Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Our treasures can pose significant—and often unexpected—challenges, like when a map has been attached to a hotel linen. See how our staff tackled a complex intervention in progress!

Explore our interns’ new techniques for preservation of maps at NMNH: a map transportation tool, a rehousing plan, and training for volunteers.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2019, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2018.

A few attempts to roll back the color shift on faded prints from 1955

2018 was a busy year for born-digital collections at the Archives

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire

See how our conservation staff are sharing treatment ideas with colleagues across the world.