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The Photographers' Gallery

The UK's first public gallery dedicated entirely to photography, founded in Covent Garden in 1971 and now based in a converted Soho textile warehouse.

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The Photographers' Gallery, museum in London
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Did you know

Founder Sue Davies opened it in 1971 inside a converted Lyons Tea Bar, at a time when few institutions treated photography as a fine-art medium at all. It moved to its current Ramillies Street home in Soho in 2012.

Local tip

Check what's on before visiting. As a photography-only space its whole program rotates on a different rhythm from a general art museum, and the outdoor Soho Photography Quarter added in 2022 is worth a look even if you don't go inside.

Finding it

Address
16-18, Ramillies Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, W1F 7LW
Nearest station
Oxford Circus (Tube), 243 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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