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Please note: The exhibition Erica Baum: the bite in the ribbon—a paper show is closed today due to technical issues in the gallery. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to reopen it as soon as possible.

Exhibitions

Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
In this iteration of Selections from the Collection, a combination of new acquisitions, recent rediscoveries, and foundational objects offer insights into the history of photography.
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Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
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Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day

Paper Prints in Motion

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
This exhibition features three recently restored paper prints originally produced by Biograph Studios and directed by D.W. Griffith (American 1875–1948) in 1908. Also included is a partially restored version of Le Mélomane (The Melomaniac), a 1903 short directed by the legendary French special effects virtuoso, Georges Méliès (1861–1938).
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Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day
Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

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Thursday, June 4, 2026, All Day

Flower City Arts Center: Studio 678 Photo Club 2025/2026

Gallery Obscura

On view in the museum's community gallery, the Gallery Obscura are works by members of the 2025–2026 Studio 678 Photo Club at Flower City Arts Center, reflecting the students’ unique visions of the world. Students used 35mm film cameras, produced their black-and-white prints in a darkroom, and wrote poems to accompany their images.

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Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

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Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day

Flower City Arts Center: Studio 678 Photo Club 2025/2026

Gallery Obscura

On view in the museum's community gallery, the Gallery Obscura are works by members of the 2025–2026 Studio 678 Photo Club at Flower City Arts Center, reflecting the students’ unique visions of the world. Students used 35mm film cameras, produced their black-and-white prints in a darkroom, and wrote poems to accompany their images.

Read More
Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
In this iteration of Selections from the Collection, a combination of new acquisitions, recent rediscoveries, and foundational objects offer insights into the history of photography.
Read More
Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More
Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day

Paper Prints in Motion

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
This exhibition features three recently restored paper prints originally produced by Biograph Studios and directed by D.W. Griffith (American 1875–1948) in 1908. Also included is a partially restored version of Le Mélomane (The Melomaniac), a 1903 short directed by the legendary French special effects virtuoso, Georges Méliès (1861–1938).
Read More
Friday, June 5, 2026, All Day
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

Read More
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day

Flower City Arts Center: Studio 678 Photo Club 2025/2026

Gallery Obscura

On view in the museum's community gallery, the Gallery Obscura are works by members of the 2025–2026 Studio 678 Photo Club at Flower City Arts Center, reflecting the students’ unique visions of the world. Students used 35mm film cameras, produced their black-and-white prints in a darkroom, and wrote poems to accompany their images.

Read More
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
In this iteration of Selections from the Collection, a combination of new acquisitions, recent rediscoveries, and foundational objects offer insights into the history of photography.
Read More
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More
Saturday, June 6, 2026, All Day

Paper Prints in Motion

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
This exhibition features three recently restored paper prints originally produced by Biograph Studios and directed by D.W. Griffith (American 1875–1948) in 1908. Also included is a partially restored version of Le Mélomane (The Melomaniac), a 1903 short directed by the legendary French special effects virtuoso, Georges Méliès (1861–1938).
Read More
Sunday, June 7, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
In this iteration of Selections from the Collection, a combination of new acquisitions, recent rediscoveries, and foundational objects offer insights into the history of photography.
Read More
Sunday, June 7, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More