Digitalizing Archival Collections: A Roman Chapter of HF’s History

About the project

This project accelerates, streamlines, and consolidates digitization efforts at the Norwegian Institute in Rome and explores new ways to engage its historical archive.

Through three pilot studies tied to the institute’s early history and founder Hans Peter L’Orange, we will survey and digitize relevant materials and produce three digital stories

1. a personal account from L’Orange’s Italian journey as recorded in his diaries
2. a story of a landmark project in northern Italy that he directed
3. a reconstruction of his scholarly networks revealed in annotated offprints

Purpose

The project will deliver a methodological workflow as a sustainable blueprint for future archival projects, enhancing the archive’s usability and stimulating research on this little‑known chapter in the history of the Faculty of Humanities (HF).

Events

Digital Storytelling at Research Institutes, Libraries, and Archives: Sharing Experiences, Current Projects, and Future Plans.
International workshop at the Norwegian Institute in Rome, University of Oslo. 10-11 September 2026.

"Unlocking the Archives of the Norwegian Institute in Rome."
Paper at the Conference "L’unione internazionale in Roma. Un patrimonio da raccontare e da condividere" at the École française de Rome. 26 May 2026. 

Duration

01.01.2026-30.06.2027

Funding

HF Digital and the Norwegian Institute in Rome.