Griffin Museum of Photography
About
The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester is dedicated to historic and contemporary photography, presenting more than 45 rotating exhibitions a year across a wide range of genres and topics. The museum has four galleries in its Winchester building plus two satellite galleries, one at WinCAM in Winchester and one in Downtown Crossing in Boston. Classes, lectures, talks and portfolio reviews serve working photographers and students as well as visitors who come to see the work.
Founded in 1992, the museum houses the archive of founder Arthur Griffin, more than 8,000 images that include the first color photographs ever taken of Ted Williams and boxer Joe Louis. Education runs from online classes to Photosynthesis, a mentoring program for high school students from Winchester and Burlington. Each summer, the Vision(ary) public art installation places photographs around Winchester on themes of community, climate and culture.
What to Know
- The museum’s setting on Judkins Pond makes it a rental venue for parties, celebrations and business events.
- Admission is free for children 12 and under, for everyone on the first Thursday of each month, and for military families as a Blue Star Museum.
- Members receive free admission, and those at the supporter level and above can create artist profiles in the online Griffin Salon.
- Awards include the Richards Family Prize and the John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship.
- The museum runs the New England Portfolio Reviews for photographers.
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