Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie

Pandemic Archive A.D. 2020

Everyday we create a history. Let's start documenting that unprecented time we are living together. The State Archives in Warsaw with the Head Office of State Archives invite to participate in the project "Pandemic Archive A.D. 2020. Social collection of documents during the epidemy of Coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2)".

Visit of the delegation from Iraq

On March 23 the State Archive in Warsaw hosted a delegation from the Iraq’s archives, represented by the Head of the National Library and Archives in Iraq – Mr. Alaa Abo Al Hassan Esmail.

We have got a pleasure to show our quests some records from the collection of  72/25 Warsaw Reconstruction Office („Biuro Odbudowy Stolicy”), about the destruction of the city and its rebuilding.

Information - Home's drawer

Dear Sir / Madam,

We would like to inform you that our genealogical consultation “Home’s drawer” planned on March 29, 2018, is canceled due to general renovation in our archive. We would like to apologize for the inconvenience and invite you for our next meeting on April 19, 2018

Meeting with Professor Tomoki Takeda in the State Archive in Warsaw

On January 26, 2018, Professor Tomoki Takeda from the Daiko Bunka University in Tokyo visted the State Archive in Warsaw. Professor Takeda is currently teaching History of Japanese Politics and Diplomacy, International History and Japanese Politics at Daito Bunka University, Department of Political Studies, Faculty of Law. His research interests is also closed to documentation and archiving of historical materials of modern Japan.

After being welcomed by the deputy of the Director of the State Archive in Warsaw Mrs. Anna Wajs, Prof. Takeda heard a presentation about the history of our institute and he was familiarized with our structures. Most interesting and precious archival units were presented to our quest, including the records from the Archive of Warsaw Reconstruction Office (BOS archive), which belongs to UNESCO Memory of the World program. Presentation of old Warsaw photos was accompanied with the archival movie of Warsaw restoration which provided testimony of a nearly complete destruction of the city and its rebuilding. Finally, Prof. Takeda found a time to talk with our staff and he got an information about our current projects.

Home’s drawer – genealogical consultation