Description of the attraction
The Museum of Photojournalism and Photography was opened in Donetsk in June 2008. In Ukraine, it is the only museum of this profile. In the museum you can see photographs and personal belongings of photographic technicians and press photographers of Donetsk.
The exposition of this museum was created according to the historical and chronological principle. The collection of this original museum includes 500 rare and fairly modern photographic equipment with the necessary accessories. The most important place among all these museum exhibits is occupied by the first well-known Soviet camera "Photocor-1" and many others. And despite their great age and vast working experience, these ancient museum pieces are still in excellent working order.
This museum was created by the regional charity fund "Heritage" named after Boris Vitkov. Over the course of four years, A. A Zagibalov, N. A Vitkova, A. Vitkov have worked on the creation of this museum. The collection has also been replenished with exhibits from Donetsk residents and representatives of Donbass communities from Moscow or Kiev, as well as other cities.
This exposition was created according to one of the historical and technological principles, which uses a thematic method. A collection of 300 different rare copies of photographic accessories and photographic equipment was also collected. This museum also has an archive of photographic materials. The director of the museum is Aleksandr Vitkov. And the area of the museum itself is about 20 square meters.
In May 2012, the second stage of the museum was opened. The museum has been excellently restored, and even has its own operating darkroom.
