50 Years of Medien Archive Austria: An Invitation to Celebrate Audiovisual Heritage
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Medien Archive Austria (MAA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Austrian Academy of Sciences has invited the public to an event under the motto "Preserve, Remember, Shape".
The MAA is an association of Austrian archives that collect films, sound recordings and other audiovisual materials.
Since its founding, the association has set itself one main goal: to safeguard the audiovisual media of the country and preserve them for the future. Many of these recordings document important events, changes in society and cultural life in Austria. Without professional archiving, they could be lost over time, because carrier materials age and technical formats change.
The Academy's invitation is addressed to specialists from archives, academia and culture, as well as to all interested members of the public. The event is intended to focus on the work of the past five decades. The motto combines three tasks: collecting and preserving materials, remembering history, and shaping the future of archival work.
Sources: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
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