diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed36765..61782a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Static Astro site with a git-based CMS (Sveltia). Code lives here; editorial
 content lives in the separate [`ctao/content`](https://astro-git.isl-dev.grid.cyfronet.pl/ctao/content)
-repository. Four Example pages are editable; all other pages are placeholders.
+repository. The Home page and four Example pages are editable; the rest are placeholders.
 
 - Live demo: https://astro.isl-dev.grid.cyfronet.pl
 - Editor: https://astro.isl-dev.grid.cyfronet.pl/admin/ (Gitea sign-in)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Server setup is in [deploy/README.md](deploy/README.md).
 | Path | Purpose |
 |---|---|
 | `src/layouts/Base.astro` | Header, navigation, footer, page shell |
-| `src/pages/example/[slug].astro` | Template for the editable Example pages |
+| `src/layouts/ContentPage.astro` | Layout of the editable pages (Home and Examples) |
 | `src/data/examples.json` | Example pages: menu labels, order, slugs |
 | `src/data/placeholders.json` | Placeholder pages |
 | `src/styles/global.css` | All site styles |
diff --git a/public/admin/config.yml b/public/admin/config.yml
index efc1a16..093f653 100644
--- a/public/admin/config.yml
+++ b/public/admin/config.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ media_libraries:
           optimize: true
 
 collections:
+  - name: home
+    label: "Home page"
+    files:
+      - name: home
+        label: "Home page"
+        file: "pages/home.md"
+        format: frontmatter
+        fields:
+          - { name: title, label: "Title", widget: string }
+          - { name: introduction, label: "Introduction", widget: text, required: false }
+          - name: images
+            label: "Images"
+            label_singular: "image"
+            widget: list
+            required: false
+            max: 2
+            hint: "Up to two images, shown side by side."
+            fields:
+              - { name: image, label: "Image", widget: image }
+              - { name: alt, label: "Alternative text", widget: string, required: false, hint: "Describe the image; leave empty only for decorative images." }
+              - { name: caption, label: "Caption", widget: string, required: false }
+          - { name: body, label: "Body", widget: markdown }
+          - { name: buttonLabel, label: "Button label", widget: string, required: false }
+          - { name: buttonUrl, label: "Button destination", widget: string, required: false, hint: "A site path such as /example/lorem-ipsum/, or an https:// URL." }
   - name: examples
     label: "Example pages"
     files:
diff --git a/public/admin/preview.css b/public/admin/preview.css
index d561a40..a3127fd 100644
--- a/public/admin/preview.css
+++ b/public/admin/preview.css
@@ -279,6 +279,24 @@ button:hover .arrow {
   color: var(--text-muted);
 }
 
+/* Two photos side by side, pulled up over the hero together */
+.page-figures {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  margin: -9rem 0 4rem;
+}
+
+.page-figures .page-figure {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Same shape for both photos, whatever the uploads' proportions */
+.page-figures img {
+  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
 /* Prose
    ========================================================================== */
 
@@ -450,11 +468,18 @@ button:hover .arrow {
     padding-bottom: 4rem;
   }
 
-  .page-figure {
+  .page-figure,
+  .page-figures {
     margin-top: -6rem;
   }
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .page-figures {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Preferences
    ========================================================================== */
 
diff --git a/scripts/content.mjs b/scripts/content.mjs
index 4b082ba..37f6ce2 100644
--- a/scripts/content.mjs
+++ b/scripts/content.mjs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for (const { from, to } of targets) {
 }
 
