Difference between revisions of "Catálogo Fototeca Nacional de México"
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== <small>'''Description'''</small> == | == <small>'''Description'''</small> == | ||
| − | + | The catalogue in the National Photographic Library of Mexico (Fototeca Nacional de | |
| + | México), belonging to the National System of Photographic Libraries (Sistema Nacional de | ||
| + | Fototecas), is in charge of safeguarding, preserving, cataloguing and reproducing the | ||
| + | photographic archive of several Mexican institutions, mainly the National Institute of | ||
| + | Anthropology and History (INAH, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mexico’s | ||
| + | cultural heritage). The library also owns a Photography Museum (opened in 1984), | ||
| + | showcasing great part of the collection, as well as temporary exhibits from Mexican and | ||
| + | foreign photographers, such as Mariana Yampolsky, Gerardo Suter, Gerardo Montiel Klint | ||
| + | and Laura Barron, among others. | ||
| − | + | The photographic collection started in 1976 with the acquisition of the Casasola archive | |
| + | (comprised of photographs of the 1910 Mexican Revolution), as well as further acquisitions, | ||
| + | shaping an extensive visual source of Mexico’s development with 900,000 images of rural | ||
| + | and urban landscapes, people, scientific and economic activity, archeological and | ||
| + | architectural records, as well as social and political events spread through 46 collections. | ||
| + | The archive, digitized in 1993, is available for reference online, for a fee, under a registered | ||
| + | user account. Under INAH, all images are legally owned by the federal government. | ||
== <small>'''Links'''</small> == | == <small>'''Links'''</small> == | ||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 15 May 2017
Self-portrait
Hacia 1993 da inicio el proyecto de digitalización del acervo, así como la creación de un sistema de consulta automatizado con dos módulos, uno en Cuidad de Méxio y el otro en Pachuca, mismos que sentaron las bases para el presente catálogo electrónico.
La Fototeca Nacional constituye al día de hoy el acervo fotográfico más importante del país y uno de los más relevantes a nivel internacional, ya que resguarda alrededor de 900 mil piezas fotográficas provenientes de diversas adquisiciones y donaciones que, agrupadas en 43 fondos, representan el trabajo de más de dos mil autores y cubren un arco temporal que abarca desde 1847 hasta nuestros días. Esa amplitud histórica y temática hace posible revisar los episodios sociales, políticos y artísticos más significativos de México, así como las formas de vida cotidiana, la evolución del paisaje, el desarrollo urbano y la paulatina transformación de la identidad de sus habitantes. Además, el material fotográfico se refiere tanto a las diferentes etapas de la técnica y el arte fotográfico, como a un extenso horizonte de disciplinas que han tenido en la fotografía una herramienta básica de trabajo, tales como la arqueología , la antropología, la arquitectura, el urbanismo, la sociología, la economía, la ecología, la salud, la astronomía y, evidentemente, la historia. (http://fototeca.inah.gob.mx/fototeca/)
Description
The catalogue in the National Photographic Library of Mexico (Fototeca Nacional de México), belonging to the National System of Photographic Libraries (Sistema Nacional de Fototecas), is in charge of safeguarding, preserving, cataloguing and reproducing the photographic archive of several Mexican institutions, mainly the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mexico’s cultural heritage). The library also owns a Photography Museum (opened in 1984), showcasing great part of the collection, as well as temporary exhibits from Mexican and foreign photographers, such as Mariana Yampolsky, Gerardo Suter, Gerardo Montiel Klint and Laura Barron, among others.
The photographic collection started in 1976 with the acquisition of the Casasola archive (comprised of photographs of the 1910 Mexican Revolution), as well as further acquisitions, shaping an extensive visual source of Mexico’s development with 900,000 images of rural and urban landscapes, people, scientific and economic activity, archeological and architectural records, as well as social and political events spread through 46 collections. The archive, digitized in 1993, is available for reference online, for a fee, under a registered user account. Under INAH, all images are legally owned by the federal government.
Links
URL: http://fototeca.inah.gob.mx/fototeca/
Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://fototeca.inah.gob.mx/fototeca/
