The DFK Paris publishes in a variety of formats with the goal of contributing to a histoire croisée of the methodological traditions and foundational concerns of art history in Germany and France. The publications include select art-historical studies – particularly in German and French – as well as annotated translations. Priority is given to projects that have emerged in close connection with the events or current research foci of the DFK Paris and have been or are being developed in direct collaboration with the institute.

The broad scope of the publications programme reflects different approaches adopted in recent art-historical research, as well as the methodological and thematic emphases represented at the institute. While the publications of the DFK Paris initially focused on the institute’s respective annual themes and long-term projects, it has since expanded – building on these foundations – to advance methodological and historiographical approaches.

The publication series Passages, Passerelles, and Monographies were launched by Thomas W. Gaehtgens in parallel with the 1997 founding of the DFK Paris. Subsequent directors Andreas Beyer and Thomas Kirchner assumed the editorship. The series’ current editor is Peter Geimer.

Both the French- and German-language titles are copublished with Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme (MSH). The books are distributed within France by FMSH-Diffusion, and beyond France by Diaphanes (see the Ordering tab).

In addition to releasing print editions, since 2017 the DFK Paris has been committed to digital publishing and actively supports an open-access policy. To this end, the Passages online was launched online. The series releases primarily edited volumes, available as open-access PDFs and print-on-demand editions in cooperation with arthistoricum.net – ART-Books (Heidelberg University Library). The titles in the Passages and Passerelles series, published by Éditions de la MSH, are made available across multiple media (HTML, ePub, and PDF) on the OpenEdition Books platform. Further digital content is accessible via Digital DFK.

Rounding out the publications programme of the DFK Paris are numerous editorial projects carried out in collaboration with partner institutions.