Running concurrently to Richard & Famous, is the archive exhibition Painted Photographs featuring celebrity photographs from the personal collection of UK photographer Martin Parr.

Parr has spent many years building a collection of objects relating to the popular culture of photography. Found in flea markets and second-hand shops, his 'painted photographs' are press prints and publicity shots of actors, musicians and sports stars from the post-war decades. The images have been ‘painted’ and edited by newspapers or magazines to improve their reproduction or indicate areas for cropping.