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On November 3rd, 2007 at 11:00am, the Southeast Museum of Photography re-opened its doors to the public in it's new home on the Daytona State College campus, directly on International Speedway Boulevard.
In addition to the two levels of exhibition space, the new facility includes improved staff offices and workshop support spaces, photographic research and education areas and an expanded photographic reference library. The museum's permanent collection is now housed in a much larger, state-of-the-art storage facility with rigorous environmental and security systems in place. In addition, we offer a new and expanded museum shop and digital cinema. In addition to the Southeast Museum of Photography, the new complex houses a coffee shop and Daytona Beach College's renowned Culinary program and restaurant.
SMP Background
Since opening in 1992, the Southeast Museum of Photography has enjoyed a dramatic exhibition space. The museum's full potential as a serious research, collecting and educational institution has been limited, however, by inadequate support and program areas. Museum exhibitions and public programs in photography present a range of work that encompasses a wide variety of subjects, styles, themes and creative intentions and bring many of the world’s most renowned artists and photojournalists to Florida. Exhibitions are complimented with a diverse and comprehensive lecture, education and public program series featuring prominent scholars, writers, photographers, artists and critics. In the new facility, the museum will present six (6) seasons of exhibitions that encompass up to twelve (12) separate exhibitions in a typical year. One of the principal goals of the museum is to create exhibitions and educational programs that foster an active and thoughtful engagement with visual culture to a wide and diverse range of audiences. This is not only because we have our roots in an educational institution, but also because we recognize the importance of the visual and photographic in our culture. Photography’s capacity to inform and persuade requires that a specialized museum of photography should not only display photographs, but also provide interpretation and analysis. Our curatorial approach allows for numerous points of entry for the audience and leads also to broadened appreciation and understanding of the photographic medium. The museum serves audiences for photography and art as well as all local and regional audiences, universities, colleges and schools. As a major player in our college’s outreach efforts, the museum continues to seek out audiences that are traditionally underserved by both colleges and museums. The museum will be embarking on a more vigorous curatorial program aimed at researching and developing most of the exhibitions it presents; with many made available to tour nationally and internationally. Most exhibition seasons will be augmented with a film and video series in the new digital cinema.
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On November 3rd, 2007 at 11:00am, the Southeast Museum of Photography re-opened its doors to the public in it's new home on the Daytona State College campus, directly on International Speedway Boulevard.
In addition to the two levels of exhibition space, the new facility includes improved staff offices and workshop support spaces, photographic research and education areas and an expanded photographic reference library. The museum's permanent collection is now housed in a much larger, state-of-the-art storage facility with rigorous environmental and security systems in place. In addition, we offer a new and expanded museum shop and digital cinema. In addition to the Southeast Museum of Photography, the new complex houses a coffee shop and Daytona Beach College's renowned Culinary program and restaurant.
SMP Background
Since opening in 1992, the Southeast Museum of Photography has enjoyed a dramatic exhibition space. The museum's full potential as a serious research, collecting and educational institution has been limited, however, by inadequate support and program areas. Museum exhibitions and public programs in photography present a range of work that encompasses a wide variety of subjects, styles, themes and creative intentions and bring many of the world’s most renowned artists and photojournalists to Florida. Exhibitions are complimented with a diverse and comprehensive lecture, education and public program series featuring prominent scholars, writers, photographers, artists and critics. In the new facility, the museum will present six (6) seasons of exhibitions that encompass up to twelve (12) separate exhibitions in a typical year. One of the principal goals of the museum is to create exhibitions and educational programs that foster an active and thoughtful engagement with visual culture to a wide and diverse range of audiences. This is not only because we have our roots in an educational institution, but also because we recognize the importance of the visual and photographic in our culture. Photography’s capacity to inform and persuade requires that a specialized museum of photography should not only display photographs, but also provide interpretation and analysis. Our curatorial approach allows for numerous points of entry for the audience and leads also to broadened appreciation and understanding of the photographic medium. The museum serves audiences for photography and art as well as all local and regional audiences, universities, colleges and schools. As a major player in our college’s outreach efforts, the museum continues to seek out audiences that are traditionally underserved by both colleges and museums. The museum will be embarking on a more vigorous curatorial program aimed at researching and developing most of the exhibitions it presents; with many made available to tour nationally and internationally. Most exhibition seasons will be augmented with a film and video series in the new digital cinema.
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