Please see below for details of past, present and future activities.
News items include details of events, exhibitions, talks, loans and new acquisitions.
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JAMES HYMAN TO TEACH A NEW COURSE ON BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHY FOR IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON
November 22, 2022 This course is run by Imperial College, London, in partnership with the Centre for British Photography. The course tutor is... Read more -
THE HYMAN COLLECTION TO CURATE MAJOR EXHIBITION FOR PHOTO LONDON, MAY 2023
November 21, 2022 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have been asked to curate a special exhibition for the public programme of Photo... Read more -
Loans to Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
Yale Centre for British Art, USA November 6, 2022 The Hyman Collection is delighted to be one of the main lenders to the exhibition Bill Brandt-Henry Moore , loaning... Read more
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James Hyman champions the work of Heather Agyepong for The Wick
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Announcing the launch of the Centre for British Photography
October 18, 2022 A new home for British photography, founded and seed-funded by Claire and James Hyman, will open in London in late... Read more -
Loans of rare Keith Vaughan photographs to new exhibition
Pallant House Gallery, Sussex October 12, 2022 We are pleased to be lending rare early photographs by Keith Vaughan to the new Pallant House Gallery exhibition. The... Read more
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Rare Vintage Prints by Edith Tudor-Hart
July 1, 2022 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired a very rare group of vintage prints by Edith Tudor-Hart. Vintage and... Read more -
E. O. Hoppé. Unique Lacock Abbey Series
June 13, 2022 We are delighted to have made a major acquisition of a unique set of photographs by E. O. Hoppé depicting... Read more -
Picture Stories Film Screening
Film director Rob West in conversation with James Hyman June 1, 2022 Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s special screening of Picture Stories about Picture Post magazine to coincide with... Read more
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New Acquisition. A Major Work by Helen Chadwick
May 25, 2022 We are pleased to have purchased one of Helen Chadwick's Wreaths of Pleasure. A leading figure amongst Britain's post-war avant-garde,... Read more -
Loans to Radical Landscapes
Tate Liverpool April 30, 2022 We are pleased to loan works from the collection by Daniel Meadows and Homer Sykes to the exhibition Radical Landscapes... Read more -
Loan to Me, Myself and I: Artist's Self Portraits
Royal West of England Academy (RWA) April 29, 2022 We are pleased to loan a self-portrait by Sam Taylor Johnson to the exhibition Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits .... Read more
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And the winner is...
Claire Hyman announces the Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers. April 26, 2022 Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers Celebrating and encouraging women photographers of any age. Claire Aho, 1925-2015, was born into... Read more -
New Acquisition. A Beautiful Group of Works by Paul Hart
April 19, 2022 We are delighted to have acquired works from each of Paul Hart's acclaimed series, Farmed, Drained and Reclaimed. British photographer... Read more -
New Acquisition. Celine Marchbank. Shot in Isolation
March 31, 2022 We are delighted to have acquired a selection of 12 works from Celine Marchbank's recent series Shot in Isolation. Marchbank... Read more
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The Hyman Foundation hosts and sponsors Fast Forward. Women in Photography Research Workshop
March 24, 2022 A FAST FORWARD RESEARCH WORKSHOP at The Hyman Foundation, March 24th, 2022 FAST FORWARD MANIFESTO SUPPORT The Event is funded... Read more -
James Hyman curates Picture Post Exhibition
March 15, 2022 Telling Tales. Picture Post and its Legacy. Curated by James Hyman, the exhibition presents some of the key photographers of... Read more -
Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony at Piccadilly
