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A message about racial equality from our Chief Executive and Keeper
The National Archives is committed to fairness and equality for all. We do not tolerate racism or any racial injustice. Archives are for everyone because...
Celebrating the contributions of our volunteers
Today marks the beginning of Volunteers’ Week and for the first time, this year we will be honouring the achievements of our volunteers through a series...
New digital preservation training for archives
Today we are launching Novice to Know-How, our free online digital preservation training for archive professionals. Part of our ‘Plugged In Powered Up’...
Free access to digital records
We are making digital records available on our website free of charge for the time being, while our reading room services are limited.
Registered users...
Time Travel TV launches to help with the return to home-schooling
As many families return to home-schooling after the Easter holidays, today we are launching Time Travel TV, an online video series featuring brand new...
Newly accredited archive services announced
The UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services were awarded Archive Service Accreditation for...
Changes to document ordering
We have decided to delay the implementation of the document ordering trial, as The National Archives is currently closed until further notice.
We will...
DCDC Conference to take a one-year break
The Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) Conference is taking a brief break in 2020 to build on its success and will return in a new...
New film ‘Mental Health on Record’ released
Last night we premiered ‘Mental Health on Record’, a stop-motion animation film made by a group of young people which explores how contemporary views...
Launch of The National Archives Trust
The National Archives Trust, a new independent education charity, was launched last night with a reception here at Kew. The Trust will be able to fundraise...
Construction works begin soon for new learning spaces
We will begin construction of two major new learning spaces within our first floor reading rooms from Monday 10 February.
We will do our best to minimise...
A Year in Archives 2019 launched
We are pleased to announce that A Year in Archives 2019 is now available online. The publication brings together stories from organisations across the...
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