I saw these two articles via
nytimes.com both pertaining to interesting implementations of
archives that give new life to events long past. The first article
discussed Fugazi's endeavors to make available all their live
performances from their entire career. Apparently the band are great
documentarians and obsessively recorded every live performance they
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/education/edlife/edl-24naturalhistory-...
Despite having the word 'museum' in it's name, the American Museum of Natural History is no longer just a museum. As of 2009, the Museum is also an accredited graduate university, complete with it's own massive research library.