Paid entry. As of September 2025, £10 for adults, U18s free.
Seven days a week
Worth a trip
What it is
Museum tags: Art; Ethnographic and world cultures; Photography; Social history
London’s leading museum dedicated to photography. It has no permanent collection, but instead has several temporary exhibitions running at any time, showcasing a wide range of historic and contemporary photography, across styles and geographies. Exhibitions can cover everything from Black British identity, to photography on album covers, to photography using cutting edge technology. Also home to a popular photography bookshop.
In my experience, the exhibitions are almost always interesting, thought-provoking and highly varied. They usually have a range of retrospectives and contemporary pieces, showcasing a particular movement, photographer or theme. It also has a great photography shop and cafe.
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