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Photo-Historama
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Museum
Ludwig / Agfa Photo-Historama |
The Agfa Photo-Historama owns one of the most important
collections devoted to the cultural history of photography. The
collection of Erich Stenger which was acquired in 1955 and which
even before the Second World War was regarded as one of the greatest
private collections in the world forms the core of the collection.
With unflagging enthusiasm Stenger built up a collection covering
all aspects of the history of photography from the beginning of
the last century. Initially, he was only interested in photographs
but later his interest grew to take in cartoons, medallions, curiosities,
secret cameras, lenses, diplomas and autographs. At the end of
the 1920s his collection was so all-embracing and famous that
László Moholy-Nagy (the photographer and later director
of the Bauhaus) and some time later L. Fritz Gruber (a collector
and founder of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie)
requested exhibits to include in their exhibitions. In 1955 the
collection with the special library which accompanied it were
sold to Agfa. The valuable collection was suitably expanded by
new acquisitions such as the 300 portraits by the photographer
Hugo Erfurt in 1969 and more than 1000 cameras from the estate
of Hanns Wendel in 1971. The collection achieved a unique status
worldwide with the addition of roughly 20,000 photographic and
reproduction devices from all fields of the photographic industry
in the 20th century from the archives of the Agfa Kamerawerk in
Munich.
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Hermann Krone,
Portaits of scientists from Dresden, 1865
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After having been housed in temporary accomodation
for many years in Leverkusen, in 1986 the collection found a new
home in the new museum building on the Rhine. Parts of the Foto-Historama
are made accessible to the public in a series of changing exhibitions
and special presentations. In addition, large themed world-class
touring exhibitions are regularly organised.
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Address |
Museum Ludwig/Agfa Photo-Historama
Bischofsgartenstraße 1, D-50667 Cologne, Tel.: +49/221/221-22411 and -23948, Fax +49/221/221-24114
E-Mail agfaphotohistorama@
ml.museenkoeln.de
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Service |
Open Tuesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturdays, Sun- and holidays 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Admission
valid for the permanent collection and all special exhibitions
Adults: 7,50 Euro, reduced: 5,50 Euro,
Families: 18,00 Euro, Groups (from 20 persons): 6,50 Euro,
schoolclasses per pupil: 3,00 Euro
Subway, tram, bus: Dom/Hauptbahnhof.
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Director |
Dr. Bodo von Dewitz
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