2026 Immersia: PARADISEC Open House

Rewind, restore, reconnect. Press “play” on Pacific history at the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) Open House. Explore rare recordings, manuscripts and cultural treasures from across Oceania, discover how digital repatriation is helping communities reconnect with their heritage, and watch history come back to life through live digitisation demonstrations. From reel-to-reel tapes and audio cassettes to field notebooks and photographs, go behind the scenes of one of the world's leading archives of endangered languages and cultural knowledge. Learn how PARADISEC is using innovative technologies, including Raspberry Pi-powered community archives, to make collections accessible in remote regions across the Pacific—rewinding the past, preserving it in the present, and sharing it with future generations. Please note: If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan please contact the event organisers. This event may be photographed and recorded. The recorded material may be used to promote future ANU events and programs. By attending the event you are giving us informed consent. If you DO NOT wish to be recorded, please let ANU event staff know on the day. We will be mindful and ensure not to photograph any faces of children present.