Archive of technology, entertainment and everyday life
A reading of musical heritage as a set of documents, practices and social contexts. Preservation requires cataloguing, prioritising, digitising and describing material without reducing music to an isolated carrier.
Open storyThe holdings of the Prado, MNCN-CSIC and publications from Spain’s Ministry of Culture point to an essential idea in conservation: restoration is not merely acting upon an object, but leaving a verifiable record of its condition, needs and the decisions made.
Open storyA contextual guide to why preserving cinema does not simply mean storing films: copies, documents, posters, devices and digital formats form a heritage whose access and dissemination matter too.
Open storyMuseums, archives and collections show that preserving video-game history requires attention to machines, software, publications, promotional material and the cultural contexts that give them meaning.
Open storyA critical journey through clothing’s move from the historical display case to the museum as a space for contemporary culture. Using documented milestones from 1971 to 1982 and conservation criteria, this article explains what a garment can communicate, why displaying it poses material limits, and which questions remain open.
Open storyA digital copy can broaden access to a collection, but it cannot by itself replace the documentation explaining what an object is, where it came from, and how it reached a museum. This editorial guide examines the value of metadata, archives, and digital narratives in preserving technology and material culture without losing meaning.
Open storyMuseum archives and collections do not only gather exceptional objects: they also make it possible to study everyday activities, customs, and relationships. Drawing on documented holdings in Spain and Latin America, this article examines what can be stated about that work and its limits.
Open storyBetween 1969 and 2009, museum restoration in Spain can also be read as a transformation in its records: from practices with limited documentation to projects in which research, photographs, reports and follow-up became part of the work. The Prado, the MAN, the National Library and the Cerralbo Museum help place that change without turning it into a linear or universal history.
Open storyA reading guide to preventive conservation and documentation in the decorative arts: why preserving an object means protecting not only its material but also its history, condition and relationship to a collection.
Open storyComics and magazines cease to be ephemeral materials when an institution, collection or digitisation project contextualises, describes and preserves them. Drawing on sources about the Museu del Còmic i la Il·lustració, public archives and digital-preservation studies, this article examines what can be verified about that transition.
Open storyMotor museums do more than assemble cars and motorcycles: they preserve technical objects, archives and contexts that allow vehicles to be read as industrial, social and cultural heritage.
Open storyThe Museo Cerralbo recovery project shows that restoring a house museum is not merely a matter of repairing objects: it also means interpreting spaces, uses and historical ways of displaying a collection. This analysis separates documented facts from the questions that remain open.
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