Photothèque, Historical photography archive in Cloche d'Or, Luxembourg
The Photothèque is a photography archive holding about four million images that record the city's growth, everyday life, and major events from 1855 onward. The collection preserves these visual records in one location and makes them available for people to explore.
The archive was founded in 1984 and moved to the Cloche d'Or district in 1992, where it stands today. The collection includes photographs taken during World War II and the years that followed, capturing the city's story during those transformative times.
The collection displays works by local photographers such as Batty Fischer and Théo Mey, who documented how Luxembourg's landscape and people changed over many decades. You can see how these photographers chose to capture their city and its residents through their lenses.
The institution allows visitors to consult collections in person and retrieve photographs on request. Visitors can purchase prints and learn about how the archive is organized and what materials are available to explore.
Each photograph is manually coded with special numerical systems to record the year, location, photographer, and copyright details. This careful approach makes it possible to track every image precisely and understand its context and origins.
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