From the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Royal Anthropological Institute to those at local libraries and in professional archives such as Magnum Photos, London plays host to a surprising variety of often unknown photographic collections and archives, all of which are kept for different purposes.

Using practical explorations, visits and thematic discussions this course considers the histories, preservation, use and related issues involved in these fascinating archives.

8 meetings, evenings and weekends, between 9 January and 9 February 2010.

Visits will include: Magnum Photos, Weiner Library, The Royal Anthropological Institute, The Rothschild Archive and the V&A Photography Collection.    

Organised by The Photographers' Gallery and Birkbeck College

For more information and to book a place on the course please contact Yvonne Ng by calling 020 3073 8369, or email yvonne.ng@bbk.ac.uk