Category: Behind the scenes Behind the scenesPrime Ministers, scandals and mysteries of No. 10 Downing StreetTuesday 18 May 2021Within the walls of No. 10 there have been some hardy, ambitious characters that...Behind the scenesIntroducing our new ‘Book a visit to view our documents’ serviceThursday 15 April 2021With seat reservations and advance document ordering remaining in place for now to help...Behind the scenesLocked down but not locked out!Wednesday 17 March 2021Although last year was a year like no other, the Education team at The...Archives and archivistsA quick guide to microfading: How, what and why?Saturday 13 March 2021The loans and exhibitions team in our Collection Care department spends a lot of...Behind the scenesIntroducing Project EtnaFriday 12 March 2021If you’ve been following Project Alpha’s progress on this blog over the past year...Archives and archivistsSmashing the stereotype: How dyslexia helped guide me to my dream careerTuesday 9 March 2021Before my diagnosis, I always thought dyslexia just meant having difficulties with reading, writing...Archives and archivistsInternational Women’s Day 2021Monday 8 March 2021In a year when we have all been challenged by circumstances to change and...Archives and archivistsGalling ink! How The National Archives preserves millions of documents written in iron gall inkSunday 7 March 2021Iron gall ink was first mentioned by Pliny the Elder in AD23 and was...Archives and archivistsHello British Science Week!Friday 5 March 2021When people think about science, GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) are probably...Behind the scenesFive Photos: Exploring a mindful archiveMonday 8 February 2021How useful are archives right now? I don’t mean to be provocative. Like many...Archives and archivistsMy remote student placement at The National ArchivesWednesday 30 September 2020I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Oxford, studying for a...Behind the scenesAwakening the giantTuesday 21 July 2020In early April, we published a blog about ‘sending the giant to sleep’, which... « 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 38 »