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Exhibition: Draw Me a Story! – Perspectives on Illustrated Children's Books
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Open in the appWith Draw Me a Story!, the Martin Bodmer Foundation invites the public to enter the abundant world of illustrated children's books. The exhibition draws on an exceptional Enfantina collection, consisting both of works that truly belonged to the children of the Bodmer family since… With Draw Me a Story!, the Martin Bodmer Foundation invites the public to enter the abundant world of illustrated children's books. The exhibition draws on an exceptional Enfantina collection, consisting both of works that truly belonged to the children of the Bodmer family since the early 19th century and books carefully selected for their artistic and historical importance. Together, these documents tell a rich, sensitive and often little-known story of children's literature. Devised by Luca Notari, in collaboration with Sophie Van der Linden, the exhibition is for everyone, young and old. Its title, Draw Me a Story!, immediately echoes Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince and reminds us how drawing is often the first gateway into narrative. The idea here is to look at children's books differently: as objects that are at once visual, narrative and emotional, capable of sparking wonder at any age. The journey is organized around sixteen themes that explore the child-reader's relationship with the world around them. Animals, nature and ecological questions occupy an important place, in resonance with contemporary concerns, while also showing that these subjects have run through children's literature for a long time. The scenography accompanies this immersion: visitors will be welcomed into a setting evoking the forest, inspired by Joanna Concejo's illustrations for Little Red Riding Hood, and punctuated by a sculptural tree designed by Corentin Meige. Throughout the exhibition, the public will discover rarely presented documents, sometimes never exhibited before. Some of them have never yet been featured in exhibitions dedicated to children's books or mentioned in the major histories of the genre, thus offering a new and surprising perspective on this heritage. The visit will be free and intuitive. Everyone can start the…