diff --git a/e2e/tests/archive.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/archive.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f04d7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/archive.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test } from "../fixtures";
+import { registerAndLogin, createList, addItem } from "../helpers";
+
+test("a user can archive a list and it moves to the archive page", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createList(page, "Weekly shop");
+
+  // Archive from the list page.
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Archive")');
+
+  // Lands back on the lists page; the list is no longer shown.
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lists/);
+  await expect(page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" })).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  // The archived list is reachable from the archive page.
+  await page.goto("/archive");
+  await expect(page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("the lists frame links to the archive page", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createList(page, "Weekly shop");
+  await page.goto("/lists");
+
+  await page.click('a.archive-link');
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/archive/);
+});
+
+test("an archived list is read-only", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createList(page, "Weekly shop");
+  await addItem(page, "Apple");
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Archive")');
+
+  // Open the archived list directly.
+  await page.goto("/archive");
+  await page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" }).click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lists\/\d+/);
+
+  // The item is still visible.
+  await expect(page.locator(".item-row").filter({ hasText: "Apple" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // No mutation UI is present.
+  await expect(page.locator("#add-item-form")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator(".item-actions-button")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator(".check-form")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator('button:has-text("+ Add meal")')).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+test("a user can restore an archived list and edit it again", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createList(page, "Weekly shop");
+  await addItem(page, "Apple");
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Archive")');
+
+  // Open the archived list and restore it.
+  await page.goto("/archive");
+  await page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" }).click();
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Restore")');
+
+  // Back on the lists page, the list is active again.
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lists/);
+  await expect(page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // The list is editable again.
+  await page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator("#add-item-form")).toBeVisible();
+  await addItem(page, "Banana");
+  await expect(page.locator(".item-row").filter({ hasText: "Banana" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("the archive page shows the list name and created date", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createList(page, "Weekly shop");
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Archive")');
+
+  await page.goto("/archive");
+  const card = page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Weekly shop" });
+  await expect(card).toBeVisible();
+  // The card shows a created date (e.g. "Created 7 Aug 2026").
+  await expect(card.locator("small")).toContainText("Created");
+});
diff --git a/e2e/tests/meals.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/meals.spec.ts
index 8303027..3a9fc71 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/meals.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/meals.spec.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ test("a user can delete a meal", async ({ page }) => {
   await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
   await createMeal(page, "Spaghetti Bolognese", "");
 
+  page.on("dialog", (dialog) => dialog.accept());
   await page.click('button:has-text("Delete")');
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals$/);
   await expect(page.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Spaghetti Bolognese" })).toHaveCount(0);
diff --git a/migrations/20240104000000_archive_lists.sql b/migrations/20240104000000_archive_lists.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82aac05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240104000000_archive_lists.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE lists ADD COLUMN archived_at INTEGER;
diff --git a/src/domain.rs b/src/domain.rs
index 4a11df2..eaa3359 100644
--- a/src/domain.rs
+++ b/src/domain.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ pub struct GroceryList {
     pub id: i64,
     pub name: String,
     pub revision: i64,
+    /// Unix timestamp of when the list was created.
+    pub created_at: i64,
+    /// Unix timestamp of when the list was archived; `None` when active.
+    pub archived_at: Option<i64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 8c31f68..727df1a 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ pub enum AppError {
     BadRequest(String),
     #[error("not found")]
     NotFound,
+    #[error("list is archived")]
+    Archived,
 }
 
 impl IntoResponse for AppError {
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ impl IntoResponse for AppError {
                 StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
                 views::error_page("404", "That page could not be found."),
             ),
+            AppError::Archived => status_html_response(
+                StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+                views::error_page("409", "This list is archived and cannot be modified."),
+            ),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -96,7 +102,10 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
         )
         .route("/account/password", post(change_password))
         .route("/lists", get(lists_page).post(create_list))
+        .route("/archive", get(archive_page))
         .route("/lists/{list_id}", get(list_page))
+        .route("/lists/{list_id}/archive", post(archive_list))
+        .route("/lists/{list_id}/unarchive", post(unarchive_list))
         .route("/lists/{list_id}/items", post(add_item))
         .route("/lists/{list_id}/items/{item_id}/check", post(check_item))
         .route("/lists/{list_id}/items/{item_id}/edit", post(edit_item))
@@ -603,6 +612,17 @@ async fn lists_page(
     )))
 }
 
