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Established | 1965 |
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Location | St. Louis, MO |
Coordinates | 38°38′12.984″N90°13′43.356″W / 38.63694000°N 90.22871000°W |
Public transit access | ![]() |
Website | www |
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, honors those who have made great contributions to the field of photography. [1]
In 1977, the first Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Santa Barbara, California, as a part of the Brooks Institute of Photography. [2] A few years later, in 1983 the museum moved to Oklahoma City [3] and in 2013, moved to its current location, St. Louis, Missouri. [4] The IPHF is the first organization worldwide that recognizes significant contributors to the artistic craft and science of photography. [5]
In addition to an extensive collection of photographs and cameras, IPHF offers lectures and other educational opportunities; surrounding all aspects of photography, past, and present, for people of all ages. [6]
The IPHF inductees artists and individuals that have changed the art industry with their photography or inventions. [7] IPHF has more than 70 inductees and archives more than 30,000 images. [4] Each year a nominating committee selects inductees based on their contributions to the art or science of photography and their impact on the history of photography. [8]
The IPHF collection focuses on photographic works beginning from the 18th century to the present. In addition to photographs, the museum has a large collection of cameras, darkroom, and studio tools dating back to the late 1800s. [41] The entire collection consists of more than 6,000 historical cameras and photography tools and 30,000 photographs. [42] Some of the 19th-century photographic tools include Magic Lanterns, a Praxinoscope Theatre, and an Edison Projecting Kinetoscope.
Within the collection can be found a wide variety of photographic memorabilia from historic manuals on processes and techniques to monographs of notable photographers. [43]