The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. By presenting projects and exhibitions that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the Museum strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity.

Current Exhibitions

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  50% Grey: Contemporary Czech Photography Reconsidered

  January 29 - March 28, 2010
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  This exhibition presents the work of contemporary Czech photographers who investigate themes such as the relationship between time and space in the process of perception and the potential of photography to tell a story and constitute a language of fiction.

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  Recent Acquisitions of Czech Photography from The Baruch Foundation

  January 29 – March 28, 2010
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  The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago is honored to be the recipient of many works from the Baruchs’ collection of Czech photography.

Events and Lectures

• FILM SCREENING: Masterpieces of the Czech New Wave: Miloš Forman's The Fireman’s Ball

  February 11, 2010 | Details
  

  The Fireman’s Ball (1967, 73 minutes) dir. Miloš Forman The Czech New Wave is considered one of the richest eras of cinematic history. Made between 1964 and 1968, during a brief period of artistic freedom, these films are marked by…

• MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Bank of America/LaSalle Bank Photography Collection Tour

  February 11, 2010 | Details
  

  Jonas Dovydėnas, Iron Worker, Čikaga, 1969, © Jonas Dovydėnas. Bank of America Collection Join us as curator Whitney Bradshaw leads a tour of this international, world-class photography collection that spans the history of the photographic medium, from 1839 –present. Nearly…

• Oboe Overload: ICE at MoCP

  February 12, 2010 | Details
  

  7:30 p.m. The ICE @ MoCP concert series continues with James Austin Smith and Nick Masterson, the two master oboists of the International Contemporary Ensemble. This evening of rarely-heard works for oboes solo and in duet will feature the Midwestern…

• FILM SCREENING: Masterpieces of the Czech New Wave: Animation shorts by Jirí Trnka

  February 18, 2010 | Details
  

  Animation shorts by Jirí Trnka including The Hand, 1965 The Czech New Wave is considered one of the richest eras of cinematic history. Made between 1964 and 1968, during a brief period of artistic freedom, these films are marked by…

• MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Curator's Tour of 50% Grey: Contemporary Czech Photography Reconsidered

  March 4, 2010 | Details
  

  Jiří Thýn, Untitled, Composition No. 17, 2007 Join fellow members in a private tour of 50% Grey with the exhibition’s curator, Karen Irvine. Refreshments will be provided. Members, please call or email Sarah Miller to reserve your spot at 312-369-7794…