Between April 2011 and January 2021, The Walther Collection operated a project space in Chelsea, New York. Located in Suite 718 of the landmark West Chelsea Arts Building, it became an incubator for ideas, promoting sustained inquiry into the collection’s three main areas of focus: African, Asian and vernacular photography, expanding the history of the medium worldwide. The Project Space presented exhibitions, organized rigorous symposia, hosted public lectures and conversations, and acted as a research hub for the collection’s publications. It was a library, gallery, workspace and “forum for collective thought.” Recording the space’s extensive activities, this book reflects on the significance of The Walther Collection and its lasting impact on the landscape of contemporary art in New York.