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HistoryInternational Celebration Day

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Each year, the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage brings together archives, institutions, and preservation professionals from around the globe to honour their collective efforts in safeguarding our shared audiovisual history. This year’s theme, inspired by UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA), invites us to Discover, Share, and Remember the importance of […]

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AntarcticHistoryInternational Celebration Day

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Each year on 9 October, the world celebrates World Post Day, marking the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s founding in 1874. Declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo, this day highlights the vital role that postal services play in connecting people, communities, and businesses across the globe. It also recognizes the Post’s […]

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artefactHistoryMuseums

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What does the future of archives look like in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)? At this year’s South African Society of Archivists (SASA) Annual Conference in Cape Town, that question took centre stage. As archivists, we’re not just preserving the past, we’re rethinking how we capture, describe, and share it in a rapidly evolving […]

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