Welcome to The Image Centre, Canada's leading institution dedicated to the exhibition, research and collecting of photography.
Our galleries are temporarily closed as we install new exhibitions.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Richard Avedon Immortal: Portraits of Aging, 1951–2004
September 9–December 5, 2026
Main Gallery & University Gallery
Curator: Paul Roth
Tanya Marcuse: Portent
September 9–December 5, 2026
Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall
Curator: Paul Roth
Donna Gottschalk: We Others
January 20–April 3, 2027
Main Gallery
Guest Curator: Hélène Giannecchini
Lee Shulman & Omar Victor Diop: Being There
January 20–April 3, 2027
University Gallery
Curator: Gaëlle Morel
Cao Fei: Isle of Instability
January 20–April 3, 2027
Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall
Guest Curator: Simone Estrin
Richard Avedon, Gloria Swanson, actor, New York, September 4, 1980, gelatin silver print © The Richard Avedon Foundation
Tanya Marcuse, Portent (Part II, Book of Miracles), 2023/2026, multi-channel video (still). Courtesy of the artist
Madison Chow, Saltwater Lumen #1, 2024, lumen print replicated as digital print. Courtesy of the artist
Molly Steels, Pauline, 2025, inkjet print, pressed flowers. Courtesy of the artist
Donna Gottschalk, Self-portrait, Maine, 1975, gelatin silver print © Donna Gottschalk
Omar Victor Diop & Lee Shulman / The Anonymous Project, Being There 32, 2023, inkjet print © Omar Victor Diop & Lee Shulman / The Anonymous Project. Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris
Cao Fei, Isle of Instability, 2020, multimedia installation. Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary. Courtesy of the artist, Audemars Piguet Contemporary, Vitamin Creative Space and Sprüth Magers
Richard Avedon Immortal
Nearly 100 iconic portraits by the legendary photographer, on view this fall at The Image Centre.
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Connect with the ideas and stories behind the work through fascinating artist talks, curator-led tours, academic lectures, and more.
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The IMC is located in downtown Toronto near Yonge Street and Dundas Street. Admission is always free.
Inside Magnum's Lost 1955 Exhibition
IMC Curator Gaëlle Morel and Director Paul Roth trace the disappearance and rediscovery of the agency’s 1955 debut exhibition and its place in photography history.
© Andrew Savery-Whiteway, The Image Centre, 2026