History Museum Marks World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by Looking at Photography as Evidence
To mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the National History Museum of Latvia is turning its attention to photography as documentary evidence. The focus ranges from glass negatives to images made today.
The National History Museum of Latvia is marking World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by focusing on photography as a form of documentary evidence. The museum looks at images ranging from glass negatives to photographs people create today.
According to the museum's approach, a photograph is much more than a snapshot of a moment. It can preserve information about people's everyday lives, clothing, housing and traditions. A hundred years from now, these things will no longer be visible in any other way than through such images.
Both historical glass negatives and pictures taken today can therefore become an important source for future generations. They show how people lived and what their surroundings looked like.
