Дигитализация на архив „Архитектура“ в Института за изследване на изкуствата
Digitalizatyion of the Architecture of Art Studies archive of the Institute

Summary/Abstract: The digitalization of the Architecture Archive at the Institute of Art Studies is a special moment of radical change in the material of the documents, which brings research methods different from the traditional characteristics of archival data and, above all, the expectation of new knowledge. In my close contact with the archives I look both back and forward in order to rethink the Architecture Archive and reach a new grasp of and attitude to its meaning. In the article, on the one hand, I undertake an overview of the collected archival units in the chronological order of their acquisition and and also according to the structure established by the archive’s original creators and, on the other hand, I present in perspective a thesis about the archive’s future in the development of personal archival collections. The aim of the study is to define an approach to the digitalization of the Architecture Archive so that it could meet modern standards and concepts regarding the digitalization of archives. Theoretical but also scientific-applied issues of the archive have been considered, the general discourse of which was born within the context of the project activities, called “Cultural Heritage in the Archives of the Institute of Art Studies: Interactive Map of the Arts in Bulgaria”. In the article I emphasize the importance of the fact that this project gets funded through the agencies for regional development of the European Union and is thus positioned within the cultural paradigm of “Europe”. Last but not least, I believe that the article in terms of giving an overview is something of an invitation and initial reference point for conducting new research through the digital database of the Architecture Archive, which is currently underway.

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