MoCP at Fifty: Collecting Through the Decades

January 22, 2026 – May 16, 2026

Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, USA

Artists: Group Exhibition This year, the Museum of Contemporary Photography turns 50 years old. Since opening in 1976 and initiating collecting in 1979, the MoCP has acquired over 18,000 objects by more than 2,000 artists, representing a broad scope of aesthetics, technologies, and processes. The variety of work collected has allowed the museum to engage in conversations across political, social, and cultural landscapes. To celebrate this milestone, MoCP at Fifty examines the evolving practice of building a dynamic co

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