La Hune

48°51′16.54″N 2°20′2.37″E / 48.8545944°N 2.3339917°E / 48.8545944; 2.3339917

La Hune
Company typeBookstore and Art gallery
IndustryBookselling, Art exhibition, Photography
FoundedJune 1, 1944 (1944-06-01)
FounderBernard Gheerbrant, Jacqueline Lemunier, Pierre Roustang
FateOriginal bookstore closed in 2015; name and concept continued by YellowKorner as a photography gallery
HeadquartersParis, France
  • 12 Rue Monsieur-le-Prince (1944–1949)
  • 170 Boulevard Saint-Germain (1949–1975, bookstore until 2015)
  • 14 Rue de l’Abbaye (1975–1990, gallery)
  • 16-18 Rue de l’Abbaye (2015–present, YellowKorner)
Key people
Bernard Gheerbrant (founder and director), Jacqueline Gheerbrant (co-founder), Marc Eschenbrenner (gallery director, 1991–2014)
Owner
  • Founders (1944–1981)
  • Flammarion (1981–2012, bookstore)
  • Madrigall (2012–2015, bookstore)
  • YellowKorner (2015–present)
Websitewww.la-hune.com

La Hune was a renowned bookstore and art gallery established in 1949 by Bernard Gheerbrant at 170 Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris, within the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of the 6th arrondissement. Today, its legacy continues at a different location as a bookstore-gallery dedicated exclusively to art photography, operated by the French publisher YellowKorner. This modern iteration is situated at 16-18 Rue de l’Abbaye, still within the same historic neighborhood.