The City of Alicante has joined the Declaration of Archives: a step towards preserving historical memory
🤝 Joining forces: Alicante, the Diputación, the University and the Generalitat sign an important agreement
Alicante , June 3, 2025 - The Municipality of Alicante , through the Department of Culture , has officially joined the Declaration of the Alicante Archives , aimed at preserving, protecting and disseminating the historical and documentary heritage of the province.
📍 The ceremonial signing of the document took place in the building of the Alicante Diputation .
The participants were:
🎓 Naima Beljilali , City Councilor for Culture
📚 Pilar Tebar , Secretary of Culture of the Generalitat
🗂️ David Arasil , MP for Innovation and Document Management
🏛️ Josep Ochoa , Secretary General of the University of Alicante (UA)
📌 The main goal of the agreement is to pool resources and improve access to information
🔍 The signatories agreed:
📑 Preserve and protect documents as part of the historical and cultural memory of the region
🌐 Ensure transparency and the right to access information
🤝 Implement joint projects , including:
- Educational routes
- Scientific conferences
- Excursions and open days
- 📖 Support for students and training of archivists
🛡️ Particular attention is paid to responding to emergency situations - natural or man-made disasters that threaten the safety of the archive.
💬 Comments from participants
🗣️ Naima Beljilali emphasized:
"This initiative is an example of successful cooperation between authorities, which contributes to better preservation , popularization and openness of the historical memory of Alicante."
🗣️ David Arasil added:
“We are creating a coordination platform between key archives in the region to make the most efficient use of resources .”
🗣️ Pilar Tebar highlighted:
"Our job is to preserve the documents by getting them out of the basements and placing them in safe and accessible conditions ."
🗣️ Josep Ochoa noted:
"The archive is not only the past. It is the present and the future of our collective memory."
📆 Programme of events for International Archives Day - June 9
🎉 In honor of International Archives Day , Alicante has prepared a rich program:
🏛️ Municipality Archives
📸 Exhibition :
📅 Until June 30
📍 Topic: "The Origins of the Festival of Lights (1928–1936)"
🏛️ Alicante Diputation Archive
📍 June 12 at MARQ — X Meeting of the Provincial Archives
🚪 During the week - open days and exhibition:
📜 "200 years in the service of the province"
🏛️ Historical Archives of the Province (Generalitat)
🎓 New program: "Exploring the archive"
👩🏫 For schoolchildren and students
👣 Excursions, educational sessions and exhibitions
🏛️Archives of the University of Alicante
🌈 Exhibition :
🎨 "Tony Vorrat: The Legacy of an LGBTQI+ Icon"
📘 Book presentation: "Gestures in the Night" - author Javier Fernandez Galeano
🧩 Archives are the memory of society , which is important to preserve
🔐 Thanks to an agreement between the authorities , the Alicante archives are moving to a new level:
📥 More open access for citizens
🧑🎓 New educational and professional opportunities
🛡️ Protection against losses in case of disasters
🖋️ Alicante is committed to memory, culture and transparency - the foundations of a strong and conscious society .