Explore — Explore Your Archive

Archives for All, Anywhere, Anytime

Explore Your Archive is an Archives and Records Association platform to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate and be inspired by archives in the UK & Ireland.

WHAT IS AN ARCHIVE?

What is an archive and what do archivists do?

Understanding the role of archives

A place where knowledge is stored and safeguarded for the use and benefit of all.

DISCOVER our blog

We promote the stories unveiled from UK & Ireland archives

Taking a bite out of Business Archive Learning

A collaborative approach to training from the Business Archive Council and Business Archive Council Scotland For this month’s Explore Your Archive theme […]

Preserving Compilation VHS Tapes at the East Anglian Film Archive

The special contribution film makes in the telling of local history.

Isle of Man Naturalist, William Cowin

Cowin’s fieldwork diaries offer invaluable data of the biodiversity of the island.

The Queer Heritage and Collections Network

Working to better understand the need and potential for queer heritage interpretation.

Flora and Fauna in Traditional Crafts

The Museum of English Rural Life celebrates the use of local flora and fauna as well as animals in our craft traditions.

Violets, Wild Flowers and a Sensory Garden

The Conwy Archive Service is lucky to have a sensory garden adorned with brass rubbings of Anne Pratt’s flower illustrations.

LEARN

We provide educational and professional resources.

Learning about archives or working with archive documents. We have a wide range of resources to download, helping you in your project.

Resources for teachers and students

Resources for professionals

CELEBRATE with us:

We promote archives and their collections across Social Media, Podcast, Digital exhibition. Join us.

Outside the Box: Podcast

Explore a wide variety of archives and the wonders they contain. Hear the people who work in them and with them.

Series 1 – Episode 11

Black Cultural Archives -Melba Wilson Papers.

Grassroots and community activism alongside policy work and leadership.

Series 1 – Episode 10

Riverside Studios: What’s in the Box?

The history of the Studios from TV and film to stand out theatre performances.

Series 1 – Episode 09

The Circus and The Fair are coming to town.

Behind the scenes in the collections of the National Fairground and Circus Archive.

Series 1 – Episode 08

Below stairs at Blenheim Palace.

An intriguing look at staff records at the palace.

all podcast episodes

Spotlight: Online Exhibition Space

Open to all archives, records managers, and conservators to promote and focus in depth on any aspect of your work or collection.

Currently Under the Spotlight

Barts Health NHS Trust Archives

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CREATE

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