{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The '''Screen and Sound Archive''' of the National Library of Wales was established in 2001 in order to preserve and promote the audio-visual heritage of Wales. The archive is located at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Screen & Sound Archive {{!}} The National Library of Wales|url=https://www.library.wales/collections/learn-more/screen-sound-archive|website=www.library.wales|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Screen & Sound Archive of Wales: Official Category Sponsor, Wales|url=http://www.bafta.org/bafta-root/the-national-screen-sound-archive-of-wales-official-category-sponsor-wales|date=2014-09-04|website=www.bafta.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref name="Frick 2011 p. 133">{{cite book | last=Frick | first=C. | title=Saving Cinema: The Politics of Preservation | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-19-970973-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViZwAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA133 | access-date=26 Apr 2023 | page=133}}</ref> The archive holds a collection of 5.5 million feet of film that represents Welsh culture and life in Wales from the late 19th century through to the 21st century.<ref name="Bowman 2017 p. 17">{{cite book | last=Bowman | first=J.H. | title=British librarianship and information work 2011-2015 | publisher=Lulu.com | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-326-82047-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3qXDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA17 | access-date=26 Apr 2023 | page=17}}</ref>
The Archive puts on screenings of its collections.<ref name="Guides 2014 p. 1053">{{cite book | last=Guides | first=F.T. | title=Fodor's Essential Great Britain: with the Best of England, Scotland & Wales | publisher=Fodor's Travel | series=Full-color Travel Guide | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-8041-4239-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UDktAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1053 | access-date=26 Apr 2023 | page=1053}}</ref>
== Projects ==
* Unlocking Film Heritage - Between 2013 and 2017 over 700 titles were made available free online during the project. * Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. * National Broadcast Archive for Wales - In 2019 the National Library of Wales secured funding to develop a National Broadcast Archive alongside its Screen and Sound archive. The Archive will feature the Archives of BBC Cymru Wales which include 95,000 audio tapes and 64,000 video tapes dating from 1923.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-02-15|title=£1m backing for Wales broadcast archive|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-47252760|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
== References == <references />
Category:2001 establishments in Wales Wales Category:Film archives in the United Kingdom Category:Sound archives in the United Kingdom Category:Archives in Wales Category:National Library of Wales collections