The mission of the Centre for the Documentation of the Performing Arts and Music (CDAEM) is “to collect, systematically organise, preserve, disseminate and make available to researchers, art professionals, educators and general citizens, all compiled artistic, graphic, documentary and audiovisual materials on stage and musical activities in Spain, as well to conduct statistical studies or any other study for their conservation, valuation and study”. The CDAEM continues the rigorous conservation work of previous documentation centres and at the same time introduces the innovation necessary to respond to the challenge of digitalisation and the accessibility demands of users in the 21st century.