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Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Century of the Film

May 26, 2011 to April 30, 2012 – Swiss Camera Museum When films on a flexible support appeared on the market in the 1880s, the whole world of photography was radically transformed. Cameras underwent a complete metamorphosis, rapidly becoming smaller a… Organized by Swiss Camera Museum | Type: exhibition
The Darkroom: Extraordinary stories from the history o f Dutch photography

August 19, 2011 to December 29, 2013 – Las Palmas Building, Nederlands Fotomuseum In The Netherlands there isn’t a permanent place where photo history is shown. The Fotomuseum fills this void with a new exhibition where aspects of the Dutch photography history is shown by the coll… Organized by Nederlands Fotomuseum | Type: exhibition
Canadian Industrial Photographs, 1858 to Today

August 25, 2011 to April 29, 2012 – Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario Songs of the Future: Canadian Industrial Photographs, 1858 to Today traces the history of Canada’s changing industrial landscape through the lens of some of the country’s most extraordinary photograp… Organized by Art Gallery of Ontario | Type: exhibition
Small Lives - Photographs of Irish Childhood 1880 - 1970

September 12, 2011 to June 28, 2012 – National Photographic Archive The 50 photographs in this exhibition are drawn from across NLI’s collections, and range from formal studio portraits featuring children of the landed classes taken in the 1880s to more candid shot… Organized by National Photographic Archive | Type: exhibition
The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic Photography

October 21, 2011 to April 15, 2012 – The Queen's Gallery This exhibition of remarkable Antarctic photography by George Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole. Ponting’s dramatic… Organized by The Queen's Gallery | Type: exhibition
The Heart of the Great Alone

October 21, 2011 to April 15, 2012 – Queen`s Gallery, Buckingham Palace This exhibition of remarkable photographs taken in Antarctica by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole. Organized by | Type: viewing, from, the, royal, collection
The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951

November 4, 2011 to March 25, 2012 – The Jewish Museum The Radical Camera offers a comprehensive look at the Photo League, a group of young, politically engaged photographers who explored diverse approaches to social documentary and street photography fr… Organized by The Jewish Museum | Type: exhibition
Romantic Camera

November 30, 2011 to June 3, 2012 – Scottish National Portrait Gallery Romantic Camera is the first exhibition within the new Photography Gallery in the refurbished Scottish National Portrait Gallery. This space will display a rolling programme of shows and exhibitions… Organized by Scottish National Portrait Gallery | Type: exhibition
Forever in a Moment: Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Egypt

December 3, 2011 to April 10, 2012 – Museum of Fine Arts This noteworthy exhibition presents photographs of Egypt created during the nineteenth century, a period of great archaeological exploration and worldwide fascination with the rediscovered ancient cu… Organized by Museum of Fine Arts | Type: exhibition
Roger Fenton & Julia Margaret Cameron : Early British Photographs from the Royal Collection

December 16, 2011 to April 1, 2012 – Royal Albert Memorial Museum Photographs from the Royal Collection by two of Britain’s most accomplished photographers of the nineteenth century: Roger Fenton (1819-69) and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79). Some were commissione… Organized by Royal Albert Memorial Museum | Type: exhibition
Dawn’s Early Light: The First Fifty Years of American Photography

January 4, 2012 to May 4, 2012 – Cornell University Library Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections invites you to an exhibition about the first half-century of photography in America, from its invention in Europe in 1839 thro… Organized by Cornell University Library | Type: exhibition
Power and Privilege: Photographs of the Big House in Ireland 1858 to 1922

January 6, 2012 to April 15, 2012 – National Museum of Ireland In the new photographic exhibition, Power and Privilege: Photographs of the Big House in Ireland 1858 to 1922, which is now open in the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Turlough Park, Castl… Organized by National Museum of Ireland/National Library of Ireland | Type: exhibition
People, Lives and Landscapes, 1898-1934: Images from the Land of the Bible

January 8, 2012 to September 30, 2012 – Eretz Israel Museum At the end of the 19th and beginning f the 20th century the American Colony photographers of Jerusalem commemorated the lives, people, and sites of Palestine. In thousands of high-quality photographs… Organized by Eretz Israel Museum | Type: exhibition
People, Lives and Landscapes, 1898-1934: mages from the Land of the Bible

January 8, 2012 to September 30, 2012 – Eretz Israel Museum At the end of the 19th and beginning f the 20th century the American Colony photographers of Jerusalem commemorated the lives, people, and sites of Palestine. In thousands of high-quality photographs… Organized by Eretz Israel Museum | Type: exhibition
A Yemenite Portrait: Photography and Memory 1881- 1948

January 8, 2012 to April 30, 2012 – Eretz Israel Museum In 1882, at the end of the 19th century, the new immigrants from Yemen came to the Palestine and settled in Kfar Hashiloach near Jerusalem. Their number steadily increased, reaching 35,000 in 1948, w… Organized by Eretz Israel Museum | Type: exhibition
People, Lives and Landscapes, 1898-1934: Images from the Land of the Bible

