Keeping a record of meetings

This collection brings together photographs taken during the Organization's roughly 60 annual events: General Assemblies, regional seminars, conferences, the digital market forum and exhibitions. It forms the visual memory of institutional life.
Albums are published within fifteen days of an event.
Images of returned works form a separate collection.
Event images in figures
Source: Events and Communications Directorate.
Albums by event
Each event gives rise to an album: arrival of delegations, plenary sessions, workshops, moments of encounter. An editorial selection of twenty to one hundred images is retained, after sorting by a picture editor.
Albums are classified by year, place and type of event.



The General Assembly
The 19th General Assembly, held in Singapore from 10 to 12 June 2026, brought together 67 delegations. The images cover the sessions, votes, award ceremony and bilateral meetings. Albums of earlier assemblies date back to 2008.
Photographs of closed sessions are not distributed.
Seminars and conferences
The seminars in Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas are covered by local photographers. Their images give a concrete view of regional practices and the context of the discussions.
For conferences, portraits of speakers are offered, with their consent, to illustrate announcements and reports.
Image rights of participants
Participants are informed of photography by notices and by the registration conditions. Anyone may ask for their image to be removed or not distributed.
Minors and protected persons appear in the photo library only with the written consent of their representative.
Recent albums
| Event | Place | Type of images |
|---|---|---|
| General Assembly | Singapore | Sessions, votes, awards |
| Africa seminar | Nairobi | Workshops, delegations |
| Americas seminar | New York | Round tables |
| Digital forum | Paris | Sessions, exhibitors |
Milestones
- Founding Assembly
First albums.
- Online albums
Publication by event.
- Regional seminars
Local coverage.
- 19th General Assembly
Singapore.
Removal of an image



Album or personal selection

Album
Whole of an event- Full context
- Consistent captions
- Quick browsing
To discover.

Selection
Chosen images- Grouped request
- High definition
- Fast processing
To publish.
Illustrate an article
- Find the album
Event.
- Choose
Images.
- Read the caption
Check.
- Request
High definition.
- Credit
On publication.
Before distributing
A photographer

« Covering the Assembly is an exercise in discretion: the albums do justice to the sobriety of these sessions. »
Vocabulary
- Album
- Set of images from an event.
- Closed session
- Non-public session.
- Picture editor
- Specialist in selecting images.
- Caption
- Text describing the image.
Usage tips
To illustrate a report, favour images taken on the day of the event and check the caption, which states the place, the time and the people identified.
For large-scale publication, request high definition early enough: sorting the files takes a little time.
Frequently asked questions
When are albums published?
Within about fifteen days.
Can I request a portrait?
Yes, with the person's consent.
Are there images from 2008?
Yes, digitized.
Where can I find the returned works?
See Returned works.
Useful documents
Contacts

Request an image
Image credits (17)
- Nowshera, Kashmir (number 1000), Samuel Bourne (1864) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Saint Peter Repentant, Georges de La Tour (1645) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris, Charles Marville (1864–66) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait Head of a Noble or Official (175–200 CE) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Boy with Cigar (c. 1855) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Couple (c. 1580–88) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Naval Officer, Lai Fong (1870s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of Georges Arnold Fitzwilliam, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (c. 1790–1852) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Fortified Peak, Near the Tank, Ulwur, Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet (1865–68, published 1869–70) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- The Lock at Pontoise, Camille Pissarro (1872) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England, Adolphe Braun (c. 1870s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Small Mosque in the Kaiserbagh, Felice A. Beato (1858) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Tank and Temples at Bunshunkuree, Col. Thomas Biggs (c. 1857) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Rue du Regard, Eugène Atget (1899) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James, Henri Fantin-Latour (1867) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of Sandford Peacocke, William Wood (1801) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0 1.0
Photo library18,000 images of the Organization: events, returned works and reports, for free editorial use with credit.›
Images of returned worksPhotographs of returned objects and handover ceremonies: documented records, special conditions and respect for communities.›
Image requestHow to obtain high-definition files: form, five-working-day timeframe, conditions of use and credits.›
Session documentsReports, draft resolutions, accounts and information notes of the General Assembly, posted online 30 days before the opening.›