From 21 March to 16 November 2025
A face shattered by history facing a mirror shattered by the inspiring and creative force of that face… The Jewish Museum Frankfurt is presenting an exhibition on the artist Léo Maillet (1902-1990). Born Leopold Meyer in Frankfurt, where he began his studies before having to provide for his family’s material needs, he left Germany after the Nazis took power. Living in France as a photographer, he escaped again and lived under a false identity before finding refuge in Switzerland in 1944. The exhibition presents the self-portraits created by Léo Maillet during his exile that escaped destruction by the Nazis.