Had a fantastic time visiting this museum. It's 2 floors but each floor is quite expansive. Multiple hard-hitting photography collections that make you think deeply and brings you in to a new perspective with varying degrees of courage and suffering. Staff is friendly and easy to access via transit right next to a metro stop. Great spot to visit on a rainy NY day when outdoor activities are not as suitable.

I can't tell you how much I love this place and urge everyone to visit often! This is my 1st time at the Essex street location. I've always enjoyed enjoyed ICPs eclectic exhibits and incredible talks. Also a must see is the current 12 women photographers exhibit.

I've been a photographer for 46 years and an avid fan of ICP since it's creation. I just visited the new location in the Bowery ( 12/29 ) and viewed the current exhibitions...the place is a joke and the exhibitions are a poor excuse for photo and film art. I've seen far better at grammar school art fairs. My last visit to a formerly iconic institution in the world of photography

I’m in love with this spacious photography museum! Really nice curation and worth spending some time there to immerse yourself in another world:)

This is my first visit to the lower East side location of the ICP. We went for the William Klein exhibit which was fascinating and beautifully presented. I’m a photography fan and I have been to the ICPs original location on upper fifth Avenue and their next location in Midtown, prior to moving to the lower east side. You can reserve tickets for Thursday evenings, no charge but there is an optional donation requested. There is a small gift shop with some lovely items and a small café near the admission area.

Student tickets cost $12 and the exhibitions were located in the second and the third floor. Great selection of works. I really enjoyed the exhibition. I wished that it was bigger considering we payed $12 for half an hour or so for a student ticket...

The William Klein exhibit is amazing. And the DJ on Thu nights really sets a cool vibe! Love this place

Beautiful space. Love how the current exhibition of “William Klein” was curated. The spots lights was hitting some prints too bright but it’s all good. Overall a beautiful artistic experience from a street photographer. Need to go back to see this show again.

So impressed. Fantastic use of space and such compelling exhibits spotlighting unique cultural phenomenons we should all be learning more about. These artists deserve the spotlight.

If it was possible to give this no stars I would. I recently visited the new Bowery location. I love photography and this place was seriously awful. This was a horrible excuse for a photo museum. No creativity. Small exhibits. Incredibly overpriced. Disgusting content. Barely any photos. Mostly videos of snapshots and YouTube videos. This started out as a top priority for me to visit in the city and wow was I EXTREMELY disappointed. Don't waste your money and don't take your children. Also the website needs to be updated to show the address has changed. What a complete joke. I only wish I could unsee what I saw and get a refund. The MET is only $2 more. Go there instead. They have a huge photography section.

Lost a whole afternoon and the chance of visiting other museums because you do not comunicate properly about closing times due change of collections. Crossed here from a completeley different island for nothing! Your PR person should get booted.

They have such a great and valuable programs at school. The library has decent photography books and all the equipment are in great condition.

The best photography museum in New York City if not the world, ICP always has great exhibitions such as the current "William Klein: YES" show. I will also always remember the legendary "Capa in color" exhibition. The new exhibition spaces on Essex Street on the Lower East Side are great.

sounds like a good school, but is it a high school or a college?

Complete waste of time. A collection of about 80 photographs give or take, none of which qualified to be in a B grade social engineering magazine. I hope I can save you time and $16, so you can have a nice lunch, or just a nap under a tree. 🙏

It's not a place you go to stare at and be dazzled by visually-pleasing, well-crafted photos, although some of them can be described that way. The photo installations (and some videos) offer insights on popular culture and socio-political issues, past and present. I found myself enjoying the commentary as much as the photos. Pay-as-you-wish every Thursday evening.

In years past I've seen wonderful exhibits at ICP. My recent visit featured the destructive 'Plutonian' aspects of life: death, depravity, pornography. A more accurate name for the institution would be the International Center of Pornography. This is not a place I could bring a young person to introduce photography to them. In fact, there should be trigger warnings and age appropriateness guidelines prefacing the raw content on display. One can not unsee an image once it's been seen and the damage is done.

I’ve taken many classes at ICP and I love it, it’s like my second home now and they have the best resources in the city

The museum was so beautiful. There were many great pieces in exhibition and the stories behind them were deeply touching. Their current exhibition For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here is also very inspiring and I can't find words to justify it. If you ever have a chance you need to come by and have a look at this place. I'd say a max hour and a half of two hours is necessary to give this place a good look.

I try and go to every exhibit because it's a NY gem and i love it. Support them and the LES has a million great places for lunch.

New outlooks on photography| great space to view different approaches to the medium

Amazing display of Brigitte Lacombe, Catherine Opie, Weegee,

Beautiful place, nice people. It's all about taste. Definitely worth a visit

Took my family here last week, they had a choice of the MOMA or here. So glad we came, the Capa exhibit was inspiring and quite relevant to the small Ukraine war exhibit. Will definitely return for future exhibits.

The Photographer’s gallery in London is sooo much better. Exhibition was minimalist, so little for such a large space. I was in and out in 20 minutes. Lifeless. Disappointed.

A small but amazing museum for photography.I absolutely loved the hip-hop exhibit.

Was excited to finally check this out . Gorgeous location and beyond pleasant staff . My problem was that we expected more photographers and more pictures to be on display . The current exhibit was interesting . Just left with a feeling that it was alright nothing spectacular .

Ducked in here to avoid the rain. Very nice museum of Photography, I need to visit more often. I ended up spending two hours enjoying the exhibit which was a little depressing... But a very well done piece by Eugene Richards - The Run On Time.

Fancier name than actual content. Nice gallery but with few and not to interesting works. Some passable photographers. Not worth the 16 bucks.

It is a must-see in New York, if you like art museums, even though I would call it what it is and not necessarily an art museum. We loved the two main stories that were displayed when we went. They were unique in their own way. It is big a huge museum so don’t expect to be there for many hours. The customer service at the front was excellent. The employees were very polite.

Excellent rotating exhibits and very friendly staff. I frequent the gift shop and usually check several presents off the Christmas list each year. Good book selection, cute jewelry, and good creative gifts for younger kids.

Taken classes for many years and have found the teachers to be overall quite excellent. As an adult beginner having never known the existence of "fine art photography" or taken any art classes, I found the teachers in some of the beginning classes to not have the patience needed to guide newbies. If you can persevere through the occasional arrogant teachers, I would say one would gain a lot from the classes there. They do offer a variety of classes covering a wide range of subject matter.

The best exibitits in New York