About ICP Mission Interpreting the power and evolution of photography, the International Center of Photography is a museum and school dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of photography. ICP creates programs of the highest quality to advance knowledge of the medium. These include exhibitions, collections, and education for the general public, members, students, and professionals in the field of photography. Photography occupies a vital and central place in contemporary culture; it reflects and influences social change, provides an historical record, is essential to visual communication and education, opens new opportunities for personal and aesthetic expression, has transformed popular culture, has revolutionized scientific research, and continually evolves to incorporate new technologies. Since its founding in 1974 by Cornell Capa (19182008 ) in the historic Willard Straight House, ICP has presented over 500 exhibitions, bringing the work of more than 3, 000 photographers and other artists to the public in one-person and group exhibitions and provided thousands of classes and workshops that have enriched tens of thousands of students. ICP was founded as an institution to keep the legacy of "Concerned Photography" alive and has seen enormous growth in its exhibitions, collections, education programs, and staff. All kinds of photography were included in this expansion. In 1985, a satellite facility, ICP Midtown, was created to help accommodate this growth. The expanded galleries, at 1133 Avenue of the Americas and 43rd Street, were designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects for the display of photography and new media with state-of-the-art lighting, climate control systems, and digital presentation systems. The reopening of the 17, 000-square-foot site in the fall of 2000 provided in one location the same gallery space as the two previous sites combined and became the headquarters of ICP's public exhibitions programs. The new ICP also provided an expanded store and cafe. The expansion of the School of the International Center of Photography in the fall of 2001 created an exciting Midtown campus diagonally across from the Museum in the Grace Building at 1114 Avenue of the Americas. Designed by the architecture firm Gensler, the new, 27, 000-square-foot school facility doubled ICP's teaching space and allowed ICP to expand both its programming and community outreach.
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