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International Archives Day
Where the past keeps its papers.
Next: June 9, 2027
Where it comes from
International Archives Day was set by the International Council on Archives (ICA) at its Annual General Meeting in 2007. It marks 9 June 1948, the day the ICA was created under the auspices of UNESCO.
How it's celebrated
Archives and record offices around the world hold events alongside the ICA, showing off the unique, extraordinary and rare documents in their care and explaining why records matter for transparency, good government and memory.
Did you know
UNESCO had already named 27 October the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in 2005, but the ICA wanted a day for all records, not only film and sound.
Read the full story of International Archives Day
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