Ellen Thorbecke : From Peking to Paris

The Nederlands Fotomuseum presents the exhibition Ellen Thorbecke’s China, showcasing photographs and photo books made in China in the 1930s by collection photographer Ellen Thorbecke. The exhibition tells the story of a woman who holds a unique position in Dutch photography. Her small yet extraordinary photo archive, one of the Nederlands Fotomuseum Collection’s true gems, shows rare images of everyday life in China during that era. She photographed with anopen mind and as a resultEllen Thorbecke’s images are still relevant and immensely popular in China today.

Compelling photographer