Preserve your history, share your story
Your history is important. We help you find it, keep it, tell it, and make it relevant to today’s world.
History Ink is an archives and heritage consultancy working across London, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Founded in 2021, we specialise in archives creation, historical research, oral history, heritage exhibitions, anniversary projects and history publications.
What We Do
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We provide insightful analysis that can help bring your history and archives to life, connecting them to your long-term strategic goals.
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Whether your company is ten or two hundred years old, History Ink can help you engage audiences and create an emotional and personal connection to your history.
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We know how to create powerful stories from complex histories that are accessible to all ages.
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From corporate oral history interviews to youth-based engagement programmes, we can record the hidden stories of your organisation.
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With twenty years experience working for big brand names in banking, hospitality, energy, and property, History Ink is uniquely placed to help you create, build and manage your archive.
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Need help making sense of your personal papers? We can sort, catalogue and organise your family archive for future generations.
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We offer in-house training designed for those looking to manage their heritage assets in-house.
Your Archives, Activated
Archives harness the power of history for today. By reaching into their past, businesses can transform their archives into a strategic asset that can be used as a tool for knowledge building, branding, outreach, and engagement. Learn more about how archives can add value to your business by downloading our Archives Brochure.
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Explore how 3D modelling, drone scanning, virtual reality and AI are opening up new ways to engage with the past.
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Digital Archive Wall for Santander UK
Created by History Ink and our digital exhibition partners Airavata Productions, this interactive exhibit uses archives to share stories of Santander UK’s predecessor companies.
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Sixty Years of The Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
This permanent display housed in the East Lobby tells the story of the Mandarin’s 60 years in Hong Kong.
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Our Homestretch Campaign for the Singapore Turf Club
We worked together with other creatives to produce exhibitions, films and socials honouring the Club’s 182-year history.
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Republic of Singapore Yacht Club Bicentennial Anniversary
History Ink delivered a series of exhibitions, galleries, and heritage assets opened by the President of Singapore.
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Eighty Years of The Hill Homes Story
History Ink was invited to write and research the incredible history of Margaret Hill, CBE.
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Archives Creation for the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
In 2023 History Ink was invited to create a professional archives service for one of the oldest yacht clubs in Asia.
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Santander UK at the British Museum
We curated a pop up exhibition for Santander UK 175th anniversary, unveiled at the British Museum as part of the bank’s annual celebration of education and entrepreneurship.
In Their Words
- Balakrishnan B, Commodore of the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club
‘History Ink distinguish themselves through exceptional attention to detail and scholarly rigour, particularly in the preservation and interpretation of fragile primary sources. Their implementation of a robust cataloguing system - complete with structured metadata and professional archival standards - has provided the RSYC with a sustainable and future-ready heritage resource.’
Journal
Read the latest on what we’re up to – including conferences, thought pieces, industry news and our current work.
