The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris has announced a major retrospective of American photographer Lee Miller, scheduled to run from April 10 to August 2, 2026. Featuring approximately 250 vintage and contemporary prints, the exhibition will survey Miller’s multifaceted career, including her early days as a fashion model, her Surrealist collaborations with Man Ray, and her harrowing work as a war correspondent during World War II. The show arrives in Paris following its premiere at Tate Britain and marks the first significant retrospective of the artist in the French capital since 2008.
This exhibition reflects a renewed global interest in Miller’s legacy, bolstered by recent pop culture portrayals such as the Kate Winslet-led biopic. By showcasing her transition from a fashion icon and muse to a pioneering photojournalist who documented the liberation of concentration camps, the museum aims to solidify Miller’s status as a central figure of 20th-century modernism. The inclusion of unpublished materials and period documentation provides a fresh scholarly perspective on an artist whose work bridged the gap between commercial aesthetics and the brutal realities of history.