Galleries · London
The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery — photography gallery in London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford Circus · 0.2 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Photographers' Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1971. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q64169875, W1F 7LW. Wikidata describes it as: "photography gallery in London". Coordinates: 51.5148°, -0.1389°.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The Photographers' Gallery was founded in London by Sue Davies opening on 14 January 1971 as the first public gallery in the United Kingdom devoted solely to photography. It is also home to the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, established in 1996 to identify and reward photographic talent and innovation, and the Bar-Tur Photobook Award.
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Background
History
Founder and director Sue Davies established the original home of the Photographers' Gallery in a converted Lyon's Tea Bar at No. 8 Great Newport Street in London's Covent Garden. Initially free to the public, the gallery offered a dedicated space for photography and photographers—the first of its kind in the UK. The inaugural exhibition on 14 January 1971 was The Concerned Photographer, an exhibition first shown in New York and curated by photojournalist Cornell Capa. In 1980 the Gallery acquired a neighbouring space at No. 5 Great Newport Street, extending its exhibition spaces and providing room for a bookshop and café. It was also able to accommodate an area for print sales, which…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5148, -0.1389
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1F 7LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7087 9300
- Established
- 1971
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford Circus — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Mo-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00
- Official site
- thephotographersgallery.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3522227 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Photographers' Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Photographers' Gallery, London.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Photographers' Gallery?
- The Photographers' Gallery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1F 7LW), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was The Photographers' Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1971.
- How do I get to The Photographers' Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford Circus, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W1F 7LW.