CENTER FOR RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART INC

MADISON, Wisconsin, 53711-2059 United States

Mission Statement

To preserve and present significant images of railroading.

About This Cause

Railroads helped build the United States—and the world—as we know it, uniting people across vast distances while redefining concepts of space and time. Railroads and photography grew up together, and the visual arts are particularly well suited to portraying and interpreting the enormous impact of the railroad on history, society, and culture. Since its founding in 1997, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art has been passionately committed to telling railroading’s stories through imagery: interpreting the past creatively, connecting it to the present while looking to the future. The Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts and education organization, achieves its mission through exhibitions, conferences, and publications that spring from its core commitment to collect, preserve, and then make widely available imagery that portrays the nearly 200-year history of railroads. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the Center does not maintain a museum space or large facilities, and instead collaborates on its many projects with individuals and institutions ranging from museums and universities to libraries and historical societies. This approach allows the Center to focus on railroad imagery and the profound and moving stories it can tell.

CENTER FOR RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART INC
1930 Monroe St Ste 301
MADISON, Wisconsin 53711-2059
United States
Phone 608-251-5785
Unique Identifier 391917972