TIRANA, May 11 /ATA/ – An exhibition by the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) titled “A Journey Through the History of News” continued to attract strong interest from local and foreign visitors in Tirana on Monday, becoming a popular stop for tourists visiting the capital’s historic castle area.
The exhibition, which opened two days ago at Tirana Castle and will remain open until Sunday, was visited this morning by people from several countries, including France, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Great Britain, Poland, Türkiye, Israel and Kosovo.
Growing interest on the exhibition’s third day reflects its historical and cultural significance, showcasing key moments in the history of the Albanian Telegraphic Agency, as well as Albania’s broader development through carefully selected archival material.
The presence of visitors from numerous countries highlights the exhibition’s role in promoting Albanian heritage internationally and fostering cultural exchange.
A visitor from Prishtina said the exhibition offers younger generations insight into how information was gathered and distributed in the years following Albania’s independence.
“It is in everyone’s interest to learn about the events of that period,” the visitor said.
Another Albanian visitor living in France said she found particularly interesting the photographic equipment used before the 1990s to develop and print film negatives in photo laboratories.
The exhibition, organised by ATA in cooperation with the General Directorate of Archives, presents an overview of the history of information in Albania, documenting the evolution of news as a means of public communication, an institutional instrument and part of the country’s national memory.
Through photographs, archival documents and historical records, the exhibition traces the development of Albanian media from the country’s earliest press publications to the establishment of ATA as the central state news agency.
The exhibition also features early transmission machines, black-and-white photographs produced in ATA laboratories, radio stations, bulletins, telegraphs and material highlighting the people behind the news industry.
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