State Center of Photography Rosphoto

The State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSPHOTO was founded in 2002 by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

ROSFOTO carries out activities in all areas of topical issues related to photography and image: exhibition, research and educational programs in the field of visual culture. In its activities, the Center actively cooperates with authoritative international museum and archival organizations and cultural institutions, with Russian museums and archives. ROSFOTO is a member of the International Union of Museums ICOM.

The Center holds exhibitions in its exhibition halls in the center of St. Petersburg and in other cities and regions of Russia and abroad (about 30 exhibitions annually). As a museum organization, it mainly displays exhibitions relevant to the study and presentation of the history of visual culture, including its own research projects presenting photography in the context of historical events and art studies. In the halls of ROSFOTO are exhibited the works of famous masters and young gifted artists. For other regions of Russia, it prepares and organizes traveling exhibitions.