#endangeredarchives — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #endangeredarchives, aggregated by home.social.
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BBC: Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA. “The charity that manages Glasgow’s museum and library collections has bought the archive of two organisations that played a key role in the city’s contemporary art scene. The collections of the Third Eye Centre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), containing material gathered over more than 50 years, are now owned by Glasgow Life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/09/bbc-charity-buys-archive-of-third-eye-centre-and-cca/ -
BBC: Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA. “The charity that manages Glasgow’s museum and library collections has bought the archive of two organisations that played a key role in the city’s contemporary art scene. The collections of the Third Eye Centre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), containing material gathered over more than 50 years, are now owned by Glasgow Life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/09/bbc-charity-buys-archive-of-third-eye-centre-and-cca/ -
BBC: Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA. “The charity that manages Glasgow’s museum and library collections has bought the archive of two organisations that played a key role in the city’s contemporary art scene. The collections of the Third Eye Centre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), containing material gathered over more than 50 years, are now owned by Glasgow Life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/09/bbc-charity-buys-archive-of-third-eye-centre-and-cca/ -
BBC: Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA. “The charity that manages Glasgow’s museum and library collections has bought the archive of two organisations that played a key role in the city’s contemporary art scene. The collections of the Third Eye Centre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), containing material gathered over more than 50 years, are now owned by Glasgow Life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/09/bbc-charity-buys-archive-of-third-eye-centre-and-cca/ -
BBC: Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA. “The charity that manages Glasgow’s museum and library collections has bought the archive of two organisations that played a key role in the city’s contemporary art scene. The collections of the Third Eye Centre and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), containing material gathered over more than 50 years, are now owned by Glasgow Life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/09/bbc-charity-buys-archive-of-third-eye-centre-and-cca/ -
Mission Local: Can this treasured S.F. photography institution cheat death again?. “Hal Fischer says he’s twice rescued SF Camerawork, the nonprofit gallery that has supported the work of experimental photographers for over 50 years, and he’s ready to do it again.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/mission-local-can-this-treasured-s-f-photography-institution-cheat-death-again/ -
DanQ: Today I Rescued 7,234 Old GIFs. “This week, GlitchyZorua brought to my attention the Ibiblio Icon Browser, a collection of many thousands of GIF icons curated in the 1990s by Gioacchino La Vecchia. Glitchy’s goal was to archive a copy of all of the icons, which was turning out to be… challenging.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/danq-today-i-rescued-7234-old-gifs/ -
Artforum: 85% of All US Museums Need Repairs, Study Finds. “According to a survey conducted in March by the US Government Accountability Office, a whopping 85% of all museums in the United States are in need of repair; even more dire, 77% of US museums have at least one structural issue that puts their collections at risk, according to The Art Newspaper.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/artforum-85-of-all-us-museums-need-repairs-study-finds/ -
The Whig: Grassroots Canadian Peace Museum grows with new digital archive partnerships. “The Canadian Peace Museum has launched a new web archive, preserving and creating a partnership with two peace-related websites. In January 2026, the museum was contacted by Michael Cooke, founding member and chair emeritus of PeaceQuest, based out of the Kingston. Cooke explained that the current digital […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/28/the-whig-grassroots-canadian-peace-museum-grows-with-new-digital-archive-partnerships/ -
The Sun (Nigeria): Stakeholders warn over 50,000 Nigerian films could face extinction as NFC, DAAD, NFVCB, CBAAC push for urgent archival reforms. “Stakeholders across Nigeria’s film, academic, and cultural sectors have raised alarm over the rapidly deteriorating state of the nation’s audiovisual heritage, warning that over 50,000 films face possible loss unless urgent reforms, increased […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/the-sun-stakeholders-warn-over-50000-nigerian-films-could-face-extinction-as-nfc-daad-nfvcb-cbaac-push-for-urgent-archival-reforms/ -
State of Michigan: Archives of Michigan receives $274K grant to expand on Save Michigan History program. “The program addresses the unique challenges of local organizations caring for public records in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, Upper Peninsula, and surrounding islands, many of which are in remote areas prone to extreme weather.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/01/state-of-michigan-archives-of-michigan-receives-274k-grant-to-expand-on-save-michigan-history-program/ -
Without Why: The Hubert Dreyfus Audio Archive Project. “A massive trove of legendary lectures by philosopher Hubert L. Dreyfus is currently confined to aging cassette tapes in a closet in the Berkeley Hills. With your support, we can build a professionally curated audio archive that preserves this irreplaceable material and makes it accessible to new generations of listeners. Dreyfus’s ideas […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/25/without-why-the-hubert-dreyfus-audio-archive-project/ -
How-To Geek: Your Old Audio Cassette Collection Is Destroying Itself. “So, for some inexplicable reason, cassette tape collecting is now also a thing alongside vinyl. This time there aren’t even any arguments about analog sound quality, it just seems to be a vibe but, hey, you do you! However, if you’re building a cassette collection, or you have one from before, you should know that this form […]
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How-To Geek: Your Old Audio Cassette Collection Is Destroying Itself. “So, for some inexplicable reason, cassette tape collecting is now also a thing alongside vinyl. This time there aren’t even any arguments about analog sound quality, it just seems to be a vibe but, hey, you do you! However, if you’re building a cassette collection, or you have one from before, you should know that this form […]
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How-To Geek: Your Old Audio Cassette Collection Is Destroying Itself. “So, for some inexplicable reason, cassette tape collecting is now also a thing alongside vinyl. This time there aren’t even any arguments about analog sound quality, it just seems to be a vibe but, hey, you do you! However, if you’re building a cassette collection, or you have one from before, you should know that this form […]
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How-To Geek: Your Old Audio Cassette Collection Is Destroying Itself. “So, for some inexplicable reason, cassette tape collecting is now also a thing alongside vinyl. This time there aren’t even any arguments about analog sound quality, it just seems to be a vibe but, hey, you do you! However, if you’re building a cassette collection, or you have one from before, you should know that this form […]
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How-To Geek: Your Old Audio Cassette Collection Is Destroying Itself. “So, for some inexplicable reason, cassette tape collecting is now also a thing alongside vinyl. This time there aren’t even any arguments about analog sound quality, it just seems to be a vibe but, hey, you do you! However, if you’re building a cassette collection, or you have one from before, you should know that this form […]