In October 2003, few months before his death, Newton established the Helmut Newton Foundation (HNF) – dedicated to the preservation and presentation of his own photographic works, and those of his wife, June Newton.

According to the wishes of its founder, the HNF should not be a “dead museum”, but a “living institution”. As such, each exhibition presents a selection of Helmut Newton’s innovative, provocative images in dialogue with works by the very best photographers of our time, f.i. in juxtaposition with David Lachapelle and James Nachtwey, with Larry Clark and Ralph Gibson, Greg Gorman and Frank Horvat, with Mario Testino and Guy Bourdin, with Sarah Moon and Paolo Roversi, with David Lynch and Saul Leiter – this dialogue will be proceeding.

The popularity of the exhibitions has allowed the HNF to establish itself as an dynamic new part of Berlin’s cultural scene. The addition of a stunning setting, plus a permanent display entitled Helmut Newton’s Private Property, make the foundation a must-see for anyone visiting this exciting city. Due to the close collaboration with C/O Berlin and the Collection of Photography of the Art Library the three institutions in two buildings create an unique photo-cluster in Germany. The European Month of Photography has been hosted in the fall of 2016 and 2018 by these institutions in West-Berlin.

The Helmut Newton Foundation not only organizes exhibitions in Berlin but also in other renowned museums and institutions abroad, in Amsterdam (Foam), Budapest (Museum of Fine Arts), Genova (Palazzo Ducale), Houston (Museum of Fine Arts), Milan (Palazzo Reale), Munich (Hypo-Kunsthalle), Paris (Grand Palais), Rome (Palazzo delle Espositioni), Stockholm (Fotografiska), Venice (Tre Oci) and Montreal (Museum of Fine Arts) among others. This will go on also in the future.