The archived documents of the Empa archive have been deposited in the university archive of ETH Zurich since 2024 and can be researched and viewed there. 

The Empa archive comprises approx. 150 linear meters of documents dating back to the founding of Empa. In addition to administrative documents, it largely contains studies on specific events, buildings and objects. These include, for example, reports on the Münchenstein bridge disaster (1891) and the Würenlingen plane crash (1972). 

The Empa documents can be researched in the Virtual Reading Room of the University Archives and ordered for inspection in the Collections and Archives Reading Room in the main building of ETH Zurich (opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00 to 17.00).

In the coming months, the University Archives will also take over genuinely digital archive material from Empa. After the protection period has expired or with the appropriate authorization, these can be viewed directly online in the Virtual Reading Room.