Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
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| place | 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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Art museum, gallery
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| architect | Michael Lundhom |
| opening | 1984 |
| management |
Martha Langford
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The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (French: Le Musée canadien de la photographie contemporaine (MCPC)) is a museum for contemporary photography in Ottawa , Canada.
founding
The museum was founded in 1985 by parliamentary resolution of the Canadian government and was associated with the National Gallery of Canada . The aim was to collect and promote artistic and documentary photography primarily in the capital Ottawa ( Ontario ), to create exhibition opportunities and to work educationally in the field.
prehistory
The foundations were laid in World War II when the photography division of the state's National Film Board of Canada was established in 1941 . It served to create propaganda material on behalf of the government in order to gain popular acceptance for Canada's entry into the war against Germany . Initially, the department did not have its own premises. After the war, especially in the 1970s, the department visibly emancipated itself from state requirements until it became an independent museum in 1985.
In the old train tunnel
In 1992 the museum's holdings were able to move into their own premises. It was an old railway tunnel that was rebuilt by the architect Michael Lundhom and connected to the National Gallery. Because of a leak, the premises had to be closed for some time in 2006. When it became known that the railway tunnel was to be closed forever in 2009 to make room for office space, a citizens' initiative formed against it. The protests were in vain.
In the National Gallery
With the closure of the railway tunnel in 2009, the MCPC lost its independence. It has been incorporated into the National Gallery of Canada. Its collection of around 160,000 exhibits mainly contains works by Canadian artists, including around 17,000 photos and videos, as well as negatives and slides. Four times a year, solo and group exhibitions by the photographers are shown in the National Gallery, and other exhibitions go on tour.
Web links
- Official website of the National Gallery of Canada
- Campaign against the closure of the CMPC: Save the CMCP . Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′ 30.3 " N , 75 ° 41 ′ 43.2" W.