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Archives are often silent places. Not just because of the people who visit them, careful not to disturb those studying, but because of the documents themselves—which tell us many things while remaining stubbornly silent about many others. Because in an archive, there is much, but there is not everything. Some information was never recorded, others were lost or destroyed. What is missing? Why?

The School Tells an Archive

The contest “The School Tells an Archive 2026” challenged students to transform into young archival explorers: they will need the extraordinary lens of their imagination to see “what is not there.”
How did they do it? By writing an original narrative story, blending the suggestions from archival sources with elements common to all: a specific character and a mysterious phrase.
The best stories, developed from archival records, will be awarded by an expert jury and published in the book that Archivissima will present in the fall.
Now, all that’s left is to read them and vote for your favorite!
AVAILABLE FROM JUNE 5

Stories from the Contest