ICA Barcelona 2025

BARCELONA / catalonia 2025

"KNOWING PASTS, CREATING FUTURES"

The city of Barcelona has been chosen to host the ICA International Archives Congress (International Council on Archives), which will be held between the 27th and 30th of October, 2025, at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB).

The International Council on Archives is an international organisation created in 1948 under the aegis of UNESCO which aims to guarantee efficient document management, as well as preserve and make the world’s archival heritage available through archives and professionals from all over the world. Every four years, the ICA organises a world congress to bring together professionals from the sector and discuss the concerns and projects involving archives on a worldwide scale.

The International Archives Congress, which will take place in Catalonia, presents a challenge and an opportunity to show the world the values of archiving and document management in our country. It not only represents an opportunity for archive and document management professionals, but will also engage neighbouring sectors, which can consider the Congress an opportunity to learn and create synergies between data professionals.

Under the title “Knowing Pasts, Creating Futures”, the challenges faced by archive and document management professionals will be discussed. The event is expected to welcome over 2,000 professionals from all over the world, both from the sector itself and others related to it.