Association of Moving Image Archivists

08/20/2026

The historical legacy of the challenge of pushing the envelope of pace is being dusted down and made public in the form of an extraordinary archive from more than a century of record-breaking machines and their singularly driven pilots.

Unseen material gives an insight into how the death-defying land speed record attempts by drivers going down the generations made a profound impact on the public imagination

08/19/2026

The project developed by the Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023. https://loom.ly/ktF5FMA

The project developed by the Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023.

08/18/2026

Magnetic tapes continue to age and archivists continue to adapt. The MMCC Tape Bake Cookbook brings together more than 50 tape baking “recipes” from 30+ contributors, capturing the workflows, lessons learned, and evolving practices being used across the archival community today. You can preorder your cookbook now! https://loom.ly/mwGx8ZQ

The mission of the Magnetic Media Crisis Committee (MMCC) is to support the archival community working to preserve audio and video magnetic media materials. The MMCC provides a collaborative space for knowledge-sharing, resource collection, project planning, advocacy, research, and development in or...

08/17/2026

In addition to anticipated censorship and increased licensing fees, there is widespread concern over access to the CNN archives.

CNN’s library alone library alone encompasses more than 45 years of broadcast coverage of global news, wars, elections, and major political events.

08/14/2026

Audio in Moving Images starts on August 18! A four-part webinar series that offers an introduction to the essential role of audio in moving image materials, with a focus on the formats, challenges, and practices involved in preserving and working with sound.

This four-part webinar series offers an introduction to the essential role of audio in moving image materials, with a focus on the formats, challenges, and practices involved in preserving and working with sound. Intended for those seeking to strengthen their understanding of audio or those new to t...

08/14/2026

Managing Film Outtakes - large film collections contain more production elements than their archivists are willing to admit, but pose some of the greatest challenge. This week's Screening Room, from AMIA 2019, kickstarts a discussion about best practices. Look for the link in your inbox.

08/13/2026

Finding Gugusse ... the cache of Frisbee’s films also contained another Méliès film from 1900, “The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match,” as well as fragments of an early Thomas Edison film, “The Burning Stable.”

In a dusty box of old reels, the Library discovers a short by a filmmaking pioneer.

08/12/2026

Sartore has taken pictures of various extinct-in-the-wild species, including the Guam kingfisher and the Monterrey platyfish, which survive only through efforts to care for them in captivity.

For 20 years, the National Geographic photographer has showcased Earth’s animals in a series of striking images that make even the tiniest creatures look immense

08/11/2026

The Grateful Dead understood the importance of recording its legacy, and for six decades fans and other musicians have worked to carry that legacy forward, pushing it into new directions.

The Grateful Dead understood the importance of recording its legacy. A number of archivists and historians are dedicated to maintaining the band's immense collection of music and memorabilia.

08/10/2026

Building on the work of the Trust in Archives Initiative, this one-day symposium brings together a cross-section of perspectives from inter-related communities to communities to explore how generative AI is reshaping archival practice. https://loom.ly/Ry0CE0Y

  September 30, 2026 8:00am – 2:00pm (Pacific) Generative AI is changing how archives create, manage, preserve, and provide access to collections. It is also raising new questions about authenticity, copyright, licensing, provenance, and what it means to steward the historical record in an enviro...