 const pages = join(root, 'src/content/pages');
-for (const { slug } of examples) {
+for (const slug of ['home', ...examples.map(({ slug }) => slug)]) {
   if (!existsSync(join(pages, `${slug}.md`))) {
     throw new Error(`Missing ${join(pages, `${slug}.md`)}. Check the content checkout, or run npm run content:link -- <path>.`);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/PageHero.astro b/src/components/PageHero.astro
index 5b4f085..83d2a50 100644
--- a/src/components/PageHero.astro
+++ b/src/components/PageHero.astro
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 ---
-interface Props { title: string; introduction?: string; example?: boolean; hasImage?: boolean }
-const { title, introduction, example = false, hasImage = false } = Astro.props;
+interface Props { title: string; introduction?: string; example?: boolean; breadcrumb?: boolean; hasImage?: boolean }
+const { title, introduction, example = false, breadcrumb = true, hasImage = false } = Astro.props;
 ---
 <section class:list={['page-hero', { 'page-hero--compact': !hasImage }]}>
   <div class="container">
-    <nav class="breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
+    {breadcrumb && <nav class="breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
       <ol>
         {Astro.url.pathname !== '/' && <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>}
         {example && <li>Example</li>}
         <li aria-current="page">{title}</li>
       </ol>
-    </nav>
+    </nav>}
     <h1 class="page-hero__title">{title}</h1>
     {introduction && <p class="page-hero__lead">{introduction}</p>}
   </div>
diff --git a/src/content.config.ts b/src/content.config.ts
index fb35762..696de9b 100644
--- a/src/content.config.ts
+++ b/src/content.config.ts
@@ -8,17 +8,24 @@ const destination = z.string().refine(
   'Use a site path, https:// URL, mailto: address, or fragment.',
 );
 const pages = defineCollection({
-  // Only these four files can become public content pages.
+  // Only the Home page and the four Example files can become public pages.
   loader: glob({
-    pattern: `{${examples.map(({ slug }) => slug).join(',')}}.md`,
+    pattern: `{home,${examples.map(({ slug }) => slug).join(',')}}.md`,
     base: './src/content/pages',
   }),
   schema: z.object({
     title: z.string().min(1),
     introduction: z.string().optional(),
+    // Example pages: one photo
     image: z.string().optional(),
     imageAlt: z.string().optional(),
     imageCaption: z.string().optional(),
+    // Home: up to two photos side by side
+    images: z.array(z.object({
+      image: z.string().min(1),
+      alt: z.string().optional(),
+      caption: z.string().optional(),
+    })).max(2).optional(),
     buttonLabel: z.string().optional(),
     buttonUrl: destination.optional(),
   }),
diff --git a/src/layouts/ContentPage.astro b/src/layouts/ContentPage.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..979b798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/ContentPage.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+// Editable content page: hero, one photo (Example pages) or two side by side
+// (Home), Markdown body and optional button. The CMS preview template in
+// src/pages/admin/index.astro mirrors this markup.
+import type { CollectionEntry } from 'astro:content';
+import { render } from 'astro:content';
+import Base from './Base.astro';
+import PageHero from '../components/PageHero.astro';
+
+interface Props { page: CollectionEntry<'pages'>; example?: boolean; breadcrumb?: boolean }
+const { page, example = false, breadcrumb = true } = Astro.props;
+const { Content } = await render(page);
+const { title, introduction, image, imageAlt, imageCaption, images, buttonLabel, buttonUrl } = page.data;
+const photos = images ?? (image ? [{ image, alt: imageAlt, caption: imageCaption }] : []);
+---
+<Base title={example ? title : undefined} description={introduction}>
+  <PageHero title={title} introduction={introduction} example={example} breadcrumb={breadcrumb} hasImage={photos.length > 0} />
+  {photos.length > 0 && <div class="container">
+    <div class:list={{ 'page-figures': photos.length > 1 }}>
+      {photos.map(({ image, alt, caption }) => (
+        <figure class="page-figure">
+          <img src={image} alt={alt || ''} />
+          {caption && <figcaption>{caption}</figcaption>}
+        </figure>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  </div>}
+  <article class:list={['container', 'prose', { 'prose--no-image': photos.length === 0 }]}>
+    <Content />
+    {buttonLabel && buttonUrl && <p>
+      <a class="btn btn--primary" href={buttonUrl}>
+        <span class="btn__label">{buttonLabel}</span><span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+      </a>
+    </p>}
+  </article>
+</Base>
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/index.astro b/src/pages/admin/index.astro
index 02b5fd1..9cc0cdf 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/admin/index.astro
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ const previewNames = examples.map(({ slug }) => slug);
       window.CMS?.registerPreviewStyle?.('/admin/preview.css');
     </script>
     <script is:inline define:vars={{ previewNames }}>
-      // Preview pane: the same markup as src/pages/example/[slug].astro and
+      // Preview pane: the same markup as src/layouts/ContentPage.astro and
       // PageHero.astro, without field labels. Sveltia looks templates up by
-      // file name for file collections, so register one per Example page.
+      // file name for file collections, so register one per page.
       const { h, rf } = window;
       // Our own <img>: Sveltia's image widget keeps the image transparent until
       // a visibility check that does not complete inside a custom template.
@@ -56,37 +56,41 @@ const previewNames = examples.map(({ slug }) => slug);
           retry(10);
         },
       });
-      const PagePreview = ({ entry, widgetFor, getAsset }) => {
+      const PagePreview = ({ entry, widgetFor, getAsset, home = false }) => {
         const get = (key) => entry.getIn(['data', key]);
         const title = get('title') || '';
         const introduction = get('introduction');
-        const image = get('image');
-        const imageAlt = get('imageAlt') || '';
-        const imageCaption = get('imageCaption');
         const buttonLabel = get('buttonLabel');
         const buttonUrl = get('buttonUrl');
+        // Home: a list of up to two photos; Example pages: a single photo
+        const photos = home
+          ? (get('images')?.toJS?.() ?? []).filter((item) => item?.image)
+          : get('image') ? [{ image: get('image'), alt: get('imageAlt'), caption: get('imageCaption') }] : [];
         return h(rf, null,
-          h('section', { className: image ? 'page-hero' : 'page-hero page-hero--compact' },
+          h('section', { className: photos.length ? 'page-hero' : 'page-hero page-hero--compact' },
             h('div', { className: 'container' },
-              h('nav', { className: 'breadcrumb', 'aria-label': 'Breadcrumb' },
+              !home && h('nav', { className: 'breadcrumb', 'aria-label': 'Breadcrumb' },
                 h('ol', null,
                   h('li', null, h('a', { href: '/' }, 'Home')),
                   h('li', null, 'Example'),
                   h('li', { 'aria-current': 'page' }, title))),
               h('h1', { className: 'page-hero__title' }, title),
               introduction && h('p', { className: 'page-hero__lead' }, introduction))),
-          image && h('div', { className: 'container' },
-            h('figure', { className: 'page-figure' },
-              h(PreviewImage, { key: image, asset: getAsset(image), fallback: image, alt: imageAlt }),
-              imageCaption && h('figcaption', null, imageCaption))),
-          h('article', { className: image ? 'container prose' : 'container prose prose--no-image' },
+          photos.length > 0 && h('div', { className: 'container' },
+            h('div', { className: photos.length > 1 ? 'page-figures' : undefined },
+              photos.map(({ image, alt, caption }, index) => h('figure', { className: 'page-figure', key: index },
+                h(PreviewImage, { key: image, asset: getAsset(image), fallback: image, alt: alt || '' }),
+                caption && h('figcaption', null, caption))))),
+          h('article', { className: photos.length ? 'container prose' : 'container prose prose--no-image' },
             widgetFor('body'),
             buttonLabel && buttonUrl && h('p', null,
               h('a', { className: 'btn btn--primary', href: buttonUrl },
                 h('span', { className: 'btn__label' }, buttonLabel),
                 h('span', { className: 'arrow', 'aria-hidden': 'true' }, '→')))));
       };
+      const HomePreview = (props) => h(PagePreview, { ...props, home: true });
       if (window.CMS?.registerPreviewTemplate && h) {
+        window.CMS.registerPreviewTemplate('home', HomePreview);
         for (const name of previewNames) window.CMS.registerPreviewTemplate(name, PagePreview);
       }
     </script>
diff --git a/src/pages/example/[slug].astro b/src/pages/example/[slug].astro
index fc899c2..f0b2457 100644
--- a/src/pages/example/[slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/example/[slug].astro
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
-import { getCollection, render } from 'astro:content';
-import Base from '../../layouts/Base.astro';
-import PageHero from '../../components/PageHero.astro';
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+import ContentPage from '../../layouts/ContentPage.astro';
 import examples from '../../data/examples.json';
 
