Museum Folkwang unveils a century of photobooks for children

With L is for Look, Museum Folkwang is dedicating itself to a hitherto little-researched chapter in the history of photography: photography books for children and young people. The exhibition traces their development over a period of around 100 years and asks how photography has shaped young readers' visual habits of the world. L is for Look invites visitors of all ages on an interactive journey of discovery through the history of photography books for children and young people, from the early experiments of the 1930s to the present day. The exhibition brings together around one hundred international children's photography books that stand out for their original and creative use of photography. It draws on key figures in the history of photography, including Alexander Rodchenko, Aenne Biermann, Dominique Darbois, Tana Hoban, Duane Michals, William Wegman