Archives Awareness Week 2023

This year’s theme aims to highlight the importance of preserving and using our documentary heritage in the current technological environment. Sub-themes include: digitisation, electronic records management, records management standards, and archiving oral histories.

Members of the public are invited to participate in the celebration by attending one of the following events: 

• Behind-the-scenes tours of the Western Cape Archives and Records Service: Tours take place daily at 72 Roeland Street, Cape Town, from 05 to 09 June, every hour on the hour from 09:00-14:00

• Online Oral History Workshop - Sharing experiences, KZN Archives: 10:00-11:30, Monday 05 June

• Family History Workshop - WC Archives and Cape Family Research Forum: 10:00 -12:30, Tuesday 06 June at the Western Cape Archives, 72 Roeland Street, Cape Town.

• Online Electronic Records Management Workshop: 10:00-11:00, Wednesday 07 June

• Online Digitisation Workshop - Memorist: 10:00-11:00, Thursday 08 June

Please sign up by completing the online form available here. Alternatively, contact: Helen Joannides at 021 483 0456 or Helen.Joannides@westerncape.gov.za

More information about the Archives and Record Services is available online:

• Opening Hours
• Getting There
• What can you find at the Archives?
• Documenting Lives
• History of the Archives
• Collections Available
• What happens at the National Archives and Records Service?

National Archives Awareness Week connects people, places and cultures. Let’s preserve our rich history for present and future generations.