January 8, 2012 to September 30, 2012 – Eretz Israel Museum At the end of the 19th and beginning f the 20th century the American Colony photographers of Jerusalem commemorated the lives, people, and sites of Palestine. In thousands of high-quality photographs… Organized by Eretz Israel Museum | Type: exhibition
Contemporary photographs

January 9, 2012 at 10am to April 15, 2012 at 8pm – MAC/ USP - (Museum of Contemporary Art - University of Sao Paulo/ Brazil) http://guiadecidades.terra.com.br/pe/arte-e-cultura-fotografia-fotografos-da-cena-contemporanea-esta-no-mac-usp-en-sao-paulo Organized by | Type: the, exhibition, features, works, by:, vik, muniz, cris, bierrenbach, doug, hall, ed, van, der, elsken, and, others.
Scott's Last Expedition

January 20, 2012 to September 2, 2012 – Natural History Museum Scott's Last Expedition reveals powerful stories of human endeavour and struggles for survival, and celebrates the expedition's scientific achievements. Get a real sense of the everyday realities and… Organized by Natural History Museum, London, Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) and Canterbury Museum, New Zealand | Type: exhibition
Norman Parkinson AN EYE FOR FASHION Vintage Fashion Photographs 1954 -1964

January 20, 2012 at 6pm to April 15, 2012 at 5pm – Mshed Museum Gallery Princes Wharf Bristol BS14RN UK Preview Party Friday 20th January 6-9pm Please contact Angela Williams for an invite if you would like to come angelawilliamsbathuk@btinternet.com Organized by Angela Williams Archive AWA | Type: norman, parkinson, vintage, photographs
The Dutch photo book

January 21, 2012 to April 29, 2012 – Nederlands Fotomuseum First overview of the development of the Dutch photo book since 1945 and its significance for the Dutch photography. With highlights from the past 65 years, including many important Dutch photographe… Organized by Nederlands Fotomuseum | Type: exhibition
Britain’s Child Migrants

January 23, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – Museum Victoria From the 1860s through to 1967, more than 100,000 children were sent from Britain to Australia and other Commonwealth countries through child migration schemes, changing the lives of these children d… Organized by Museum Victoria | Type: exhibition
An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co

January 27, 2012 to May 7, 2012 – Lady Lever Art Gallery This photographic exhibition features the work of Bedford Lemere & Co, a leading English firm of architectural photographers between 1870 and 1930. Although based in London, the firm photographed… Organized by Lady Lever Art Gallery | Type: exhibition
Highlights from the Permanent Collection of Photography, Part 1

January 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012 – Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art This exhibition surveys the history of photography beginning with 19th-century photographers, such as Nadar and Eadweard Muybridge, and concluding with recent works by contemporary photographers such… Organized by Michael Wong | Type: exhibition
From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul: Photographs of the Anatolian Shore of the Bosphorus from the mid-19th to the 20th Century

January 28, 2012 to April 1, 2012 – Pera Museum “From Konstantiniyye to İstanbul,” is a collection of more than 200 photographs of the Asian shores of the Bosporus from a period that stretches from the mid-19th to 20th century. The second exhibiti… Organized by Pera Museum | Type: exhibition
Cold Recall: Reflections of a Polar Explorer

February 1, 2012 to April 22, 2012 – Swansea Museum Cold Recall: Reflections of a Polar Explorer, is a photo exhibit and a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's journey to become the 1st explorer to reach the South Pole. Roald Amun… Organized by Swansea Museum | Type: exhibition
The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years

February 4, 2012 to October 28, 2012 – Windsor Castle Sixty photographs of The Queen, including the work of leading press photographers of the past six decades, are brought together for a display at Windsor Castle to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubi… Organized by The Boss herself | Type: exhibition
Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard

February 4, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – The Phillips Collection The invention of the Kodak handheld camera in 1888 gave post-impressionist artists a new source of inspiration. Investigating the techniques and compositional strategies made possible by the new appa… Organized by The Phillips Collection, the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. | Type: exhibition
Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell

February 4, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – Corcoran Gallery and College of Art + Design The American Civil War was one of the first conflicts to be extensively documented by photography. The public had never before seen such powerful images of human devastation and the destructive impa… Organized by Corcoran Gallery | Type: exhibition
Silver, Salt, and Sunlight: Early Photography in Britain and France

February 7, 2012 to April 19, 2012 – Gallery 169, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The invention of photography in 1839 was a pivotal achievement that changed the course of cultural history. The early years of the medium were rich in experimentation. As each process and technique w… Organized by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Type: exhibition
East Zone: Antonio Beato, Felice Beato and Adolfo Farsari

February 8, 2012 to April 1, 2012 – Villa Contarini Photographers Venetian nineteenth century through the Orient. Organized by Region of Veneto, and Photosophia Realty Marco Polo. | Type: exhibition
Masterpieces: Photography in Japan (1860-1910)

February 8, 2012 to April 1, 2012 – Palazzo Franchetti At Palazzo Franchetti, the seat of the Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Venice, an exhibition entitled “Photography in Japan (1860-1910) is being held since Saturday, December 17th… Organized by Palazzo Franchetti | Type: exhibition
Controversies: A Legal and Ethical History of Photography

