Iron Mountain Cultural Heritage and Archives solution

Challenge

Your collections are unique and priceless resources of history and culture. They may be stored in wide-ranging locations, including public and private libraries, archives, museums, galleries, colleges and universities, and media and entertainment. Preserving these historic assets is critical; it’s how we as a society learn, use, research, and share our cultural heritage with today’s generation, as well as with generations to come. But what is the best way to ensure access to these resources when they are both fragile and restricted to a physical location? The need to properly preserve cultural heritage and archives for future generations while still enabling access and usage with a broader audience over time is one that many companies, organisations, and governments are struggling to address.

Impact

A large percentage of cultural heritage assets and archives are at risk because they are stored in less-than-optimal conditions, which makes them far more susceptible to damage from handling and exposure to natural environmental conditions. Additionally, natural disasters like fires or floods, along with man-made disasters like wars or political unrest, can potentially put large collections at risk.

What if you could

Leverage unrivalled expertise and prevent further degradation and damage to cultural heritage collections and archives. You could:

• Protect and preserve the past, making it available in perpetuity for future generations
• Transform precious physical collections into digital surrogates, preserving the original characteristics and value of an item
• Use digitisation to enhance accessibility and usage, and share digital assets to promote collections and engage with wider audiences