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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Relics of old London: Photography and the spirit of the city

February 27, 2010 to June 22, 2010 – Architecture Space, adjacent to the Royal Academy Restaurant, Burlington House Prompted by the imminent demolition of an old London inn near St Paul's, the Society for the Photographing of Relics of Old London set about using photography as a means of documenting buildings that… Organized by The Royal Academy | Type: exhibition
Curious: The Craft of Microscopy

March 3, 2010 to July 3, 2010 – Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons Not quite Victorian photography per se, but might be of interest to the more technically minded BPH-bloggers out there keen on the science of microscopy. As part of the Royal Society's 350th anniver… Organized by Royal College of Surgeons | Type: exhibition
The Moving Image

March 9, 2010 to September 1, 2010 – Hove Museum & Art Gallery See movement and time unfold in a new exhibition at Hove Museum. The Moving Image contrasts how movement is shown in both photography and art. Eadweard Muybridge was a 19th century photographer who… Organized by Hove Museum & Art Gallery | Type: exhibition
Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography

May 12, 2010 to March 21, 2011 – The Edward Steichen Photography Galleries, Third Floor, The Museum of Modern Art For much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography presents a selection of… Organized by The Museum of Modern Art | Type: exhibition
The Other Britain Revisited: Photographs from New Society

May 14, 2010 to September 26, 2010 – Photography Gallery 38A, V&A South Kensington As reported by the blog creator, this exhibition shows the outstanding documentary photographs from 1962 to 1982, originally published in the pioneering magazine New Society. The display will feature… Organized by Michael Wong | Type: exhibition
Amsterdam 1845 – 1875, The First Photographs

May 23, 2010 to June 27, 2010 – Stadsarchief Amsterdam The City Archives present a wide-ranging overview of Amsterdam’s rich photographic heritage from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. The exhibition brings together the very best photographs… Organized by Museumjaarkaart | Type: exhibition
Husbands & Wives

May 23, 2010 to July 11, 2010 – National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery will present Husbands & Wives until 11 July 2010. This exhibition presents a glimpse at the private lives of Australian couples and families through rare portrait ph… Organized by National Portrait Gallery | Type: exhibition
Exposed : Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera

May 28, 2010 to October 3, 2010 – Tate Modern An insight into photographic images made surreptitiously or without the explicit permission of those depicted. Spanning a variety of lens-based media from the late nineteenth century to the present… Organized by Tate Modern | Type: exhibition
Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage

June 10, 2010 to September 5, 2010 – Art Gallery of Ontario Let's hope this exhibition reaches the British shores shortly as it appears to be making its way round the world. There has already been a number of interesting comments made of this exhibit on this… Organized by Art Institute of Chicago | Type: exhibition
Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron - Early British Photographs from the Royal Collection

June 12, 2010 to August 21, 2010 – Aberdeen Art Gallery As mentioned earlier by a fellow BPH blogger (Sophie Gordon): The Royal Photography collection contains some 400,000 images from the birth of photography to modern times. This exhibition demonstrat… Organized by Aberdeen Art Gallery | Type: exhibition
Preservation & Conservation of Photographic Materials

June 14, 2010 to July 30, 2010 – The Centre for Photographic Conservation This seven week Certificated course will comprise an intensive theory and practical workshop, for conservators and conservation students, aimed at introducing and developing knowledge and skills in t… Organized by The Centre for Photographic Conservation | Type: course, -, fee, payable
Early History of Photography by Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs

June 16, 2010 to June 20, 2010 – Halls 1 and 2 of Messe Basel An exhibition showcasing landmark works from the early history of photography by P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs at this year's Art Basel. Signature images will be on view from such important innovato… Organized by P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs | Type: exhibition
Photographs from 19th Century Japan and China: Masterpieces from the Photographic Collection

June 18, 2010 to January 9, 2011 – Museum Ludwig Following the presentation of outstanding works from the history of 20th century photography, Museum Ludwig is now highlighting a new section of its extensive photographic holdings. Beginning 11 June… Organized by Museum Ludwig | Type: exhibition
Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change

June 18, 2010 at 6pm to July 18, 2010 at 7pm – Corcoran Gallery of Art Best known for his groundbreaking studies of animal and human locomotion, 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge was also an innovative landscape artist and pioneer of documentary subjects. Hel… Organized by Corcoran chief curator and head of research Philip Brookman | Type: exhibition