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The Tangible Archive Research Outreach Programme

This Outreach Programme is organised and delivered by the Tangible Archive Research Group (TARG), which was established in the wake of the Tangible Archive Research Symposium held in December 2023.

The initiative builds on Gina Pierce’s doctoral research, which focused on the Frederick Parker archive. Her research explores innovative methodologies for engaging new and diverse audiences with archival materials. This project extends that research by investigating how tailored, creative activities can be designed for specific participant groups to facilitate meaningful interaction with archives.

The goal is to develop prototype toolkits that support archive engagement beyond traditional academic contexts, opening new pathways for public connection, interpretation, and co-creation with archival content.

Stencil printing workshop at Precious Gems, Bolton, run by Gina Pierce

Image: Stencil printing workshop at Precious Gems, Bolton, run by Gina Pierce

Project details

Research Team

Gina Pierce

Team Members

TARG internal members:
David Baldwin, London Met
Emily Evans, London Met
Dr Jacek Scarso, London Met
 

Project partner(s)

Dr Sue Breakell, Design Archives, University of Brighton
Donna Claypool, University of Bolton
 

Funder(s)

Strategic Transformation Grant, London Met

Duration

February – July 2025 

More about the project

  • To deliver a series of archival-based creative workshops with community groups, schoolchildren, charity organisations, and museum audiences
  • To collect and produce case studies evaluating the effectiveness of the creative workshops in engaging diverse audiences with archival material · To develop a range of prototype toolkits designed to support archival engagement beyond academic settings
  • To test and refine the prototype toolkits within workshop environments to inform future institutional use and wider application

Artefact(s) 

  • Four to five prototype toolkits on archival engagement beyond traditional academic contexts

Public outreach 

  • Pierce, Gina. (2025) Bolton Breakdown and Precious Gems Women’s Community Group, Bolton, using the Chadwick Stores Archives, Bolton Museum, 28 February.
  • Pierce, Gina. (2025) Brighton Atelier Gallery using imagery of Brighton Pavilion, 26 June.
  • Pierce, Gina. (2025) London Museum University staff Thrive Festival using imagery from the Parker Knoll archive in Special Collections, LMU, 3 July.
  • Evans, Emily and Pierce, Gina. (2025) Collage workshop for Enfield County School for Girls, using the Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre of Memory and Learning, Special Collections, LMU, 12 May.