Turning Multi-language Council Minutes into Searchable Agendas for the Historical Archives of the European Union
For the Historical Archives of the European Union, Archipanion extracted agenda details from multi-language Council session documents, making previously unsearchable material discoverable by topic in the archive’s existing catalogue.
10,000 WWII Records Made Searchable - An AI Collaboration between the Swiss Federal Archives and Archipanion
This project transformed a historical card catalogue of 10,000 Second World War records into a searchable digital resource, reducing discovery time from months to minutes.
From Finding Aids to Structured Records at the State Archive of Graubünden
At the State Archive of the Canton of Graubünden, finding aids were turned into structured records for import into the archive’s catalogue, improving discovery across people, time periods and context.
From Index Card Catalogue to Data Repository at the Central Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
Archipanion converted the finding aids at the Central Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate from 1,548 index cards into a structured dataset, making the collection more searchable for staff and researchers.
AI Support for Tier im Recht (TIR) and Animal Welfare Advocacy in Switzerland
This project enabled thousands of complex legal documents to be transformed into a structured database to support analysis and advocacy for Tier im Recht (TIR).
Testing the Limits of AI Metadata Extraction for Complex Archaeological Records with LDA Sachsen-Anhalt
This collaborative pilot between Archipanion and the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt (LDA Sachsen-Anhalt) explored how far AI could go in extracting structured metadata from complex archaeological records.
AI-assisted Cataloguing of 19th-century Children’s Books at Bielefeld University Library
In this Colibri project with Bielefeld University Library, Archipanion piloted AI-assisted cataloguing of digitised 19th-century children’s books by extracting book structure, tables of contents, and visual content descriptions.
120,000 Legacy Infrastructure Applications Made Searchable at BKW
Archipanion is helping BKW extract key information from around 120,000 legacy infrastructure applications, creating structured records that are easier to search and reuse.
Galt Museum & Archives
At the Galt Museum & Archives, AI visual search is being used to unlock tens of thousands of Lethbridge Herald press photographs that were digitised but had little or no metadata. This turned a previously inaccessible collection into a searchable online resource.
"This advancement ensures that the rich visual heritage preserved within the Galt archive can be easily explored and enjoyed by individuals from all walks of life."
Andrew Chernevych, Head Archivist, Galt Museum & Archives
Andrew Chernevych, Head Archivist, Galt Museum & Archives
Bern City Archives
At the Bern City Archives, AI visual search is being used to open up around 8,000 digitised photographs from their collections. Users can search by what appears in the image and then use the existing online catalogue for further description and context.
"Historical photo collections are a major challenge. Digitization enables the long-term preservation of image content and makes it easier to find with the help of artificial intelligence."
Roland Gerber, City Archivist of Bern
PTT Archive / Museum for Communication
Around 40,000 digitised images from the museum’s photographic collections can now be explored by visual content. Staff and visitors can look for scenes, objects or activities across the whole set, even where no detailed item-level descriptions exist.
"I'm delighted with this fantastic new research opportunity. Have fun on your journey of discovery!"
Heike Bazak, Head of Historical Archive and Library
Amorce (Diazinteregio network film archives)
For Amorce (a project led by the Diazinteregio network), Archipanion's AI search analyses each video frame to enable search for people, objects, places, scenes, and on-screen text. It also supports full-text search across audio transcripts and opens results at the exact timestamp where the search result occurs.
