Welcome to the Archives Portal Europe
The Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from different European countries as well as information on archival institutions throughout the continent.
- 58,661,088 descriptive units of archives
- 18,602 persons and entities
- 870 institutions
Bulgaria: Engraving of an old printed Jewish book
The title page depicts a rabbi working on She'elot ve-Teshuvot "questions and answers", rabbinic commentaries devoted to the exegesis of the Jewish religious law.
Germany: Fall of the Berlin Wall, 9 November 1989
On the evening of 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened unplanned and to everyone's surprise after months full of protests and escapes of thousands of citizens of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) to West Germany. The text document presented in this gallery played a major role in this decisive moment of Europe's latest history and has been registered as World Document Heritage by the UNESCO.
Ireland: Will of Private John Brady, October 1916
This document is from the Soldiers' Wills collection held by the National Archives of Ireland. Private John Brady served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles and died in action in France between 23–26 October 1916.
Greece: Evangelion (Gospel lectionary)
This 10-11th century gospel lectionary is written in Greek minuscule on parchment codex. The cover is a leather binding with wooden boards; front and back leaves missing.
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Joint access to European archives
By giving access to archival material from all over Europe, the Archives Portal Europe provides the opportunity to detect common relations in a comprehensive approach while at the same time reflecting the diversity of national and regional developments. Read more...
Years of collaboration and development
The Archives Portal Europe is made available through our technical investment. In particular, we have spent a considerable amount of time developing standards and tools to manage highly complex data. Read more...
Combined search facilities
In addition to a simple full text search, the Archives Portal Europe offers an advanced search concentrating on aspects such as dates as well as a navigated search for browsing through the archival material. All approaches can be followed separately or in combination. Read more...
Contact details and services
Within the section "Directory", information such as contact details or opening hours of the archival institutions can be consulted. This not only includes those institutions already featuring their archival material in the Archives Portal Europe, but also other institutions from the participating countries. Read more...
