Lumiere Gallery was founded in 2001 by Natalia Grigoryeva-Litvinskaya.Lumière Gallery was founded in 2001 by Natalia Grigoryeva-Litvinskaya. In 2026, the gallery celebrates its 25th anniversary — a quarter century during which it has remained one of Russia's leading institutions in the field of photographic art. Over the years, the gallery has built a collection of Soviet photography comprising more than 13,000 original prints, and has established lasting relationships with photographers and foundations, through which it presents outstanding works by the foremost masters of European and American photography. Since 2021, the gallery has been a member of the Association of Galleries.