The History of Advertising Trust (HAT), custodian of the world’s largest archive of UK advertising, turns 50 this year – marking a significant milestone in the history of the British advertising industry. Founded in 1976, HAT has spent half a century collecting, preserving and cataloguing the creative output of an entire industry: over 10 million […]
History of Advertising Trust appoints Senior Teaching Fellow Sally Chan To The Board of Trustees
The History of Advertising Trust (HAT) has launched its first ever podcast, which reveals the stories behind some of the nation’s most celebrated ads through a series of interviews with creative legends from the golden age of British advertising. Featuring interviews with the likes of Dave Trott, Sir Alan Parker (director of Bugsy Malone) and […]
The History of Advertising Trust (HAT) has launched a new project sponsored by the National Lottery which reveals the stories of some of the most creative Adland legends from the Golden Age of British advertising. Named ‘Inspiring Minds’, the project was made possible by an £8,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and […]