January 27, 2022 As people took part in the 'Light the darkness' national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022, iconic landmarks and... Read more
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Newsletter 2021
December 15, 2021 Seasons Greetings! We wish you a happy holiday and send all good wishes for 2022. Welcome to our 2021 newsletter.... Read more -
Loans to Actually, the Dead are not Dead
Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart October 22, 2021 The Hyman Collection is pleased to be a major lender to the group exhibition Actually, the Dead are not Dead.... Read more -
John Blakemore Archive Material
October 10, 2021 We are delighted to have acquired an extensive archive of material relating to John Blakemore. Acquired from the estate of... Read more
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Loans to A Different Mirror. Photographs from the Hyman Collection
Photo Oxford Festival October 4, 2021 A Different Mirror presents a dialogue between two generations of socially engaged photographers from the pioneering work of Jo Spence... Read more -
Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey and Dr James Hyman in conversation for Bodleian Libraries 32nd Founder's Luncheon, Oxford
September 30, 2021 BODLEIAN LIBRARIES 32ND FOUNDER'S LUNCHEON Welcome from Bodley's Librarian, Richard Ovenden OBE Collecting and Giving Photography: a conversation Led by... Read more -
James Hyman in new film Picture Stories about Picture Post magazine
September 21, 2021 'AN INSPIRING DOCUMENTARY' THE GUARDIAN 'A FASCINATING DOCUMENTARY AND A REVELATION.....WATCH AND BE AMAZED – AND ENLIGHTENED.' MOVIES1... Read more
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Special Opening of Generations. Portraits of Holocaust Survivors at the Imperial War Museum
September 20, 2021 A moving afternoon with several eloquent speeches to honour survivors of the Holocaust at the Imperial War Museums in celebration... Read more -
Loans to Masculinities. Liberation through Photography
Rencontres d'Arles Photo Festival July 5, 2021 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to loan Anna Fox's important series of works My Mother's Cupboards and My Father's... Read more -
Zoom talk with Claire and James Hyman for VIP programme of Photo London
June 23, 2021 Read more
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Loans to Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
Sainsbury Centre, Norfolk May 17, 2021 The Hyman Collection is delighted to be one of the main lenders to this important touring show. “From blitz victims... Read more -
Congratulations to Heather Agyepong Winner of Nikon Emerging Photographer Award
May 12, 2021 Congratulations to Heather Agyepong, winner of the Photo London/Nikon Emerging Photographer Award. Launched during the first edition of Photo London... Read more -
James Hyman champions the work of Paloma Tendero
May 12, 2021 Exploring Health and Wellbeing with Paloma Tendero Championed by James Hyman, The Wick, May 2021. Read here Read more
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New Acquisition. Topical Photographs by Bindi Vora
April 30, 2021 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired a selection of works from Bindi Vora's massive Covid-19 project Mountain of... Read more -
Anna Fox Commissioned to photograph the Hyman family for Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors for Imperial War Museum/Royal Photographic Society exhibition
April 27, 2021 INGE HYMAN AND CHILDREN photographed by Anna Fox Hon FRPS. Commissioned by The Imperial War Museum and Royal Photographic Society.... Read more -
Interview with Claire and James in Lampoon 23. The Transition Issue.
April 25, 2021 LAMPOON / THE TRANSITION ISSUE – FROM PRIVATE TO PUBLIC: THE CASE OF THE HYMAN COLLECTION «WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN... Read more
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New Acquisition. Rare Vintage Prints by Charlie Phillips
April 15, 2021 We are delighted to have acquired a group of rare vintage silver gelatin prints by Charlie Phillips documenting life in... Read more -
The Unique Exhibition Set of Mark Power's A System of Edges - Landscapes at the Limits of the London A-Z, aka 26 Different Endings
April 15, 2021 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired the unique exhibition set of the celebrated series A System of Edges... Read more -
