The beginnings of the Prague House of Photography (PHP) reach back to 1989, i.e. to the establishment of the association of photographers entitled The Caucus of Free Photography, the main aim of which was finding suitable spaces for photography exhibitions. In the early 1990s, the association evolved into the foundation the Prague House of Photography and, in 2005, was turned into the beneficiary society of the same name.
The beginnings of the Prague House of Photography (PHP) reach back to 1989, i.e. to the establishment of the association of photographers entitled The Caucus of Free Photography, the main aim of which was finding suitable spaces for photography exhibitions. In the early 1990s, the association evolved into the foundation the Prague House of Photography and, in 2005, was turned into the beneficiary society of the same name.
The project in Revoluční Street 5 was first discussed in 2002. The generous plan of operating the new institution, which would mainly focus on presenting Czech, but also world photography, assumed a gallery space including its own depository, library, lecture hall and darkroom equipped for photography classes and workshops as well as other rooms for accompanying programmes.
The space for the Prague House of Photography was established by the Prague Municipal Council and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
