Events, talks and tours

Winter Opening Reception 

Join us to celebrate the opening of the winter exhibition season at The Image Centre. Enjoy guided tours, light refreshments and a cash bar. Free and all are welcome!  

Four exhibitions on view:

Magnum's First
Revisit Magnum Photos’ 1955 debut exhibition, Face of Time, rediscovered in 2006 after decades unseen.

Chim's Children of Europe
Discover photographs by Magnum Photos co-founder David “Chim” Seymour documenting the lives of children across post-war Europe.

Mark Igloliorte: Tuvak Akkusinialuk Siaggijâk (Ice-Road Skating)
Follow four Indigenous skateboarders traveling the frozen Dettah Ice Road in the Northwest Territories.

Staging Celia Franca
Explore the off-stage wardrobe of Celia Franca, founder and Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada.

Curator Tour: Magnum's First + Chim's Children of Europe

Explore the world of documentary photography at mid-century on a special exhibition tour with curator Gaëlle Morel:

Magnum’s First revisits the agency’s 1955 debut exhibition Gesicht der Zeit (Face of Time)—rediscovered in 2006 after being lost for decades. Featuring 83 original prints by early Magnum members, it reveals the agency’s formative vision and global reach.

Chim’s Children of Europe presents original prints and objects revealing Magnum Photos co-founder David “Chim” Seymour’s compassionate lens and enduring humanitarian vision as he documented children’s lives across war-torn Europe for UNESCO’s 1949 publication.

Tanenbaum Lecture: Kristen Lubben

Student Gallery Opening
Nytha Oronga: What If We Walked Like Birds Fly

Exhibition Talk: Ben Shneiderman

Join us for a special exhibition talk with Ben Shneiderman, nephew of renowned photojournalist and Magnum Photos co-founder David “Chim” Seymour.

Shneiderman will reflect on Chim’s UNESCO commission, Children of Europe (1949), created in the aftermath of World War II to document the lives of children across a war-torn continent. The resulting photographs—made in Austria, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Poland—capture both hardship and resilience, bearing witness to childhood amid displacement and recovery. This talk will offer deeper insight into the historical context, personal legacy, and lasting impact of this postwar photographic series.

Chim's Children of Europe (1949) is on view at The Image Centre from January 14 to April 4, 2026.

Curator Tour: Magnum's First + Chim's Children of Europe

Explore the world of documentary photography at mid-century on a special exhibition tour with curator Gaëlle Morel:

Magnum’s First revisits the agency’s 1955 debut exhibition Gesicht der Zeit (Face of Time)—rediscovered in 2006 after being lost for decades. Featuring 83 original prints by early Magnum members, it reveals the agency’s formative vision and global reach.

Chim’s Children of Europe presents original prints and objects revealing Magnum Photos co-founder David “Chim” Seymour’s compassionate lens and enduring humanitarian vision as he documented children’s lives across war-torn Europe for UNESCO’s 1949 publication.