Little Histories of Photography: Critical Reflections on MoMA

This is the second lecture in the AY26 Graduate Studies Interdisplinary Speaker Series.
Oluremi C. Onabanjo is The Peter Schub Curator of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art, where she manages MoMA's holdings of over 35,000 photographs spanning the history of the medium. Her recent exhibitions and collaborations include , , and . Currently on view is and .
Onabanjo was the inaugural recipient of the Vilcek Prize in Curatorial Work (2025) and a 2024 Center for Curatorial Leadership Fellow. She sits on the Photography Advisory Board of the Istanbul Modern and is a core member of the C-MAP Africa Research Group. She is the author of Ming Smith: Invisible Man, Somewhere Everywhere and the editor of Marilyn Nance: Last Day in Lagos. Onabanjo holds a PhD in Art History from Columbia University.

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