February 9, 2012 to August 12, 2012 – Trapholt Museum Since its invention in 1839, photography has provoked numerous controversies and sensational trials. The photographic image has been at the centre of important ethical debates and legal questions thr… Organized by Trapholt Museum/Musée de l’Elysée | Type: exhibition
Reconsidering the Photographic Masterpiece

February 10, 2012 to July 10, 2012 – UNM Art Museum The sweeping exhibition, RECONSIDERING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MASTERPIECE, curated by Michele Penhall, will present approximately 100 works chosen from the museum’s permanent collection—some on view for th… Organized by UNM Art Museum | Type: exhibition
Art of Arrangement: Photography and the Still Life Tradition

February 11, 2012 to May 7, 2012 – The Holburne Museum Art of Arrangement: Photography and the Still Life Tradition is a visually arresting exhibition at Bath’s Holburne Museum. Organised in partnership with the National Media Museum, it surveys the many… Organized by The Holburne Museum/National Media Museum | Type: exhibition
Historic Process Workshops at Lacock

February 14, 2012 to July 12, 2012 – Fox Talbot Museum Our 2012 calendar of workshops is now online and available to photographers and historians alike. Organized by Roger Watson | Type: workshops
Judy Annear

February 15, 2012 at 6pm to May 13, 2012 at 7pm – Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/making-sense/ Organized by Judy Annear | Type: exhibition
After Yesterday

February 17, 2012 to June 3, 2012 – İstanbul Museum of Modern Art After Yesterday is an exhibition of images from the İstanbul Modern Photography Collection. Bringing together modern and contemporary examples from Turkish photography, the show displays the technica… Organized by İstanbul Museum of Modern Art | Type: exhibition
Photographer's Own: Paper Negatives from the 1850′s

February 17, 2012 to March 31, 2012 – Daniel Blau Ltd What we see here are unique paper negatives from the 1850’s by some of the greatest old master photographers. They are the true originals, created by the light reflecting off the photographed subject… Organized by Daniel Blau Ltd | Type: exhibition
Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America

February 22, 2012 to May 20, 2012 – Irish Museum of Modern Art Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection comprises more than 100 photographs drawn from the renowned Bank of America Collection. The exhibition documents the evolution of photog… Organized by Irish Museum of Modern Art | Type: exhibition
The Great White South

February 23, 2012 to April 5, 2012 – ATLAS Gallery Exhibition of vintage carbon prints by HG Ponting, as well as the recently published Lost Photographs of Captain Scott. Organized by ATLAS Gallery | Type: exhibition
19th Century Photography and Art

February 24, 2012 to May 20, 2012 – Moravian Gallery Although the relationship to fine arts in the 19th century is a most remarkable area in the history of photography, the local artistic output which contributed to the forming of the relationship – wh… Organized by Moravian Gallery | Type: exhibition
Eve Arnold - All About Eve

March 2, 2012 to April 27, 2012 – Art Sensus In celebration of her life and work as a pioneering photographer, Art Sensus will present over 100 unique photographs and a new book of the work of American photographer Eve Arnold (1912-2012). Curat… Organized by Art Sensus | Type: exhibition
A Tale of Two Cities: Eugene Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York

March 2, 2012 to May 2, 2012 – The Southeast Museum of Photography More than an exhibition of architectural photography, this show examines the work of two artists who were inextricably linked to each other and to the development of modern photography. Eugene Atget… Organized by The Southeast Museum of Photography | Type: exhibition
Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road

March 6, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography This exhibition was exhibited at the Getty Museum last year. In a peripatetic career that spanned five decades, the photographer Felice Beato (1832–1909) covered a wide swath of East Asia. Following… Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography | Type: exhibition
Hoppé: Studio and Street

March 9, 2012 to May 20, 2012 – Fundacion Mapfre Resident in Great Britain from 1902, Emil Otto Hoppé began taking photographs in 1907 and enjoyed an immediate success. Today his work offers an excellent record of England’s artistic and intellectua… Organized by Fundacion Mapfre | Type: exhibition
Early 19th century Photography Workshops

March 10, 2012 to April 1, 2012 – MINNIE WEISZ STUDIO Collodion Workshops 2012. Following on from our first London collodion wet-plate workshops taught by France Scully Osterman and Mark Osterman in 2009/2010 in Kings Cross, we are continuing our specia… Organized by MINNIE WEISZ STUDIO | Type: workshops
Broken Stones. Ruins and the Picturesque in Vintage Photography

March 15, 2012 to May 5, 2012 – James Hyman Photography A broken stone has necessarily more various forms in it than a whole one; a bent roof has more various curves in it than a straight one; every excrescence or cleft involves some additional complexity… Organized by Valérie C. Whitacre | Type: exhibition
Island Stories: British photography from 1945 to the present

March 16, 2012 to September 19, 2012 – Room 38a, Victoria & Albert Museum Drawn exclusively from the V&A collections, this display is a selection of around 70 photographs celebrating the variety of photography in the UK since 1945. It captures the diversity of the isla… Organized by Victoria & Albert Museum | Type: exhibition