents 81 photographs by Vincent Munier (including 15 cyanotypes produced in collaboration with photographers Julien Félix and Léo-Pol Jacquot), focusing in particular on the theme of the forest. It also presents a series of photographs of more distant animals in a white environment, a color dear to the photographer. The exhibition design by atelier-aile² accompanies the visitor on a sensory journey.
"I want to experience nature at its most powerful. For in the face of its grandeur, man rediscovers his fragility. Confronted with these environments, he must show profound and sincere humility. This invites him to observe, to feel, to be moved... Gone is the desire to conquer, to control, or to profit. Seek nothing but wonder."
Vincent Munier, Arctic. Expedition Journal
Curators: Céline Marcle and Dominique Jacquot, conservation department of the Strasbourg Museum of Fine Arts.
Photographs: Mathieu Bertola
| Hours | Open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. / Closed on Tuesdays |
| Rates | €7.50 €3.50 (reduced) |
| Accessibility | Museum not accessible to people with reduced mobility (stairs without elevator) |
Salagon Museum
Salagon Museum and Gardens is hosting a major exhibition devoted to the forest, exploring both human management and collective imagination. Entitled "In the forest, from management to escape," this exhibition examines the profound changes in our relationship with the forest since the mid-19th century.
The result of an anthropological approach, the exhibition brings together objects, archives, photographs, artistic works, and film documents to explore the economic, social, cultural, and sensitive issues that affect our forests.
The tour ends in an immersive room featuring Vincent Munier's photographs from the original exhibition En forêt avec Vincent Munier (In the Forest with Vincent Munier), co-designed with the Musée des Confluences and the artist, a leading figure in contemporary wildlife photography, accompanied by a soundtrack created by audio naturalist Marc Namblard.
An exhibition that is both engaging and contemplative, accessible to all audiences.
"The forest tells us about the forest, but in talking about the forest,
it also tells us about man."
Giuseppe Penone
Open every day except Tuesdays outside school holidays (zone B)
Admission price: € 6/€4 in low season or €8/€6 in high season
Free for children under 6
More information: +33 (0)4 92 75 70 50 – info-salagon@le04.fr
Access: On-siteparking / disabled access / public transportation nearby
The last room of the exhibition invites visitors to enjoy an immersive and poetic experience in the heart of the forest, designed in partnership with the Musée des Confluences (Lyon). It plunges the public into an intimate atmosphere where photography, sound, and emotion intermingle.
This installation showcases the work of wildlife photographer Vincent Munier, renowned for his sensitive and contemplative approach to the wild world. Through a selection of his photographs, he reveals a discreet fauna—deer, lynx, capercaillie—in hushed and luminous settings that celebrate the fragile beauty of life.
The images are accompanied by soundscapes created by bioacoustician Marc Namblard, who delicately recreates the rustling, breathing, and singing of the forest. Together, these elements compose a space for listening and viewing, conducive to slowness, observation, and wonder.
This room invites us to change our perspective on nature: to slow down, to step back, to relearn discretion in order to better perceive the richness of our surroundings.
"The forest is my refuge. It is among the trees, silent and immobile giants that connect the ground to the heavens, that I feel truly alive. We have strayed too far from this environment and we must not see it solely as a place for leisure or a source of goods to be extracted and exploited. Nor as an impenetrable place of anxiety and fear. It is a complex, sacred place, an inexhaustible source of wonder—provided we do not overexploit it. We tread lightly there to respect the plant and animal species. This exhibition is an invitation to sit at the foot of a tree and engage your senses to feed on this accessible beauty... as long as you can
s’effacer.
Vincent Munier
Festival of the gaze
Vincent Munier & Pentti Sammallahti
One amazes us with his color photographs of animals, the other is a virtuoso of black and white. One was born in the Vosges mountains in 1976, the other in the Finnish plains in 1950. Even though more than twenty years separate them and they live 3,000 km apart, Vincent Munier and Pentti Sammallahti have a lot in common: a desire to explore the world, a love and knowledge of nature and animals, a mastery of photographic technique, and a passion for photography books (they have both founded publishing houses). In short, they are united by a beautiful humanity and a unique perspective imbued with a curiosity that has not been eroded by years of practice. The idea of bringing them together came naturally to us, knowing Vincent Munier's admiration for Pentti Sammallahti's work.
Museum of Confluences
From dusk to dawn, the forest is the setting for a teeming life. Photographer and filmmaker Vincent Munier, who loves the wilderness, has been exploring French forests, particularly those in the Vosges, since childhood. With this exhibition, he offers us a visual and auditory journey into a natural world that seems familiar but is often misunderstood. Deer, owls, lynx, capercaillies, black woodpeckers... the images, both still and animated, reveal the wildlife that inhabits the forests, inviting us to observe, as if on the lookout, to better marvel at this magnificent and threatened universe.
The exhibition benefits from an audio description experiment thanks to the support of the VISIO Foundation for assistance to visually impaired children and adults. Visitors who are visually impaired or blind can enjoy audio description of 10 of the photographs, the original film, and the general atmosphere of the exhibition and its scenography. Access to this content is available via smartphone or tablet, as well as earphones.
