What Is a Living Archive? (And Why Most Archives Aren't One)
Most archives are beautifully organised cemeteries.
Writing on cultural memory, living archives, and what it takes to build infrastructure that serves communities.
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Our latest thinking on cultural memory and archive infrastructure
Most archives are beautifully organised cemeteries.
Each note represents a thread in the larger story of cultural memory. These three themes run through everything we do, connecting research, practice, and community.
Questioning the difference between searching and asking, and why communities need different ways to engage with their past.
Understanding why most digital archives don't serve the communities they were built for, and what needs to change.
Imagining archives that breathe, grow, and remain in conversation with the people whose histories they hold.
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