The National Gallery of Canada Announces the Creation of the Canadian Photography Institute With Two Historic Gifts - Seite 2

"Scotiabank has a long history of supporting arts, culture, and heritage in communities across Canada," said Brian Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scotiabank. "We are proud to partner with the National Gallery of Canada and David Thomson in the creation of the Canadian Photography Institute, which will showcase Canadian and international photographic works at the National Gallery and through the auspices of the Gallery across Canada and around the world."

Mr. David Thomson has agreed to support the Gallery in building the Institute's collection through an evolving series of donations and acquisitions over the next ten years. A long-standing patron of the Gallery, Mr. Thomson will have donated in 2015 alone over 12,000 photographs, books and related objects from his own rare Origins of Photography collection. Mr. Thomson hopes that this partnership will attract other major donations and support that will fortify the Canadian Photography Institute as a global leader.

Thomas d'Aquino, Chair of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, saluted the creation of the Canadian Photography Institute "as an historic first for the Gallery, the launch of a centre of national and global importance. It also signals the triumph of a creative partnership of David Thomson, Scotiabank, the National Gallery of Canada and the Gallery Foundation. This is far-sighted philanthropy at its best," he said.

More information about the Canadian Photography Institute can be found on the Gallery's website: www.gallery.ca/cpi.

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