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The Hyman Collection has announced a new website with additional features and expanded scope to reflect the breadth of the collection. It replaces the original site launched in 2015. The Hyman Collection is the private collection of Claire and James Hyman. It started in 1996 and consists of over 3000 works from across the world, in all media.
The current exhibition is: Visual Politics: Recent acquisitions by the Hyman Collection which runs until 1 April 2022. See: http://hymancollection.org/exhibitions/13/
The Hyman Foundation exists to promote and advance education in and appreciation of the arts, in particular the art of photography, in particular but not exclusively by:
a) The establishment and maintenance of an archive, collection and library of historical and contemporary photography; and
b) Providing support to contemporary artists working in photography through the awarding of grants and commissions in particular but not exclusively to young artists and to women working with photography.
Scope of Activities
The Hyman Foundation aims to promote and support photography in Britain in all its diversity.
The charity aims to facilitate the work of contemporary artists, fund research and scholarship, and address issues of legacy and the preservation of archives.
To serve these objectives, we plan to do the following:
Visit the website here: https://hymancollection.org/
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Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester
Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre
William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
British Photography. The Hyman Collection
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