HMCP History
The Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded by George J. Rosa, III as a vehicle for presenting important photography to the public, and to share his personal collection of photographs.
Gallery spaces for changing exhibitions were opened in Spring 2005, in a recently rehabilitated historic building in the arts-oriented Western Massachusetts village of Turners Falls, ninety miles west of Boston.
The appointment of the Museum's Director signaled the beginning of formal exhibition schedule and a construction program that will make archival storage and research/study facilities available to the public in 2007.
Read "The Conversation" an excerpt from three conversations between HMCP Founder, George J. Rosa III, and Paul Turnbull, HMCP Director, that took place in May, August and September, 2005.
Exhibition Space
The HMCP exhibition facility is located in the historic Colle Opera House, adjacent to the Shea Theatre, in the renaissance district of Turners Falls, Massachusetts. It consists of one hundred thirty linear feet of fixed-wall exhibit space, with twelve foot high ceilings. Adjustable gallery hanging hardware makes installation of complex exhibition designs possible. Effective illumination of artwork is accomplished by adjustable track mounted halogen lighting devices.
An additional one hundred twenty feet of temporary, movable display panels are also available to accommodate larger group or theme exhibits. Several large windows provide natural daylight but, more importantly, give a feeling of connection between artwork on exhibit and the world beyond the museum walls.