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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) is a museum, opened in 2013, that is located in the downtown area of Saint Louis. The IPHF’s mission is to preserve, promote, and educate its visitors on the history of photography. The IPHF annually inducts key photographers or innovators, promotes scholarly research into their work, and preserves and displays related artifacts. The IPHF also exhibits prints and antique cameras from its permanent collection, and hosts special exhibitions focusing on the art and science of photography.
The Hall of Fame is the result of a project began in 1965 by the Photographic Art and Science Foundation. Members of the Professional Photographers of America originally created the Foundation to promote photographic history by inducting historically significant photographers and inventors into a Photography Hall of Fame. However, no physical structure existed at the time to commemorate Hall of Fame inductees or to display the Foundation’s photographic and historical resources.
After twelve years of receiving unique prints and antique camera equipment from across the country, the foundation opened a Photography Hall of Fame in 1977 as part of the University Museums at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. In 1983 the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum moved from the Brooks Institute to the Kirkpatrick Center of the Omniplex Science Museum in Oklahoma City. Since first opening its doors in 1983 the Hall of Fame has traced the art, history, and technology of image making.
In 2013 the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum embarked on its largest capital campaign and relocated to its current location in Saint Louis. The IPHF now occupies 6,000 square feet of gallery and exhibition space in the Grand Center Arts District, one of the America’s densest cultural districts. Like the photographic industry itself, the IPHF continues to evolve and find new and innovative ways to stay relevant and achieve its mission. Today over 500 artists and several thousand photographs represent the Hall of Fame’s permanent collection. The gallery can only display a portion of its collection so there is a continual rotation of what can be seen at the museum. Interpretive signage often accompanies significant pieces on display.
The IPHF’s educational outreach is conducted through its quarterly journal which highlights one Hall of Fame Inductee in each publication, along with articles relating to its current special exhibitions and its permanent collection. Like the photographic industry itself, the IPHF continues to evolve and find new and innovative ways to stay relevant and achieve its mission.
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2022 Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Exhibition
Through April 15, 2023
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum annually awards and inducts notable photographers or photography industry visionaries for their artistry, innovation, and significant contributions to the art and science of photography. This exhibition features iconic photographic masterworks from each of the esteemed photographers comprising the 2022 class of Hall of Fame Inductees and Awardees, including Edward Burtynsky, Chester Higgins, Graciela Iturbide, Helen Levitt, Danny Lyon, Sarah Moon, Kyle Huber – IPHF Visionary Award, and The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) – IPHF Leadership Award.
Admission / Free to members
Visiting the International Photography Hall of Fame
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