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On May 22nd, 2009, the exhibition "The Invention of Photography and Old Photos of China and Macau" jointly sponsored by Macau Museum of Macao Cultural Bureau and Fargnier Puss Museum in Nishi, France was unveiled at Macau Museum in the afternoon. Among the 180 old photos and 250 precious collections on display, there are the earliest cameras in the world, and the earliest silver-printed photo of Macao, South Bay Scenery. The exhibition is divided into two parts: "The Origin of Photography" and "Early Photos of China". The exhibits are lent by the Nissefire Nieps Museum in France, the Asian Art Museum in France, the French Geographical Society, the French National Library, and 13 cultural and artistic institutions and private collectors in Britain, the United States and Macao.

Photography was invented by Frenchman Daguerre in 1839 based on his research in Nieps. Five years later, 1844 was introduced to China, and Macau was the first city where photography was introduced to China. This is the first camera exhibition in the world, and Macau is the third exhibition place. The first exhibition was held in new york Museum of Modern Art in 2004, and the second exhibition was held in Beijing Capital Museum in 2007. The Nipps Museum in Nisefleur said that this is the third time in six years that the world's first camera has left Sharon for a long-distance exhibition.

At the exhibition, the audience can see the image of the world's first photo, the scenery outside the window, and the first batch of silver-printed photos taken in Macao for the first time, such as South Bay Scenery (Original) and Marco Temple. At present, the earliest photos taken in China are those taken by a group of French Jules Egyptians who came to Macau in 1844 with the newly invented Daguerre camera. In order to enrich the exhibition content, a simulation scene of Macao's old photo studio was set up outside the exhibition hall, and an outdoor device was also set up in the outdoor battery garden of Macao Museum, so that the audience could experience the optical principle of "pinhole imaging" personally.