There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
Ansel Adams
For students, teachers and art lovers of all ages
Curate your own collection and make notes to accompany images. Use My MAPh for a project or assignment (or just because).
Onsite and virtual tours for primary, secondary, VCE, Diploma and tertiary students with a Curator or Educator. Community group tours are also available.
VCE and secondary student resources
Use this learning resource to support a visit to the Bowness Photography Prize 2024 exhibition either in person, or online using the virtual tour.
Applications for TOPshots 2025 are now closed.
Information about TOPshots and previous exhibitions.
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A learning resource to support teachers and students before, during and after a visit to the exhibition.
A digital resource to support teachers and students.
This resource has been created for educators to use as a reference in conjunction with Museum of Australian Photography’s exhibition Return to nature.
This resource has been created for educators to use as a reference in conjunction with the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) exhibition 100 faces.
Discover how photographic works are protected, stored and prepared for exhibition. Find out more about how a public gallery runs. A resource to support VCE Art Making and Exhibiting students.
Insightful interviews with exhibition curators and the director of MAPh on MAPh's vimeo channel.
Featuring interviews and commentary by Australian photographers in the MAPh Collection.
