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We are delivering projects directly and in partnership so that more people of all ages and backgrounds benefit from and are inspired by archives, on site and online. These projects aim to meet the priorities for the sector described in Archives for the 21st Century. Read about these projects here.
Accessions to RepositoriesFind out about the annual survey of repository acquisitions.
Archiving the artsLearn about a strategy for archives that supports collection development and sustainability for archival arts collections.
Digitisation consortiumFind out about the pilot to digitise school registers dating from before 1914.
Discovery: finding archives and their collectionsLearn how we are providing a single point of online access to catalogue and organisational data.
Explore Your Archive toolkitDiscover this resource to help you raise public awareness of archives.
Family and estate recordsLearn about the steps we are taking to promote the preservation and use of family and estate archives.
First World War and archivesDiscover more about our programme for the First World War centenary and how you can sign up to the Centenary Partnership.
Funding the archives sectorFind out about a research project to investigate the current funding landscape of the archives sector.
London 2012Learn about how records from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad will be preserved.