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A platform for cities, museums, libraries, and urban explorers. Urban Archive creates technology that enhances collection engagement and digital storytelling and extends the reach of cultural organizations by providing them with collaborative tools to share local history.
Urban Archive was launched in 2016 in New York City with three institutional partners. As of early 2021, the Urban Archive platform (both iOS app and web app) has more than three dozen NYC partner organizations and has expanded to three more cities (including Cali, Colombia).
Subjects or Themes
New York City History, Urban History, Architectural History
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Historical photos, curated content, text, mapping, audio, crowdsourcing (currently in beta).
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Urban Archive is a small team of designers, historians, developers, and urbanists.
Year(s)
2016-present
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
Urban Archive
Software Employed
Labor and Support
This is an ongoing non-profit organization.
Project Cost
Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
We work with more than three dozen partners, some of who pay for the service. We are also funded by private donations and grants. Recent grants have included, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Achelis & Bodman Foundation, Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.