The Braun-Epstein Collection of 7,800 photographs (19th–20th centuries) traces global travel imagery, tourism, and colonial attitudes—illuminating photography’s role in shaping cultural imagination worldwide. Acquired from Parisian flea markets between the 1950s and 1970s by American artist David Hill, the photographs were later preserved by Canadian photo-historian Marta Braun and photography dealer Edward Epstein, who generously donated the collection to the IMC.
Discover the new Braun-Epstein Collection
Nov. 4, 2025
A bold new facade for The Image Centre
Oct. 16, 2025
The IMC’s west and north facade has been transformed with a brand-new photographic mural featuring Eadweard J. Muybridge’s iconic work Horse in Motion, part of his 1880s Animal Locomotion series. Muybridge’s pioneering work in “chronophotography” revealed motion through sequential images and laid the groundwork for cinema. Displayed prominently on TMU’s campus, this pivotal work symbolizes innovation, curiosity, and the creative spirit driving discovery.
New volume, Richard Avedon: Immortal, available now
Oct. 8, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of Richard Avedon Immortal: Portraits of Aging, 1951–2004. This elegant volume features nearly 100 unflinching portraits of cultural icons, including Truman Capote, Marcel Duchamp, Duke Ellington, Toni Morrison, Patti Smith, and Stephen Sondheim. Edited by the IMC's Director Paul Roth, with an introduction by The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik, the publication sets the stage for a major exhibition of the same name opening at The Image Centre in September 2026.
The Image Centre Launches Fall Season with North American Premiere of Magnum’s First
Jul. 29, 2025
The Image Centre opens its Fall 2025 exhibition season with Magnum’s First, a landmark presentation that brings the famed picture agency’s long-forgotten first exhibition to North American audiences for the first time. Rediscovered in an Austrian basement in 2006 after lying dormant for more than fifty years, the original installation has been meticulously reconstructed and will debut in Toronto beginning September 10.
Vows, Views, and Vernacular: Building a Wedding Photography Collection
May. 12, 2025
Step inside a one-of-a-kind collection that captures the beauty, awkwardness, and unexpected moments of weddings across 135 years.
In this candid Q&A, Stephen Bulger and Catherine Lash reflect on how their collection began, the stories it holds, and what makes a wedding photograph worth preserving.
The Image Centre Announces Spring/Summer 2025
Apr. 10, 2025
The Image Centre (IMC) unveils an exciting lineup for its spring/summer 2025 season, featuring Scotiabank Photography Award: Clara Gutsche, a survey exhibition celebrating the career of the renowned Montreal-based photographer. This show runs from May 7 to August 2, 2025, in our Main Gallery.
Meet The Image Centre's 2025 Photography Research Fellows
Jan. 18, 2025
Four new fellows will be welcome into The Image Centre's (IMC) Peter Hidgon Research Centre this year to explore themes in the IMC's photography collection, ranging from Native American activism from the 1960s-70s to early colour photography and synthetic dyes influence on biological research.