In 2009, a collection of photographs, cameras and photo accessories was launched at the state institution "Museum of the History of the City of Gomel". The gradually formed collection (about 500 items) formed the basis of the Museum of Photography – the FIRST museum of photography in Belarus in the structure of a state institution, which was opened in Gomel on the eve of the City Day in September 2015.
In the Gomel Museum, you can study the history of the development of photography during the XX century, both from the point of view of technical evolution, and as one of the types of art. The presented collections reflect domestic and global trends.
As a result of the expansion of the exhibition space, in 2017, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing and the 100th anniversary of the newspaper "Gomel Prayda", an updated object "Museum of Photography and Printing" was opened. The permanent exhibition "The History of the Press of Gomel region" was opened for visitors, where materials on the history of print media and printing houses of the Gomel region over the past 100 years were collected.
In the Gomel Museum, you can study the history of the development of photography during the XX century, both from the point of view of technical evolution, and as one of the types of art. The presented collections reflect domestic and global trends.
As a result of the expansion of the exhibition space, in 2017, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing and the 100th anniversary of the newspaper "Gomel Prayda", an updated object "Museum of Photography and Printing" was opened. The permanent exhibition "The History of the Press of Gomel region" was opened for visitors, where materials on the history of print media and printing houses of the Gomel region over the past 100 years were collected.