Open Call | Future of Archives: Whose Archive is it Anyway?
This call for speakers is open to all especially those with experience of working with archives and the stories within them.
Traditionally stories of culture and society have been held and told by institutional collections. But what about the everyday material which is hidden, forgotten or displaced outside of these traditional records? Who tells these stories and decides who they belong to, how they are looked after and what their value is? Who are they for?
Whose Archive is it Anyway? is the first in a three-part series of events exploring the future of archives and archiving.
This one-day event will be held on Friday 16 April 2027.
We welcome submissions of real-life experiences, rather than academic papers, which challenge or answer these or other points related to the future of archives.
Visit the open call page for full event details and submission guidelines
Deadline for submissions: Sunday 1 November 2026
