Marking 20 years of the Endangered Archives Programme, the conference highlighted the Programme’s achievements and explored common themes and topics crucial to safeguarding documentary heritage and cultural legacy.

The international conference brought together many of the institutions, individuals and activists in documentary heritage preservation. There were sessions on EAP, preservation strategies from key organisations and funding opportunities, and the sharing of case studies of cultural heritage protection against risks caused by climate change, conflict or war. Attendees had the opportunity to engage with their peers on the most urgent and incipient challenges and opportunities in the field, including the costs of digitisation, designing strategic approaches, and the facilitation of creative responses to archives.