Photo Forum | Photography’s First Century at the Kimbell Art Museum
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Photo Forum members are cordially invited to join George T.M. Shackelford, Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum, for an exclusive after-hours tour of Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The Kimbell’s first-ever exhibition celebrating the art of photography traces the history of the medium’s first century of exploration and discovery, from the rise of daguerreotypes and calotypes in the 1840s to the age of modernism between the World Wars. The exhibition features works from the rich holdings of the Bibliothèque nationale de France—one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of photographs in the world. The Carter’s Curator of Photographs, Charles Wylie, will provide commentary to complement George Shackelford’s engaging tour.
This event will take place at the Kimbell Art Museum’s Piano Pavilion.
5:30–6 p.m. Reception
6–7 p.m. Presentation
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation may be provided during this event upon advance request.
Free for Photo Forum members. RSVP by email or call 817.989.5060 by November 10, 2026. Not a member of the Photo Forum? Join today!
Event Sponsors
Presenting sponsor for the Carter’s Collectors Forum:
Photography’s First Century is organized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Kimbell Art Museum in collaboration with Manifesto Expo and in conjunction with France’s celebration of the bicentennial of the invention of photography.
Header Image Credit
Image: Rogi André (1905-1970), Peggy Guggenheim at the Window of Her Apartment, with the Apse of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, in the Background, ca. 1940, gelatin silver print, Purchased from the Rogi André studio holdings after the artist’s death, 1970, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Department of Prints and Photography
