Translations:Een nieuwe bewaarplaats voor je archief en collectie(s)/7/en
You may also be able to contact a local group or society about your archive and collection. Visit the Heemkunde Vlaanderen website to find groups in your area.
This diagram weighs up the pros and cons of a ‘professional storage facility’ vs. ‘individuals and societies’.
If you choose a professional storage facility, use this tool to check what organisations in Belgium might be interested in your archive collection.
Tip: if you’re unsure about what new location to consider for your archive, put together a working group of people who know your archive and collections and will do what’s best for it. Contact a heritage organisation for support.
The accredited cultural heritage expertise centres in Flanders can support and mediate your search for a suitable storage place for your archive (collection).
As an artist or organisation, there are a number of expertise centres that you can use in Flanders:
- Flanders Architecture Institute - point of contact for architecture in Flanders and Brussels
- CEMPER - centre for music and performing arts heritage in Flanders and Brussels
- meemoo - accredited national expertise centre for digital heritage (Ghent)
- Histories - recognised as a national service organisation for genealogy, local history, local heritage and everyday culture (Mechelen)
- WIE (Werkplaats Immaterieel Erfgoed) - organisation for intangible cultural heritage