Watch Claire Hyman's video walk-through of Jo Spence. From Fairytales to Photo Therapy. Photographs from the Hyman Collection
April 15, 2021 Read more
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Painting of Claire by Lisa Timmerman
April 8, 2021 This time last year Claire was working in intensive care where she was redeployed at the neginning of the pandemic... Read more -
James Hyman introduces special event with Elif Shafak for Jewish Book Week in honour of his father, Robin Hyman
March 6, 2021 Thank you Elif Shafak and Mark Lawson for a fascinating discussion this evening about Elif's urgent new book How To... Read more -
New Essay by WIlliam Boyd about British Photography in the Hyman Collection for the Financial Times
February 21, 2021 READ HERE Read more
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THE HYMAN FOUNDATION GIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING BY ARNOLFINI GALLERY, BRISTOL
January 1, 2021 During 2020-21 we were pleased to give financial support for the community programming of Arnolfini Gallery Bristol. Their Executive Director... Read more -
Newsletter 2020
December 24, 2020 Seasons Greetings! We wish you a happy holiday and send all good wishes for 2021. Welcome to our 2020 newsletter.... Read more -
ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF THE HYMAN FOUNDATION
THE HYMAN FOUNDATION (CHARITY COMMISSION NO. 1190955) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020 AND AIMS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHY IN BRITAIN IN ALL ITS DIVERSITY. December 1, 2020 The charity aims to facilitate the work of contemporary artists, fund research and scholarship, and address issues of legacy and... Read more
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Announcing a significant new publication on Jo Spence
October 29, 2020 RRB Photobooks and The Hyman Collection are pleased to present Fairy Tales and Photography, or, Another look at Cinderella, a... Read more -
Exhibition for the Arnolfini Bristol: Jo Spence. From Fairytales to Phototherapy. Photographs from the Hyman Collection.
October 15, 2020 Arnolfini present a major retrospective of the work of photographer Jo Spence (1934 - 1992), drawn from The Hyman Collection,... Read more -
Coming soon to the Arnolfini Bristol: A Picture of Health? Women Photographers from the Hyman Collection
October 8, 2020 A Picture of Health is a group exhibition of contemporary women photographers from The Hyman Collection who have responded to... Read more
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How to Start a Photography Collection
Interview with the Royal Photographic Society October 7, 2020 HOW TO START A PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION Read more -
The Hyman Collection and Photoworks announce collaboration
May 29, 2020 In response to Covid-19 the Hyman Collection has teamed up with Photoworks to curate a selection of exhibitions from works... Read more -
Daily Mail Feature on our NHS Fundraising Sale
April 8, 2020 READ HERE Read more
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Guardian Feature on James and Claire Hyman's NHS Covid Fundraising Sale
April 7, 2020 Thank you to Guardian for publicising our special sale to raise funds for the NHS. Read here Read more -
Hampstead and Highgate Express feature our NHS fundraiser
April 7, 2020 Read here Read more -
Claire and James Hyman organise and donate to special Fundraising Sale for the NHS
March 30, 2020 'I know that at this time of international crisis, the last thing on people's minds is looking at art, let... Read more
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Anna Fox boxed sets of Resort 1 and Resort 2
March 17, 2020 We are delighted to have acquired the two boxed sets of Resort 1 and Resort 2 by Anna Fox, Presenting,... Read more -
Hyman Collection Commission. Heather Agyepong Wish You Were Here
February 14, 2020 To celebrate Valentine's Day we are delighted to announce that the Hyman Collection has commissioned a new series of work... Read more -
Loans to Masculinities. Liberation through Photography
Barbican Art Gallery January 29, 2020 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to loan Anna Fox's important series of works My Mother's Cupboards and My Father's... Read more
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The Hyman Collection supports the Art Fund's Derek Jarman appeal.
