In this exhibit, we collected fragments of audio and video recordings from prehistoric excavations, studies of finds, and interviews, drawn from numerous archives and private collections.

​Unlike written records and still photographs, recordings of voice and moving images are rare. Even though photography and audio recording were invented in the nineteenth century, a couple of decades apart, the latter technology did not become part of popular culture until the early 2000s. Filming was adopted for everyday recording earlier, but the records rarely reached the archives and were often lost due to the fragility of the media.

Voices and moving images from the past can be very emotive. In these records, details and moments that would otherwise be lost forever are preserved. There is no way to imagine a person's voice from their photograph, and even Artificial Intelligence can't reconstruct mimics and gestures; it can only invent them.​

Enjoy the exhibition, keep filming!​

And please let us know if you are aware of any other records of this kind.