Let’s uncover local history together.
A Platform for Cities, Museums, Libraries, and Urban Explorers
While we work from home, we’re collaborating with our partner organizations and community of users to highlight city history through archives and location-based storytelling.
Urban Archive is a 501(c)(3) public charity based out of New York City. We create technology that enhances collection engagement and digital storytelling.
We do not monetize or share user and partner data.
Our platform is supported by individual contributions, grants, and platform fees.
Partner Organizations
Our mission is to extend the reach of cultural organizations by providing them with collaborative tools to share local history.
CASE STUDIES
Museum of the City of New York
Organization Size: Large
QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Organization Size: Medium
VILLAGE PRESERVATION
Organization Size: Small
PLATFORM TOOLS
We develop and maintain these digital products for our partner organizations.
Platform Dashboard
Collection and Data Management
Features:
• Collection Integration
• Collection/Data Management
• Kiosk Integration
• Event Publishing
• Real-time Analytics
• Unlimited User Accounts
* White Label Option Available *
The Apps (iOS and Web)
Content Curation and Sharing
Features:
• Exhibition Support
• Easy Publishing and Sharing
• Digital Storytelling
• Profile Management
• Unlimited User Accounts
• Walking Tour Support
* PLATFORM Dashboard REQUIRED *
* White Label Option Available *
Audio Guide
Exhibition and Programming Support
Features:
• Easy Publishing and Sharing
• Transcription
• Multi-Language Support
• Multiple Tour Support
• Text to Voice (optional)
• Proximity Beacon Integration
* PLATFORM Dashboard REQUIRED *
Interested in white-label applications? Have a digital collection, or location-based project that you need help with? Contact us.
HOW WE HELP
We build products that are engaging and meaningful for wide range of audiences.
Fill in your details to learn how your organization can benefit from Urban Archive.
EXPLORE THE PLATFORM
Here’s a few fun facts to get you engaging with local history and the digital collections of our partner organizations.
This location hoarded enough liquor to last them all the way through Prohibition. View
The eagles perched on the 61st floor were inspired by the hood ornaments of a Chrysler. View
Katz’s Delicatessen serves 15,000 pounds of pastrami a week. View
The gates of this cemetery have an unusual tenant: a colony of parakeets. View
See the construction of Columbus Circle in 1892. View
Before the Main Branch of the NY Public Library and Bryant Park, there was this. View
