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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Adams, Park and Gregory

June 1, 2009 to October 25, 2009 – National Portrait Gallery This display celebrates the recent acquisition of a group of photographs by Gilbert Adams (1906–96), Bertram Park (1883–1972) and Yvonne Gregory (1889–1970). They join a much larger archive of prints… Organized by NPG | Type: exhibition
Benjamin Baker: Bridging the World

June 11, 2009 to July 23, 2009 – Rook Lane Arts Centre In the mid Nineteenth Century the small country town of Frome in Somerset was full of the noise, bustle and fumes of Victorian metal works. Into these surroundings was born the visionary, global engi… Organized by michaelg | Type: exhibition:, the, engineer, and, engineer-photographer
Made in Birmingham: The 1886 Exhibtion of Local Manufactures and Natural History

June 20, 2009 to August 31, 2009 – Centenary Sqaure In 1886 the Birmingham photographer, John Collier, made a series of over 70 photographs documenting one of the most important public demonstrations of Birmingham’s industrial prowess: the Exhibition… Organized by Pete James | Type: outdoor, exhibtion
'No such thing as society': Photography in Britain 1968-1987

July 4, 2009 to October 4, 2009 – National Museum of Wales A document of British photography from the late 1960s until the late 1980s, 'No such thing as society' draws from the collections of the Arts Council and the British Council to give a radically new p… Organized by www.southbankcentre.co.uk/visual-arts/Hayward-touring | Type: exhibition
‘...in the footsteps of Henry Taunt'

July 5, 2009 to September 5, 2009 – Corinium Museum Views of the River Thames from the past 125 years will be on show at the Corinium Museum this summer thanks to images from past and present photographers. The ‘...in the footsteps of Henry Taunt' ph… Organized by museums@cotswold.gov.uk | Type: exhibition
Abelardo Morell - Through the Camera's Eye

July 6, 2009 to December 13, 2009 – Fox Talbot Museum Organized by Roger Watson | Type: exhibition
The real thing? Staging, Manipulation and Photographic Truth

July 11, 2009 all day – National Media Museum A continuation of the series of events exploring the relatioonship between truth and artifice, reality and representation and images. The day will consist of: Carolyn Bloore on Parallels between 19th… Organized by Royal Photographic Society | Type: conference