On the occasion of the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Marubi National Museum of Photography, the Alinari Foundation of Photography presented itself and the Alinari Archives, one of the largest and oldest photographic collections in the world, consisting of over five million pieces dating from 1841 to the present day, distributed across numerous funds, archives, and collections, of great relevance to the history of photography, transcending Italy’s borders. In 2019, this precious heritage, which has its origins in 1852 in Florence at the photographic establishment of the Alinari Brothers, was made accessible to the public following its acquisition by the Tuscany Region, which subsequently established the Alinari Foundation for Photography a year later with the mission of managing, preserving, and enhancing it. Three years after its establishment, the president and the director of this young foundation spoke about 'The New Life' of this ancient archive: the projects realized, ongoing, and future ones, to make it accessible to the public, through research, restoration, cataloging, and digitization, exhibitions and public initiatives, also carried out thanks to collaborations with other entities, such as the one with the Marubi Museum, which shares a similar history, materials, and activities with Alinari.

This event was supported by the Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana.