Scientific archaeography experienced a revival in Lviv in the early 1990s, largely building on the traditions of the Archaeographic Commission founded by M. Hrushevsky within the Shevchenko Scientific Society. During the Soviet era, source publications were limited to archival materials, marked by a noticeable bias in the selection of materials published in archaeographic collections.

The Lviv branch of the Institute of Ukrainian Archaeography was formed according to the decree of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on July 21, 1992, and officially registered as a legal entity on September 11 of the same year. It began official operations on September 1, 1992, but actually emerged on November 1, 1990, initially as a center of the Archaeographic Commission of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and organizationally as one of the units of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The initial period of the branch's activity was based on the resolution of the bureau of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on December 18, 1992, "On ensuring the further development of archaeological research in the Western Ukrainian region."

In 1991, the branch started its publishing activities independently and in cooperation with other scientific institutions in Ukraine and beyond.

The Ukrainian Heraldic Society has been operating within the branch since 1991, with Andriy Hrechylo serving as its chairman.