+async fn archive_page(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    let archived_lists = state.lists.list_archived_summaries().await?;
+    Ok(html_response(views::archive_page(
+        &user.session.user,
+        &archived_lists,
+    )))
+}
+
 async fn create_list(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     user: CurrentUser,
@@ -640,6 +660,30 @@ async fn list_page(
     )))
 }
 
+async fn archive_list(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+    Path(list_id): Path<i64>,
+    LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CsrfForm>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
+    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    state.lists.archive_list(list_id).await?;
+    Ok(Redirect::to("/lists").into_response())
+}
+
+async fn unarchive_list(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+    Path(list_id): Path<i64>,
+    LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CsrfForm>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
+    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    state.lists.unarchive_list(list_id).await?;
+    Ok(Redirect::to("/lists").into_response())
+}
+
 async fn add_item(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     user: CurrentUser,
@@ -647,7 +691,7 @@ async fn add_item(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<ItemForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     let name = form.name.trim().to_owned();
     let quantity = form.quantity.trim().to_owned();
     let note = form.note.trim().to_owned();
@@ -671,7 +715,7 @@ async fn check_item(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CheckForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     let checked = match form.checked.as_str() {
         "1" | "true" => true,
         "0" | "false" => false,
@@ -691,7 +735,7 @@ async fn edit_item(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<ItemForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     let name = form.name.trim().to_owned();
     if name.is_empty() || name.chars().count() > 120 {
         return Err(AppError::BadRequest(
@@ -719,7 +763,7 @@ async fn delete_item(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CsrfForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     state.lists.delete_item(list_id, item_id).await?;
     list_fragment_response(&state, &user, list_id).await
 }
@@ -957,7 +1001,7 @@ async fn add_meal_to_list(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<AddMealForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     state.meals.add_meal_to_list(form.meal_id, list_id).await?;
     list_fragment_response(&state, &user, list_id).await
 }
@@ -969,7 +1013,7 @@ async fn remove_meal_from_list(
     LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CsrfForm>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
-    require_list(&state, list_id).await?;
+    require_mutable_list(&state, list_id).await?;
     state
         .meals
         .remove_meal_from_list(list_id, list_meal_id)
@@ -1181,6 +1225,7 @@ async fn list_fragment_response(
     let items = state.lists.items(list_id).await?;
     let categories = state.lists.categories().await?;
     let list_meals = state.meals.list_meals_on_list(list_id).await?;
+    let editable = access.archived_at.is_none();
     Ok(html_response(PreEscaped(
         views::list_items_fragment(
             &access,
@@ -1188,10 +1233,17 @@ async fn list_fragment_response(
             &categories,
             &user.session.csrf_token,
             false,
+            editable,
         )
         .into_string()
-            + &views::list_meals_panel(&list_meals, list_id, &user.session.csrf_token, true)
-                .into_string(),
+            + &views::list_meals_panel(
+                &list_meals,
+                list_id,
+                &user.session.csrf_token,
+                true,
+                editable,
+            )
+            .into_string(),
     )))
 }
 
@@ -1206,6 +1258,19 @@ async fn require_list(
         .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)
 }
 
+/// Like [`require_list`], but also rejects archived lists so they stay
+/// immutable until restored.
+async fn require_mutable_list(
+    state: &AppState,
+    list_id: i64,
+) -> Result<crate::domain::GroceryList, AppError> {
+    let list = require_list(state, list_id).await?;
+    if list.archived_at.is_some() {
+        return Err(AppError::Archived);
+    }
+    Ok(list)
+}
+
 async fn optional_user(
     state: &AppState,
     headers: &HeaderMap,
diff --git a/src/ports.rs b/src/ports.rs
index 0bfdd5e..2383424 100644
--- a/src/ports.rs
+++ b/src/ports.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ pub trait SessionRepository: Send + Sync {
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait ListRepository: Send + Sync {
     async fn list_summaries(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> DomainResult<Vec<GroceryList>>;
+    async fn list_archived_summaries(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+    ) -> DomainResult<Vec<GroceryList>>;
     async fn create_list(
         &self,
         txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
@@ -98,6 +102,12 @@ pub trait ListRepository: Send + Sync {
         txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
         list_id: i64,
     ) -> DomainResult<Option<GroceryList>>;
+    async fn set_archived(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        list_id: i64,
+        archived: bool,
+    ) -> DomainResult<()>;
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
diff --git a/src/services.rs b/src/services.rs
index 7b716e1..9fa5d9f 100644
--- a/src/services.rs
+++ b/src/services.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ impl ListService {
             .await
     }
 
+    pub async fn list_archived_summaries(&self) -> DomainResult<Vec<GroceryList>> {
+        let lists = Arc::clone(&self.lists);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| Box::pin(async move { lists.list_archived_summaries(txn).await }))
+            .await
+    }
+
     pub async fn create_list(&self, name: String) -> DomainResult<GroceryList> {
         let lists = Arc::clone(&self.lists);
         self.db
@@ -213,6 +220,20 @@ impl ListService {
             .await
     }
 
+    pub async fn archive_list(&self, list_id: i64) -> DomainResult<()> {
+        let lists = Arc::clone(&self.lists);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, list_id, true).await }))
+            .await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn unarchive_list(&self, list_id: i64) -> DomainResult<()> {
+        let lists = Arc::clone(&self.lists);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, list_id, false).await }))
+            .await
+    }
+
     pub async fn items(&self, list_id: i64) -> DomainResult<Vec<Item>> {
         let items = Arc::clone(&self.items);
         self.db
diff --git a/src/sqlite.rs b/src/sqlite.rs
index fc780dd..b66d2b3 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/sqlite.rs
@@ -442,8 +442,9 @@ pub struct SqliteListRepository;
 impl ListRepository for SqliteListRepository {
     async fn list_summaries(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> DomainResult<Vec<GroceryList>> {
         let rows = sqlx::query(
-            "SELECT l.id, l.name, l.revision
+            "SELECT l.id, l.name, l.revision, l.created_at, l.archived_at
              FROM lists l
+             WHERE l.archived_at IS NULL
              ORDER BY l.created_at DESC",
         )
         .fetch_all(&mut *txn)
@@ -455,6 +456,33 @@ impl ListRepository for SqliteListRepository {
                 id: row.get(0),
                 name: row.get(1),
                 revision: row.get(2),
+                created_at: row.get(3),
+                archived_at: row.get(4),
+            })
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    async fn list_archived_summaries(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+    ) -> DomainResult<Vec<GroceryList>> {
+        let rows = sqlx::query(
+            "SELECT l.id, l.name, l.revision, l.created_at, l.archived_at
+             FROM lists l
+             WHERE l.archived_at IS NOT NULL
+             ORDER BY l.archived_at DESC, l.created_at DESC",
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&mut *txn)
+        .await
+        .map_err(db_error)?;
+        Ok(rows
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|row| GroceryList {
+                id: row.get(0),
+                name: row.get(1),
+                revision: row.get(2),
+                created_at: row.get(3),
+                archived_at: row.get(4),
             })
             .collect())
     }
@@ -479,6 +507,8 @@ impl ListRepository for SqliteListRepository {
             id: list_id,
             name,
             revision: 0,
+            created_at: now(),
+            archived_at: None,
         })
     }
 
@@ -488,7 +518,7 @@ impl ListRepository for SqliteListRepository {
         list_id: i64,
     ) -> DomainResult<Option<GroceryList>> {
         let row = sqlx::query(
-            "SELECT l.id, l.name, l.revision
+            "SELECT l.id, l.name, l.revision, l.created_at, l.archived_at
              FROM lists l
              WHERE l.id = ?1",
         )
@@ -500,8 +530,36 @@ impl ListRepository for SqliteListRepository {
             id: row.get(0),
             name: row.get(1),
             revision: row.get(2),
+            created_at: row.get(3),
+            archived_at: row.get(4),
         }))
     }
+
+    async fn set_archived(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        list_id: i64,
+        archived: bool,
+    ) -> DomainResult<()> {
+        let result = if archived {
+            sqlx::query("UPDATE lists SET archived_at = ?1 WHERE id = ?2")
+                .bind(now())
+                .bind(list_id)
+                .execute(&mut *txn)
+                .await
+                .map_err(db_error)?
+        } else {
+            sqlx::query("UPDATE lists SET archived_at = NULL WHERE id = ?1")
+                .bind(list_id)
+                .execute(&mut *txn)
+                .await
+                .map_err(db_error)?
+        };
+        if result.rows_affected() == 0 {
+            return Err(DomainError::NotFound);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -1608,6 +1666,85 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(ids, vec![first.id, second.id]);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn archiving_a_list_hides_it_from_summaries() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let list = create_list(&db, "Weekly shop").await;
+        let lists = SqliteListRepository;
+
+        let list_id = list.id;
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let lists = lists.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, list_id, true).await })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let summaries = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let lists = lists.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move { lists.list_summaries(txn).await })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(summaries.is_empty());
+
+        let archived = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let lists = lists.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move { lists.list_archived_summaries(txn).await })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(archived.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(archived[0].id, list.id);
+        assert!(archived[0].archived_at.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn unarchiving_a_list_restores_it_to_summaries() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let list = create_list(&db, "Weekly shop").await;
+        let lists = SqliteListRepository;
+
+        let list_id = list.id;
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let lists = lists.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, list_id, true).await })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let lists = lists.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, list_id, false).await })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let summaries = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let lists = lists.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move { lists.list_summaries(txn).await })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(summaries.len(), 1);
+        assert!(summaries[0].archived_at.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn archiving_a_missing_list_fails() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let lists = SqliteListRepository;
+        let result = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let lists = lists.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move { lists.set_archived(txn, 9999, true).await })
+            })
+            .await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn get_list_returns_list_or_none() {
         let db = setup().await;
diff --git a/src/views.rs b/src/views.rs
index c5c9bda..5121cb8 100644
--- a/src/views.rs
+++ b/src/views.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ pub fn lists_page(
                     div class="panel-heading" {
                         h2 { "Lists" }
                         span class="count-badge" { (lists.len()) }
+                        a class="archive-link" href="/archive" { "Archived →" }
                     }
                     @if lists.is_empty() {
                         div class="empty-state" {
@@ -242,6 +243,49 @@ pub fn lists_page(
     )
 }
 
+pub fn archive_page(user: &User, archived_lists: &[GroceryList]) -> Markup {
+    page(
+        "Archive",
+        Some(user),
+        html! {
+            div class="page-heading" {
+                div {
+                    p class="eyebrow" { "ARCHIVE" }
+                    h1 class="page-title" { "Archived lists" }
+                    p class="lede" { "Past lists, kept for reference." }
+                }
+                a class="button button-quiet" href="/lists" { "← Back to lists" }
+            }
+            section class="panel" {
+                div class="panel-heading" {
+                    h2 { "Archive" }
+                    span class="count-badge" { (archived_lists.len()) }
+                }
+                @if archived_lists.is_empty() {
+                    div class="empty-state" {
+                        div class="empty-mark" { "🗄" }
+                        h3 { "Nothing archived yet" }
+                        p { "Archive a list and it will show up here." }
+                    }
+                } @else {
+                    div class="list-cards" {
+                        @for list in archived_lists {
+                            a class="list-card archived-list-card" href=(format!("/lists/{}", list.id)) {
+                                span class="list-card-icon" { "🗄" }
+                                span class="list-card-copy" {
+                                    strong { (list.name) }
+                                    small { "Created " (format_date(list.created_at)) }
+                                }
+                                span class="list-card-arrow" { "→" }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    )
+}
+
 pub fn meals_page(
     user: &User,
     meals: &[Meal],
@@ -712,6 +756,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(html.contains("<strong>"), "expected <strong>, got: {html}");
         assert!(html.contains("<em>"), "expected <em>, got: {html}");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn format_date_renders_human_readable_date() {
+        // 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z in Unix seconds.
+        let ts = 1_786_060_800;
+        assert_eq!(format_date(ts), "7 Aug 2026");
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn list_page(
@@ -733,6 +784,9 @@ pub fn list_page(
                     span class="live-pill" { span class="live-dot" {} "Live" }
                 }
             }
+            @if let Some(ts) = list.archived_at {
+                div class="archived-banner" { "This list was archived on " (format_date(ts)) "." }
+            }
             div id="meal-picker" class="meal-picker" {}
             div class="list-layout" {
                 section class="panel list-panel" {
@@ -742,11 +796,24 @@ pub fn list_page(
                             h1 { (list.name) }
                             p class="list-meta" { (items.iter().filter(|item| !item.checked).count()) " items to get" }
                         }
+                        div class="list-topbar-actions" {
+                            @if list.archived_at.is_some() {
+                                form method="post" action=(format!("/lists/{}/unarchive", list.id)) {
+                                    input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                                    button class="button button-small button-quiet" type="submit" { "Restore" }
+                                }
+                            } @else {
+                                form method="post" action=(format!("/lists/{}/archive", list.id)) {
+                                    input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                                    button class="button button-small button-quiet" type="submit" { "Archive" }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
-                    (list_content_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, false))
+                    (list_content_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, false, list.archived_at.is_none()))
                 }
                 aside class="side-column" {
-                    (list_meals_panel(list_meals, list.id, csrf_token, false))
+                    (list_meals_panel(list_meals, list.id, csrf_token, false, list.archived_at.is_none()))
                     (presence_panel(presence, false))
                     section class="panel tip-panel" {
                         span class="tip-label" { "TIP" }
@@ -765,17 +832,18 @@ pub fn list_content_fragment(
     categories: &[Category],
     csrf_token: &str,
     out_of_band: bool,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Markup {
     if out_of_band {
         html! {
             div id="list-content" hx-swap-oob="outerHTML" {
-                (list_content(list, items, categories, csrf_token))
+                (list_content(list, items, categories, csrf_token, editable))
             }
         }
     } else {
         html! {
             div id="list-content" {
-                (list_content(list, items, categories, csrf_token))
+                (list_content(list, items, categories, csrf_token, editable))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -786,26 +854,29 @@ fn list_content(
     items: &[Item],
     categories: &[Category],
     csrf_token: &str,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Markup {
     html! {
-        form
-            id="add-item-form"
-            class="add-item-form"
-            hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items", list.id))
-            hx-target="#list-items"
-            hx-swap="outerHTML"
-            hx-on::after-request="if (event.detail.successful) this.reset()"
-        {
-            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
-            label class="sr-only" for="item-name" { "Item name" }
-            input id="item-name" name="name" type="text" maxlength="120" placeholder="Add an item..." autocomplete="off" required;
-            select id="item-category" name="category_id" aria-label="Category" {
-                (category_options(categories, None))
+        @if editable {
+            form
+                id="add-item-form"
+                class="add-item-form"
+                hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items", list.id))
+                hx-target="#list-items"
+                hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                hx-on::after-request="if (event.detail.successful) this.reset()"
+            {
+                input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                label class="sr-only" for="item-name" { "Item name" }
+                input id="item-name" name="name" type="text" maxlength="120" placeholder="Add an item..." autocomplete="off" required;
+                select id="item-category" name="category_id" aria-label="Category" {
+                    (category_options(categories, None))
+                }
+                input id="item-quantity" name="quantity" type="text" maxlength="40" placeholder="Qty" aria-label="Quantity";
+                button id="add-item-button" class="button button-primary add-button" type="submit" { "+ Add" }
             }
-            input id="item-quantity" name="quantity" type="text" maxlength="40" placeholder="Qty" aria-label="Quantity";
-            button id="add-item-button" class="button button-primary add-button" type="submit" { "+ Add" }
         }
-        (list_items_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, false))
+        (list_items_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, false, editable))
     }
 }
 
@@ -815,23 +886,29 @@ pub fn list_items_fragment(
     categories: &[Category],
     csrf_token: &str,
     out_of_band: bool,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Markup {
     if out_of_band {
         html! {
             div id="list-items" class="items" data-revision=(list.revision) hx-swap-oob="outerHTML" {
-                (list_items_content(items, categories, csrf_token))
+                (list_items_content(items, categories, csrf_token, editable))
             }
         }
     } else {
         html! {
             div id="list-items" class="items" data-revision=(list.revision) {
-                (list_items_content(items, categories, csrf_token))
+                (list_items_content(items, categories, csrf_token, editable))
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn list_items_content(items: &[Item], categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
+fn list_items_content(
+    items: &[Item],
+    categories: &[Category],
+    csrf_token: &str,
+    editable: bool,
+) -> Markup {
     html! {
         @if items.is_empty() {
             div class="empty-items" {
@@ -842,7 +919,7 @@ fn list_items_content(items: &[Item], categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str)
         } @else {
             div class="item-list" {
                 @for group in item_groups(items, categories) {
-                    (category_group(&group.0, &group.1, categories, csrf_token))
+                    (category_group(&group.0, &group.1, categories, csrf_token, editable))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -876,32 +953,37 @@ fn category_group(
     items: &[&Item],
     categories: &[Category],
     csrf_token: &str,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Markup {
     html! {
         section class="category-group" {
             h2 class="category-heading" { (name) }
             @for item in items {
-                (item_row(item, categories, csrf_token))
+                (item_row(item, categories, csrf_token, editable))
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn item_row(item: &Item, categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
+fn item_row(item: &Item, categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str, editable: bool) -> Markup {
     let next_checked = if item.checked { "0" } else { "1" };
     html! {
         article class=(if item.checked { "item-row is-checked" } else { "item-row" }) id=(format!("item-{}", item.id)) data-version=(item.version) {
-            form
-                class="check-form"
-                hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/check", item.list_id, item.id))
-                hx-target="#list-items"
-                hx-swap="outerHTML"
-            {
-                input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
-                input type="hidden" name="checked" value=(next_checked);
-                button id=(format!("item-check-{}", item.id)) class="check-button" type="submit" aria-label=(if item.checked { "Mark unchecked" } else { "Mark complete" }) {
-                    @if item.checked { "✓" } @else { "" }
+            @if editable {
+                form
+                    class="check-form"
+                    hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/check", item.list_id, item.id))
+                    hx-target="#list-items"
+                    hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                {
+                    input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                    input type="hidden" name="checked" value=(next_checked);
+                    button id=(format!("item-check-{}", item.id)) class="check-button" type="submit" aria-label=(if item.checked { "Mark unchecked" } else { "Mark complete" }) {
+                        @if item.checked { "✓" } @else { "" }
+                    }
                 }
+            } @else if item.checked {
+                span class="check-button check-button-static" { "✓" }
             }
             label class="item-copy" for=(format!("item-check-{}", item.id)) {
                 @if !item.quantity.is_empty() {
@@ -912,39 +994,41 @@ fn item_row(item: &Item, categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
                     small { (item.note) }
                 }
             }
-            button type="button" class="item-actions-button" aria-label="Item actions" onclick=(format!("document.getElementById('item-edit-{}').showModal()", item.id)) { "•••" }
-            dialog id=(format!("item-edit-{}", item.id)) class="item-modal" {
-                div class="item-modal-card" {
-                    div class="item-modal-header" {
-                        h3 { (item.name) }
-                        button type="button" class="meal-picker-close" aria-label="Close" onclick="this.closest('dialog').close()" { "✕" }
-                    }
-                    form
-                        hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/edit", item.list_id, item.id))
-                        hx-target="#list-items"
-                        hx-swap="outerHTML"
-                        class="stack"
-                    {
-                        input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
-                        label { "Name" }
-                        input id=(format!("item-edit-name-{}", item.id)) name="name" value=(item.name) maxlength="120" required;
-                        label { "Category" }
-                        select id=(format!("item-edit-category-{}", item.id)) name="category_id" {
-                            (category_options(categories, item.category_id))
+            @if editable {
+                button type="button" class="item-actions-button" aria-label="Item actions" onclick=(format!("document.getElementById('item-edit-{}').showModal()", item.id)) { "•••" }
+                dialog id=(format!("item-edit-{}", item.id)) class="item-modal" {
+                    div class="item-modal-card" {
+                        div class="item-modal-header" {
+                            h3 { (item.name) }
+                            button type="button" class="meal-picker-close" aria-label="Close" onclick="this.closest('dialog').close()" { "✕" }
+                        }
+                        form
+                            hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/edit", item.list_id, item.id))
