About
The ARA was created to ensure that archives and records were properly looked after and preserved for posterity and that all those working hard on this task received the proper training and support to do so.
We work to provide the broadest and most coherent voice on all matters relating to the record-keeping sector and aim to broaden the care, management, access and use of records and archives by everyone. We embrace all those working in archives, records management, archive conservation, archive learning, research and outreach as well as anyone in the wider community with an interest in records and archives including users, owners and volunteers.
ARA Together
With the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly a thing of the past we are changing the focus of ARA Together. Going forward this will be ARA’s place for connecting with the wider sector as we face a new round of challenges: cost of living crisis, energy crisis, environmental crisis. We want to do all we can to support our members and the sector as a whole. From job concerns and the implications of running and managing collections to health and wellbeing, we want to help.
Who’s Who at the ARA?
More than 450 volunteers support the day-to-day work of the ARA. The organisation is run by a small permanent staff team together with an elected Board of Trustees (twelve individual volunteer members).
Find out more about each of them and the best person to contact with your query.
ARA Conference 2024
The conference committee are now working on the 2024 ARA conference which will be held at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre in Birmingham on Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 August 2024.
If you have any questions relating to conference please send them to conference@archives.org.uk
More details about the conference will be posted on the ARA Conference website in due course.
