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Berenice Abbott

Best known for photographing the changing face of New York in the 1930s.

Becky Handley5th June 2025

Black and white photograph. Lancelot, dressed in chainmail, holds his lover Guinevere, who leans her head against his chest. She is dressed in a pale coloured smock dress.

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5 Historical Heroines born in June

Here are five pioneering women in photography to celebrate in the month of June - from Marion Post Wolcott to Florence Henri.

Katherine Riley1st June 2025

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Clementina Hawarden

Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) was a prolific amateur photographer, best known for taking portraits of her daughters

Del Barrett31st May 2025

Self portrait (in robe with masks attached) © Claude Cahun. Courtesy of the Jersey Heritage Collections

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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

Gabby Kynoch30th May 2025

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The Body as Archive

Marcia Michael’s (b. 1973, London, UK) first major solo exhibition The Family Album is a loving dedication to her family and the history they share.

PlanetHeroines22nd May 2025

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By Carol: HSH Princess Marianne of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, known as ‘Manni’, who has died aged 105, made the most of her uniquely aristocratic and glamorous connections across Europe by photographing everyone from Maria Callas to Margaret Thatcher.

Del Barrett12th May 2025

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Polish Heritage Day

Join us on Polish Heritage Day (Saturday 10 May) to celebrate the life of writer Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska (1872–1925), who spent the last years of her life in an asylum in Gloucester.

Del Barrett3rd May 2025