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Tomorrow, we're in conversation with artist and integrative arts counsellor, Michelle Rodrigues, exploring connections to ancestral heritage as part of our Methodologies series. How can artistic practice help us make sense of what we discover, or fail to discover, in the archive?   Register for 'Following the thread: creative responses to the archive': https://lnkd.in/eQFpzkZS?

⚠️ The call for papers for our upcoming Discovering Communities, Discovering Collections (DCDC2025) conference is closing soon! ⚠️ If you'd like to take part, be sure to submit your proposal by Monday, 14 October at 17.00. In partnership with The National Archives, UK and Jisc, DCDC25 will be held from 29 – 31 July 2025 at Durham University and online. This is a fantastic opportunity to present your work alongside peers from the gallery, library, archive, and museum sectors, as well as the academic community. We welcome proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and more. Find out more, check the guidance and submit your proposal: https://lnkd.in/eH6vxnpM     #BritishLibrary #Library #Museum #Archive #Collection #Conference #CallForPapers

As well as the incredible array of records that we hold, The National Archives acts as official publisher. This edition of The Gazette includes the announcement of my appointment as King’s Printer, from which our publishing powers derive.

Are you a postgraduate student or academic researcher looking to use archival collections as part of your research, but don't know where to start?   Our upcoming 'Introduction to archival research' days could help you! This daylong, on-site session seeks to demystify the process of archival research, providing you with key skills and knowledge. Tuesday 1 October 2024 Tuesday 3 December 2024    Register now: https://lnkd.in/ekv5Pe6S

What do creative responses to archives and research methodology look like? A volunteer archivist knits her own 'intersectional jumper' using a knitting pattern designed by feminist magazine Spare Rib in 1982, and donated to Glasgow's Women’s Library. Ten walks through Britain's idyllic countryside bring hikers into conversation with forgotten links to transatlantic slavery and colonialism, as well as revealing the historic impact of these forces on the landscape and rural labourers. The Royal Shakespeare Company has became the first performing arts organisation to be awarded Independent Research Organisation status, exploring how immersive technologies might enhance creativity in performance 🎭 Are we such stuff as dreams are made on? To learn more, tune in to our series of online talks - Methodologies: Creative Responses and Research Methods in Archives 💡 These virtual events bring together researchers, practitioners and creatives, who produce new knowledge through the interrogation/disruption of archives! You can read the full programme and register for free via the following link: https://lnkd.in/e45i4aKe

Introducing an unusual Victorian medical device held in our collection, the Electropathic Belt - on show throughout September as part of our one document display, Stories Unboxed. Made by the Medical Battery Company in 1893, the Electropathic Belt was advertised as being able to cure nervous complaints, indigestion, sleeplessness and impart "new life and vigour". Did it work? This belt was used as evidence during a court case heard at the Queen’s Bench, and was examined by eminent scientist, Lord Kelvin. His witness testimonial survives in our collection, alongside the physical belt itself. Find out what Lord Kelvin had to say about this remarkable (and misleading) medical device in our latest edition of 'Records Revealed': https://lnkd.in/dKB_4rgZ

Calling all researchers, students and practitioners interested in creative approaches to research and embodied responses to archives - join us for the 'Weather in the Archive: Research Sketchbook Workshop'! When: Wed 25 September 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 BST Where: The National Archives, Kew Exploring themes of weather, climate, meteorology, as well as creative approaches to research, this in-person workshop offers a small group the opportunity to engage with original records. 🖌️ This workshop is open to all. No formal art or archive background or experience is required. ⏰ Register your interest by Thursday 29 August 2024, 11:30PM BST 📆 Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 6 September 2024 💻 Please note registering for this event via Eventbrite enters you into the application process only. When registering your interest you will be prompted to share why you would like to take part in the workshop. Find out more about the workshop and register your interest via the following link: https://lnkd.in/eeMB_gjV

🎧 Untold Stories of D-Day A new episode of our 'On The Record' podcast is out now! Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, 6 June 1944, 24,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy. What followed was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Their mission: to liberate Europe and defeat Germany. In this episode, host Chloe Lee speaks to colleagues about some of the individuals who contributed to this operation, whose stories we may not be familiar with: a tank driver on the front line, one of the first black women in the Royal Air Force, and a femme fatale whose coded telegram saved many lives on this historic day. Listen on your preferred platform here: https://lnkd.in/eiuE_Hvk

Call for Participation - get involved! History and Archives in Practice (HAP) 2025 Annual Event   Working with Memory: History, Storytelling and Practices of Remembrance  Where: Senate House, University of London  When: Wednesday 5 March 2025    In 2025, people around the world will reflect on 80 years since the end of World War II, remembering this pivotal moment in global history and commemorating the lives lost during the conflict.    Those of us working with history and collections - archivists, historians, researchers, and practitioners - think with memory on a daily basis. However, memory itself is an elusive and plural concept; it is both material and immaterial, and working with memory is not without its challenges.    With HAP25 we want to consider these challenges, share our learnings, celebrate our successes, and delve into the possibilities that occur at the intersections of history and archives. We seek to examine how we understand and work with memory, considering questions like: How are memory, storytelling and remembrance felt and practiced? How do we decide what memories to collect, and whose stories to tell? And how can we imagine new, expansive and intersectional ways of working with memory within our practices?    HAP25 aims to explore, but is not limited to, some of the following topics:  ➡️ Commemoration and remembrance  ➡️ Storytelling, history and archival practice  ➡️ Ethics and working with memory  ➡️ Home, personal memories and archives  ➡️ Community memory  ➡️ Institutional memory and beyond  ➡️ Beyond materiality You can access the full Call for Participation and information about participant bursaries here: https://lnkd.in/eJjADaWy Submission deadline: 30 September 2024 If you have any questions at all, please email 📧: research@nationalarchives.gov.uk

👀 Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve The National Archives’ services? If you are a regular archive user, then we would love to hear from you. We are seeking new voluntary representatives to join our User Advisory Group (UAG). The UAG aims to give people who use our services the opportunity to participate in The National Archives’ planning and decision-making processes., to share information and gather feedback. 💬 It is important to us that our organisation is diverse, so we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. We’re especially keen to hear from Black and ethnic minority communities, who are currently underrepresented. Discover more and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/exBAybFC 🗓️ Applications close: Friday 20 September