The Utrecht Archives - about us
With dozens of kilometres of archival materials, half a million photos, drawings and prints as well as an extensive library, The Utrecht Archives serve as a virtual memory for the city and province. Moreover, much of our archive is increasingly maintained in the form of scans or some other digital format; our servers currently contain over 3 million files. We employ some fifty staff and eighty volunteers and hosts.
Museum
Welcome to the Expo in the former St Paul's Abbey, one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in the Netherlands that dates back to around 1050. The abbey currently hosts our permanent 'Utrecht starts here' exhibition, various alternating exhibitions and an exciting carriage ride.
Digital archive management & open data
Communication with and between government bodies is increasingly conducted digitally, affecting methods of sustainable management and conservation of archive material. Het Utrechts Archief is part of a national effort towards the development of a tool of digital archive management: the e-Depot. Robust agreements are required concerning the archiver and his methods, substantial and technical supervision and examination must take place, safety, quality and authenticity guaranteed. Hence the e-Depot implies policy decisions, processes and procedures.
In accordance with government policy, Het Utrechts Archief aims at an open approach to reuse of data. Open data is accessible and reusable for any interested party. Open data allow, for instance, the development of new applications or the execution of largescale statistical analysis. Since 2016 Het Utrechts Archief makes available designated open data sets for anyone’s consultation and use. Current sets of open data comprise registers of baptisms, marriages and funerals, the Utrecht Province Registry Office’s and statements of succession. Further sets will be added in the near future.
Complaint procedure
We are committed to provide you with the highest possible standard of service. If things go wrong we would like to help you straight away, so please tell us when a problem arises. A complaint is any expression of dissatisfaction with the way you have been treated or what you have experienced. Your opinion and experiences are valuable to us and help us improve our service.
If you wish to make a complaint please use the online contact form or send us an e-mail at Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.
Do you want to report inaccuracies or additions to archive documents? Please do not use the complaint form. You can submit changes and additions directly via the relevant archival document on our website. Click here for instructions.
