- Center for Urban History
- 6 Bohomoltsia Str. Lviv 79005, Ukraine
Urban media archive
The archive aims to collect, store, study, provide access to, and popularize collections and files that are often neglected by the State Archives collections. Thematically, the archive’s materials are related to urban history in its various manifestations and perspectives.
The UMA is also a place for analyzing archival data and rethinking the role of archives in society in general. We explore and seek to develop new and ingenious ways of evaluating, contextualizing, displaying, and applying different archival media and documents. The project is not about developing tools to digitize archival files. We aspire to unite the community of archivists with historians and the general public.
Featured images
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Halytska Square (early 1960s)
- ID: 56
- Place: Lviv
- Date: Post-War period, Communist Rule (1946-1990)
Zboyiska, Lypynskoho street
- ID: 262
- Place: Lviv
- Date: 1968
Tram against the background of the Videnska coffeehouse
- ID: 700
- Place: Lviv
- Date: 1920-1930
Bird's eye view of the Lviv railway station
- ID: 701
- Place: Lviv
- Date: 1928
FAQ
How to access archival materials and which conditions shall be met?
Anyone submitting a request can access digitized photo, video file, map, or other materials from the Urban Media Archive...
Do you have anything left that has not been published online yet?
Yes, a large part of materials of the Urban Media Archive has not yet been posted on the website but they are available offline...
Can my own collection of materials be transferred to the Urban Media Archive?
Yes, if you have any interesting materials and wish to share them to become part of the media archive…
How to start cooperation with the Urban Media Archive?
We are open to cooperation with researchers, interns, artists, curators, and various institutions and initiatives...