Archival work

Zamecznik’s photographic studies for poster, cover etc. designs, most of which have been preserved, were sorted by date. Documentary photographs from domestic and foreign trips were preliminarily identified for place and time, which made sorting the material significantly easier. Prints from the years 1945-1967 were arranged into series and sorted for further archiving – from graphic works, through travel photos, to art world-related images and family portraits. The prints were examined from the conservation point of view.

Cellulose-acetate negatives from the years 1945-1967 were sorted, rehoused in archival greaseproof-paper wrappers and stored in archival negative binders.

The archive contains about 30 films made on 16 mm tape in the years 1949-1963. Themes include family life; travel; art world; experimental film; and exhibition documentation. The films were sorted by theme, described, preliminarily repaired and prepared for digitisation (defects mended, splices checked etc.). They are stored in archival metal containers.