PCN Closure

We regret to announce that after many years of sharing best practice and celebrating photo collections and photo archives across the UK, the Photographic Collections Network will close on 19 August 2024. 

Photographic Collections Network (PCN) has worked significantly in the sector with many amazing people and photographic collections, supported by the PCN Steering Group and our network. We’ve advised on collections placement, copyright, orphaned works, collections care, digitisation, preservation and so much more. We are proud of our extensive events programme of talks, workshops, advice sessions and collection visits that engaged people across the sector.  

Please continue to refer to this website for resources such as other organisations who provide help and support to the sector: https://www.photocollections.org.uk/advice

From the PCN Manager Debbie Cooper and the wider PCN Steering Group, we would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years.

Current PCN Steering Group
- Martin Barnes, Senior Curator of Photographs, Victoria and Albert Museum 
- Geoff Belknap, Keeper of Science and Technology, National Museums Scotland 
- Brigitte Lardinois, Reader in the Understanding of Public Photography, London College of Communication, University of the Arts in London 
- Leanne Manfredi, National Programmes Lead, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Michael Pritchard, Photo Historian, formerly Royal Photographic Society 
- Tamsin Silvey, Cultural Programme Curator, Historic England