Vanuatu, an archipelago under tension: early photographs (1885–1895) in the collections of the Musée du

37 quai Branly, 75007 Paris, France

From 15 October 2026 to 5 April 2027, in the graphic arts department, Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac. At the end of the 19th century, French and British compete for sovereignty over the archipelago of the New Hebrides, the future Vanuatu, located near New Caledonia. This colonial rivalry, fueled by the activity of religious missions and by competing commercial interests, leads to the establishment of a unique regime of co-administration: the Franco-British condominium, instituted in 1906 and maintained until independence in 1980. Composed of albums, prints from c…