January 29, 2020 We are pleased to have supported the Art Fund's Derek Jarman appeal and to have acquired Isaac Julien's special boxed... Read more -
Loans to Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
Hepworth Wakefield January 17, 2020 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to be major lenders to the pioneering exhibition Bill Brandt/Henry Moore, which opens at... Read more -
THE HYMAN COLLECTION DONATES 100 WORKS TO THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD
January 1, 2020 The Bodleian Library Expands its Collection of Modern and Contemporary British Photographs with a gift from the London-based collectors Claire... Read more
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Newsletter 2019
December 24, 2019 Four years ago we launched www.britishphotography.org to showcase our private collection of British photographs and to use the collection as... Read more -
Jo Spence's Unpublished Thesis and unique set of exhibition laminates
November 15, 2019 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired a series of rare laminated exhibition panels by Jo Spence as well... Read more -
New Acquisition. Large-scale works by Helen Sear
September 18, 2019 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired two of the major works from Helen Sear's solo exhibiton at the... Read more
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Support for new Ken Grant book and porfolio
July 25, 2019 We are pleased to have supported the new book and portfolio by Ken Grant. Pink printed cloth presentation box with... Read more -
New Acquisition. An extensive group of Vintage Prints by David Hurn
July 24, 2019 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired over forty vintage photographs from the 1960s by David Hurn. The photographs... Read more -
Jim Mortram works from Small Town Inertia
June 24, 2019 The Hyman Collection is pleased to have acquired a special portfolio of works from Jim Mortram's powerful book and exhibition,... Read more
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Loan of Anya Gallaccio's Red on Green
Scottish National Galleries May 29, 2019 Red on Green is Anya Gallaccio's most famous work and has been extensively exhibited across the world. It was one... Read more -
Loans to Seaside: Photographed
Turner Contemporary, Margate May 25, 2019 We have laoned works by Bill Brandt and Daniel Meadows to the new exhibition at Turner Contemporary. Seaside: Photographed This... Read more -
James Hyman speaks at Two Day Symposium on the Environment at Hepworth Wakefield
April 24, 2019 To coincide with the exhibition Modern Nature. Photographs from the Hyman Collection, a two day event has been organised to... Read more
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The Hyman Collection celebrates Women in Photography
February 7, 2019 We were delighted to host a dinner to celebrate women in photography to coincide with Fast Forward's workshops. It was... Read more -
Wonderful to welcome Patrons of the Photographers' Gallery to the Collection
February 7, 2019 It was a pleasure to welcome the patrons of the Photographers' Gallery to the collection and our recent rehang of... Read more -
Kurt Hutton Archive Material
January 3, 2019 We are delighted to have acquired an extensive group of vintage prints by Kurt Hutton as well as an archive... Read more
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Newsletter 2018
November 27, 2018 Three years ago we launched www.britishphotography.org to showcase our private collection of British photographs and to use the collection as... Read more -
New Acquisition. Paloma Tendero
November 22, 2018 We are delighted to have acquired a major 12 part self-portrait work by London-based artist Paloma Tendero, as well as... Read more -
Big Issue on the Hyman Collection Exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield
August 27, 2018 Read here Read more
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Loan to Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain
Hepworth Wakefield July 22, 2018 The Hyman Collection is pleased to lend an extremely rare vintage photograph by Paul Nash to the exhibition Lee... Read more -
Modern Nature. Photographs from the Hyman Collection
Hepworth Wakefield July 13, 2018 We are delighted that the Hepworth Wakefield (Museum of the Year 2017) have curated an exhibition from photographs in the... Read more -
James Hyman Interview on Monocle Radio
July 1, 2018 LISTEN TO JAMES HYMAN INTERVIEW Interview starts at 16 minutes. Read more
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Loans to "Play it Again"
Firstsite, Colchester June 30, 2018 The Hyman Collection is lending a series of 9 works by Heather Agyepong to the exhibition 'Play It Again: The... Read more -
New Acquisition. Kurt Hutton Vintage Prints
June 25, 2018 The Hyman Collection has acquired a major group of over sixty rare vintage prints by Kurt Hutton, one of the... Read more -
Loans to London Nights
Museum of London May 11, 2018 The Hyman Collection is loaning vintage photographs by Bill Brandt and Bert Hardy to the Museum of London for their... Read more
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Loans to Creating the Countryside: 1600-2017
Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park March 18, 2018 The Hyman Collection is delighted to be lending around twenty works from the collection, including photographs by Anna Fox, Paul... Read more -
Heather Agyepong. Too Many Blackamoors
March 1, 2018 The Hyman Collection is delighted to have acquired Heather Agyepong's complete series Too Many Blackamoors. The work was inspired by... Read more
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