15 November 2006 to 18 January 2007
Snap! marked the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne Olympic Games, held in 1956. The exhibition's main content came from a collection of press photographs of the games held by the City of Melbourne.
With television and newsreel material limited in scope and coverage, the contemporary image of the Olympics was provided by press photographers. Snap! sought insights into the way photographers created this Olympic image and the vast audience sport enjoyed by the mid-20th century in the era before television became pervasive.
Home-movie footage was also used in the show to give a view of the games from the spectator's point of view. While focusing on the event itself, Snap! also explored aspects of the Olympics' relationship to the Cold War, Australian sport and other relevant issues.