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
@@ -13,23 +12,5 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
   });
 }
 const { page } = Astro.props;
-const { Content } = await render(page);
-const { title, introduction, image, imageAlt, imageCaption, buttonLabel, buttonUrl } = page.data;
 ---
-<Base title={title} description={introduction}>
-  <PageHero title={title} introduction={introduction} example hasImage={Boolean(image)} />
-  {image && <div class="container">
-    <figure class="page-figure">
-      <img src={image} alt={imageAlt || ''} />
-      {imageCaption && <figcaption>{imageCaption}</figcaption>}
-    </figure>
-  </div>}
-  <article class:list={['container', 'prose', { 'prose--no-image': !image }]}>
-    <Content />
-    {buttonLabel && buttonUrl && <p>
-      <a class="btn btn--primary" href={buttonUrl}>
-        <span class="btn__label">{buttonLabel}</span><span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span>
-      </a>
-    </p>}
-  </article>
-</Base>
+<ContentPage page={page} example />
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 71f7c38..e54f49c 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
-import Placeholder from '../layouts/Placeholder.astro';
+import { getEntry } from 'astro:content';
+import ContentPage from '../layouts/ContentPage.astro';
+
+const page = await getEntry('pages', 'home');
+if (!page) throw new Error('Missing Home page: pages/home.md. Check the content checkout (npm run content:link -- <path>).');
 ---
-<Placeholder title="CTAO Science Portal" />
+<ContentPage page={page} breadcrumb={false} />
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index b3b2251..b111d23 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -690,6 +690,24 @@ button:hover .arrow {
   color: var(--text-muted);
 }
 
+/* Two photos side by side (Home), pulled up over the hero together */
+.page-figures {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  margin: -9rem 0 4rem;
+}
+
+.page-figures .page-figure {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Same shape for both photos, whatever the uploads' proportions */
+.page-figures img {
+  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
 /* Prose
    ========================================================================== */
 
@@ -916,11 +934,18 @@ main {
     padding-bottom: 4rem;
   }
 
-  .page-figure {
+  .page-figure,
+  .page-figures {
     margin-top: -6rem;
   }
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .page-figures {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Preferences
    ========================================================================== */