Museum of Photography- Antwerp

A prestigious building designed by the architect Georges Baines is the home of the Museum of Photography.  Exhibitions changing three times a year are dedicated to photography as a medium which evolves within a broad social and cultural context.
The museum shows that photography as an art form; there is a place for all different 'types of photography'. Postcards, family snapshots, advertising images, scientific photographs, police photographs, stories in pictures, test shots, medical images,
technical experiments in laboratories, archives of photography courses etc.

The ground floor of the Museum of Photography hosts a contemporary Photo gallery
with the work of young talent, a fashionable bookshop and the Museum Café. A cinema theatre for 85 people, an auditorium with a 150-seat capacity and workshops of the Educational Department are also located on the ground floor. Youngsters and adults
are able to experience all aspects of photography in these rooms.

The outstanding library of the Province of Antwerp Museum of Photography has a
spacious reading room on the first floor. The Museum of Photography is an absolute
must for anyone who is interested in contemporary and historical photography.

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