Fantastic place. The exhibition gallery is very well designed and had some fantastic, though allow a couple of hours for gawping in adulation. A good diverse selection of styles and photographers when I visited (August 22). The staff were really lovely and helpful when I told them I'd not been before.
The area its in (The Paintworks) feels a little labarynthine initially, but the gallery was easily found after a few minutes. It's opposite the Martin Parr Foundation (which has a free exhibition of an under-documented or emergent photographer) and there's a small outdoor gallery between the two (when I visited it was a BLM display).
Entrance is free (donations possible) and all floors are served by a lift or stairs.
There were free talks happening in the small lecture theatre on the ground floor when I arrived. The talk was really interesting and I learnt about a photographer I'd not heard of before. I believe the talks are also accessible on Zoom if you can't make it there.
The society has a small coffee shop, which I didn't try, and there's a selection of photo books that you can buy in the entrance foyer.
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The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and we enjoyed a nice hot drink waiting for our son to arrive.
The exhibition was excellent. The gallery was well lit, and we saw a well curated exhibition.
Key dates in photography history on the stairs, nice touch.
Good little bookshop promoting photographers in the exhibition.
Really good display of vintage cameras in the window.
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