The Image Centre
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| Established | September 2012 |
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| Location | 33 Gould Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Photography, art museum and education centre |
| Public transit access |   Dundas 505 |
The Image Centre is an exciting place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's a museum and a learning spot all about photography and art. This centre is run by Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
You can find it in a newly fixed-up old building on the TMU campus. The Image Centre has cool galleries, amazing collections, and special spaces. These spaces are used for teaching, research, and showing off art. It even shares its building with the School of Image Arts!
About The Image Centre
The Image Centre officially opened its doors on September 29, 2012. It was designed by a famous Toronto architect named Donald Schmitt.
The building has many cool features:
- Three public galleries where you can see different photo exhibits.
- A glass-covered entrance area called the Colonnade. This area has a big screen called the Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall.
- A special research centre with staff to help you learn about photography. It keeps photos safe with special temperature and humidity controls.
- A climate-controlled vault. This is like a super safe storage room for all the valuable photo collections.
Amazing Photo Collections
One of the main reasons the centre was built was to show off a huge collection of photos. It received about 292,000 pictures from a group called Black Star. These photos were given as a gift by someone who wanted to remain private.
In August 2013, Paul Roth became the new director of the centre. He used to work at a big art gallery called the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In March 2015, the museum got another amazing collection. It received the entire archive of a famous photographer named Berenice Abbott. This collection included over 6,000 photos and 7,000 negatives!
Why the Name Changed
The centre used to be called the "Ryerson Image Centre." But in July 2022, its name changed to "the Image Centre." This happened after its university, Ryerson University, changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University in April 2022. The university changed its name because of concerns about its past connections.
