Help us to create The Goingman Camera Museum

What is “The Goingman Camera Collection Cultural Association”?

The association was officially registered on April 8th, 2022 in Villafranca del Bierzo in accordance with the current Spanish legislation regarding its membership and activities.

 The purposes of this Association are:

  • Create and carry out the necessarily associated infrastructures for the opening of a public museum (The Goingman Camera Museum), intended for the exhibition of elements based on a collection of old cameras and photographic equipment of the “The Goingman Camera Collection”.
    In close connection to the museum,  talks and temporary exhibitions will be scheduled, public relations will be set with possibilities for further expansion and improvement.
  • For the fulfillment of the above purposes the association will carry out various recreational, and cultural activities and organize events. Use all available forms of public relations (verbal, written, media) to gain popularity to achieve its goals. Also, create presence and social availability on digital networks through the Internet.
  • The profits obtained by the association, derived from the exercise of economic activities, including the provision of services, will be used exclusively for the fulfillment of its purposes. This, without in any case being distributed among the associates or among their spouses or persons who live with them and the same applies to those with a similar emotional relationship or between their relatives. Neither accepted their free transfer to individuals or legal entities with a lucrative interest (Art. 13.2 LO1/2002).
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The Founders

Gergely Tichy-Rács

The President of the Association and the founder of the collection. An enthusiast of vintage photography and started collecting cameras since 2005.

Rózsa Benedek

Vice President of the Association. She is a pilgrim and hospitalera with a lot of knowledge about El Camino de Santiago. Big fan of photography.

Brigitta Járvás

Secretary of the Association and leads the administration. She is also responsible for the creative design and organization. Pilgrim since 1994 and hospitalera.

Help us to create The Goingman Camera Museum

For all the people who donate more than €100 we offer a place to be on The Goingman Camera Museum’s “List of Top Donors”. The list will be displayed on the Museum’s online website and also in The Goingman Camera Museum in Villafranca del Bierzo.