The Rave Preservation Project has launched a new directory and upgraded discovery tools, expanding how users navigate its digital collection of more than 40,000 rave-era flyers, posters, and artwork.
New Directory and Multimedia Integration
The directory is designed as a central hub where artists, promoters, labels, and venues can build listings that include embedded media links. Visitors can now access archival music and video from platforms such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music without leaving the site.
Improved Browsing and Search
Updated galleries streamline the exploration of visual memorabilia, while refinements to the search function make it easier to locate specific items across the archive.
Archive Background
Founded in 2013 by Oregon-based archivist Matthew Johnson, the Rave Preservation Project has grown from a personal collection into a community resource. It allows figures from the electronic music scene to create their own pages and document their work within the industry.
“Electronic music culture is often spread across social platforms, short-lived posts, and fragmented links. Rave Preservation Project is building a more durable system that allows people to find artists, preserve memorabilia, and experience content without leaving the platform,” the project team said.
Related Memorabilia Developments
A separate collection of rare rave memorabilia from the ‘Members Only’ archive is currently up for auction, with an estimated value of £80,000.
Last year, collector Dave Nicholson curated a book of acid house and rave flyers from 1988–89, published by Velocity Press.
