Gohar Dashti

Gohar Dashti is an Iranian photographer known for her staged, large-scale works that explore themes of history, memory, and social issues.

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Maryam Firuzi

Iranian visual artist Maryam Firuzi seamlessly blends multiple disciplines in her work, drawing from Persian calligraphy, painting, literature, and cinema.

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Fatimah Hossaini

Fatimah Hossaini is an Afghan-Tehran born artist, award-winning photographer, curator, and founder of the Mastooraat Organisation.

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Celebrating Women in Photography Today – Together

Hundred Heroines is a unique contemporary museum and gallery dedicated to women in photography. We also have a comprehensive catalogue of online material, freely accessible.

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30th October 2024

Georgiana Houghton and the Art of Spirit Photography

Spirit photography, a cultural phenomenon that swept through 19th-century England. At the heart of this strange and haunting practice was Georgiana Houghton, a figure who, with her delicate balance of spiritual fervour and commercial savvy, wove together photography and mediumship, exploring the long-suffering human desire to commune with the dead.
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29th October 2024

Alice Hughes

Alice Hughes (1857-1939) was a renowned studio portraitist based in London during the later years of the nineteenth century. She worked primarily in her Gower Street studio, which employed over fifty assistants and process workers at one time - all women.
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18th October 2024

November Art Chat with the Artist

Love photography? So do we! Join us on Saturday November for a walkthrough the exhibition with artist Gohar Dashti.
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17th October 2024

Hidden Histories: Claude Cahun

For Claude, exploring the limits of male & female identities was not merely a critique of societal gender norms, but rather a highly introspective endeavour
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1st October 2024

31 Books for Black History Month

We're celebrating Black History Month by highlighting a book a day from the library.
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4th August 2024

A Sea of Stories

Step behind the scenes to see the making of "A Sea of Stories" by Lisl Ponger - Scheherazade is the heroine of the piece!
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