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National Film and Sound Archive

Our work

Our curators, conservators and collection managers are constantly innovating in the collection and preservation of audiovisual culture.

Discover the work that sustains the collection and supports its use by communities, creators and researchers.

Our curators actively collaborate with industry to build the collection – and to explore, interpret and share its stories.

The NFSA is investing in new audiovisual forms and necessary digital preservation innovations.

Access our guides for a wide range of preservation topics including digitisation, film construction, identification, storage and conservation.

How to store and care for your film, audio, videos, photographs and digital material at home and in the community.

The NFSA’s guide to common audiovisual terms – a resource for professionals and enthusiasts.

Our preservationists at work

Our world class experts - restoring, digitising and preserving rare, damaged and at risk items from the NFSA collection.
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Rose Cangadis-Douglass examining Corrick film
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Corrick Collection: Photochemical Restoration
6 minute read
Preserving glass slides: Part 1
6 minute read
Digitising 100+ year old wax cylinder
4 minute read
Preserving records Q&A
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Newsfront: NFSA Digital Restoration
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