Welcome!
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The Black Archives is a unique historical archive where one can go for inspiring conversations, substantive activities and books from black and other perspectives that are often underexposed elsewhere.
​NOTE: We are currently open on our temporary location at Bijlmerplein 140, Amsterdam. Visit us Wednesday-Saturday 11AM-5PM.
Are you interested in more? Follow us on social media and/or make a donation to help develop and conserve our archive.

Events

The Black Archives organizes monthly activities around themes from the archives with the goal of making knowledge and education from the book collections and archives accessible for discussion. Check out our program here:
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The Black Archives monthly organizes activities about themes from our archives with the goal to spread knowledge and share information from our collections and archives. As we are moving, you can help us by sharing your opinion:
  • Visit us at our temporary location at Bijlmerplein 140, Amsterdam on Wednesday-Saturday 11AM-5PM
  • No Full Stop: What does restoration mean to you? Share your opinion with us by completing the questionnaire
The Black Archives (TBA) has temporarily moved!

The Black Archives has moved! From March 6 2024, we are temporarily relocated to the Amsterdamse Poort at Bijlmerplein 140 (Bijlmer) due to the renovation of the building belonging to the ‘Our Suriname Association’.

The Archives

Currently our archives are not accessible for research due to archiving. However, you can still visit us our archives by booking a tour to still enjoy its history and capacity by contacting [email protected]. You can also visit and contribute to our Digital Archive.

Prof. Angela Y. Davis visited The Black Archives!

Prof. Angela Y. Davis and prof. Gina Dent visited The Black Archives The Black Archives on May 17th. Prof. Davis said that our exhibition Black and Revolutionary about Hermina and Otto Huiswoud made her feel more at home in Amsterdam than she sometimes feels in the US and everyone should visit it. 

Prof. Angela Davis: "We also visited the newly open The Black Archives… Please visit, this important place!"
Check out the video and book a tour at The Black Archives!
Patta x The Black Archives on Pan-Africanism

In 2019 Patta and The Black Archives joined forces, making hidden stories and history around Hip Hop and street culture visible. Patta was born out of a passion for Hip Hop, sneakers and street culture.

Patta produced a short video about The Black Archives and our views on histories of Pan-Africanism. Read more about our collab and check out the video!

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