The V&A Museum has launched a new monthly blog focused on the RPS Collection project which aims to 'offer insight into our approach, share discoveries from the project, and explore how the museum’s stewardship of the collection will foster creative connections and inspire new narratives.' The first, written by Dr Erika Lederman, gives an overview of the project and where it is at…

Among the lots in Flints forthcoming auction of Photographs, Optical Toys and Science on 12 May is a group of three lots of correspondence between John Spiller and William Crookes. Elsewhere is a mix of photographs and lantern slides including a quarter-plate ambrotype of St Lukes Church, Chelsea.

Photographs, Optical Toys and…

The summary below is not an exhaustive list I am sure, and several of the events will have their own programmes of talks and exhibitions that will add another layer to the week.

Download the document (with clickable links) here:  PL…

In her extensive work bridging photography and archival research, Dr Julia Winckler has witnessed the power of photography to connect people, to inspire a sense of validation, of feeling seen and valued and heard. That their story matters. That they matter. In this lecture, sharing examples from her own practice, Dr. Winckler will explore the creative mechanisms involved in making memory visible through photography. Through encounters, conversations, and the physical retracing of journeys,…

A friend showed me a photo said to be from Mesopotamia - does anyone recognise the monogram? 

This interdisciplinary Franco-British initiative brings together academics, curators and other photography specialists from across Europe and the US to discuss the challenges and advantages of exhibiting photographic publications. With the printed page a key site of photographic circulation, curators and researchers of photographic history often face the question of how to integrate publications into an exhibition. Coinciding with Photo London 2026, this event brings together museum…

London's Autograph ABP has received £499,995 from the government's Creative Foundations Fund (CFF). The Fund has allocated £96 million to 74 arts and cultural venues to help theatres, performing arts venues, galleries and grassroots music venues address urgent infrastructure needs.

The government announced today that 130 cultural venues, museums and libraries are set to benefit from a £127.8 million funding boost, helping to ensure that everyone can access arts and culture in the…