The Last Frame: Not a Bunch of Squares

Nostalgia is in the air as we approach the MCA’s 50th anniversary, and those visual objects of nostalgia can be found in the photo archive of the Rights and Images...

As we countdown to MCA 50, we continue our series of happy accidents found in the photo archives with frames 4, 5, and 6, all taken in the 1970s.

Frames 7, 8, and 9 of our series of happy accidents document and celebrate major changes to the MCA's building—something we are gearing up for as we count down to...

As we continue the countdown to MCA 50 with our series of happy accidents, frames 10, 11, and 12 seem to hint at the personalities and interests of our staff...

We've dug into our photo archives to continue our series of happy accidents with frames 13, 14, and 15, which feature a menagerie of subjects, proving nothing is off limits...

There's almost no correlation between the theme of the film roll and the photographed subjects in frames 16, 17, and 18 of our Last Frame series. But with a little...

This year's inaugural Last Frame post is apropos of the museum’s 50th year, with each frame a nod to what 2017 will look like at the MCA: full of construction...

Continuing our archival dig, we started feeling a sense of déjà vu when we came across frames 25–27. Today there are also plenty of hard hats to be found at...

As construction in preparation for the MCA’s 50th anniversary celebration approaches the finish line, we have a few wishes—just like the child in frame 30A—for the upcoming months: 1) May...

The opening of Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg next week marks the beginning of the MCA's 50th anniversary exhibitions and the end of this series. With only...

With all beginnings, there must come an end and the start of Murakami madness marks the beginning of our 50th anniversary celebrations and the end of this series. We recently...