The National Archive

  1. News stories from The National Archives can now be found at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/
  2. Our first education service delivered locally with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London. This new opportunity has been made possible by an exciting partnership with Tyne & Wear Archives based at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum. Gillian Johnston, Education and […]
  3. Love letters relating to some of the most famous – and sometimes dangerous – love affairs in British history are on show at The National Archives from Saturday, 24 January 2026. Among the exhibits in a new exhibition, Love Letters, is a never-before-seen love letter from the Cambridge Five spy ring’s “fifth man” John Cairncross […]
  4.   We are pleased to announce that Tobi Adetimilehin has been appointed Finance Director of The National Archives, and started her  term leading the Finance and Performance teams on 8 December 2025. Tobi was most recently the Deputy Director Finance lead for Strategic Programmes and the Future Combat Air System Programme at the Ministry of […]
  5. The National Archives and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will ensure the accessibility and preservation of its world-class Drawings and Archives Collections during the interim period between the conclusion of the V&A+RIBA Architecture Partnership in 2027 and the creation of a new permanent home for RIBA Collections. […]