Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print Reading Room @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950–Present is a reading room exhibition focusing on global protest photography in print through a presentation of photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals, and alternative newspapers that address protest and resistance from the 1950s to the present. Since its inception, photography has captured key historical moments and served as both a tool and a document of political protest. By placing photobooks in conversation with posters, DIY zines, and independent journals, Flashpoint! explores the diverse roles and aesthetics of the medium in its support of protest and resistance. This hands-on reading room was organized by 10×10 Photobooks, a non-profit organization that fosters engagement with the global photobook community. 

All the books on view in this reading room come from the permanent collection of the Hirsch Library.

Library Hours:
Wednesday and Friday, 11 am to 5 pm
Thursday, 11 am to 7 pm
Saturday, 12 pm to 5 pm

Related Event
9 October at 6:30 pm / Danny Lyon: Conversation with a Photobook Maker