+                            hx-target="#list-items"
+                            hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                            class="stack"
+                        {
+                            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                            label { "Name" }
+                            input id=(format!("item-edit-name-{}", item.id)) name="name" value=(item.name) maxlength="120" required;
+                            label { "Category" }
+                            select id=(format!("item-edit-category-{}", item.id)) name="category_id" {
+                                (category_options(categories, item.category_id))
+                            }
+                            label { "Quantity" }
+                            input id=(format!("item-edit-quantity-{}", item.id)) name="quantity" value=(item.quantity) maxlength="40";
+                            label { "Note" }
+                            input id=(format!("item-edit-note-{}", item.id)) name="note" value=(item.note) maxlength="120";
+                            button id=(format!("item-edit-save-{}", item.id)) class="button button-primary" type="submit" { "Save" }
+                        }
+                        form
+                            hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/delete", item.list_id, item.id))
+                            hx-target="#list-items"
+                            hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                        {
+                            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                            button id=(format!("item-edit-delete-{}", item.id)) class="button button-danger" type="submit" { "Remove item" }
                         }
-                        label { "Quantity" }
-                        input id=(format!("item-edit-quantity-{}", item.id)) name="quantity" value=(item.quantity) maxlength="40";
-                        label { "Note" }
-                        input id=(format!("item-edit-note-{}", item.id)) name="note" value=(item.note) maxlength="120";
-                        button id=(format!("item-edit-save-{}", item.id)) class="button button-primary" type="submit" { "Save" }
-                    }
-                    form
-                        hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/items/{}/delete", item.list_id, item.id))
-                        hx-target="#list-items"
-                        hx-swap="outerHTML"
-                    {
-                        input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
-                        button id=(format!("item-edit-delete-{}", item.id)) class="button button-danger" type="submit" { "Remove item" }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1017,9 +1101,10 @@ pub fn live_list_fragments(
     list_meals: &[ListMeal],
     csrf_token: &str,
 ) -> Markup {
+    let editable = list.archived_at.is_none();
     html! {
-        (list_content_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, true))
-        (list_meals_panel(list_meals, list.id, csrf_token, true))
+        (list_content_fragment(list, items, categories, csrf_token, true, editable))
+        (list_meals_panel(list_meals, list.id, csrf_token, true, editable))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1028,6 +1113,7 @@ pub fn list_meals_panel(
     list_id: i64,
     csrf_token: &str,
     out_of_band: bool,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Markup {
     let panel = html! {
         div class="panel-heading" {
@@ -1042,20 +1128,24 @@ pub fn list_meals_panel(
                     div class="list-meal-row" {
                         span class="list-meal-icon" { "🍽" }
                         span class="list-meal-name" { (meal.name) }
-                        form
-                            hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/meals/{}/remove", list_id, meal.id))
-                            hx-target="#list-items"
-                            hx-swap="outerHTML"
-                            class="list-meal-remove"
-                        {
-                            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
-                            button type="submit" class="list-meal-remove-button" aria-label=(format!("Remove {} from list", meal.name)) { "✕" }
+                        @if editable {
+                            form
+                                hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/meals/{}/remove", list_id, meal.id))
+                                hx-target="#list-items"
+                                hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                                class="list-meal-remove"
+                            {
+                                input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                                button type="submit" class="list-meal-remove-button" aria-label=(format!("Remove {} from list", meal.name)) { "✕" }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        button class="button button-small add-meal-button" hx-get=(format!("/meals?picker={}", list_id)) hx-target="#meal-picker" hx-swap="innerHTML" { "+ Add meal" }
+        @if editable {
+            button class="button button-small add-meal-button" hx-get=(format!("/meals?picker={}", list_id)) hx-target="#meal-picker" hx-swap="innerHTML" { "+ Add meal" }
+        }
     };
 
     if out_of_band {
@@ -1153,6 +1243,32 @@ pub fn invite_result(url: &str) -> Markup {
     }
 }
 
+/// Formats a Unix timestamp as a human-readable date (e.g. "7 Aug 2026").
+fn format_date(timestamp: i64) -> String {
+    let days = timestamp.div_euclid(86_400);
+    let (y, m, d) = civil_from_days(days);
+    const MONTHS: [&str; 12] = [
+        "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov",
+        "Dec",
+    ];
+    format!("{} {} {}", d, MONTHS[(m - 1) as usize], y)
+}
+
+/// Converts a count of days since the Unix epoch into a (year, month, day)
+/// civil date using Howard Hinnant's `civil_from_days` algorithm.
+fn civil_from_days(z: i64) -> (i64, i64, i64) {
+    let z = z + 719_468;
+    let era = z.div_euclid(146_097);
+    let doe = z.rem_euclid(146_097);
+    let yoe = (doe - doe / 1460 + doe / 36524 - doe / 146096) / 365;
+    let y = yoe + era * 400;
+    let doy = doe - (365 * yoe + yoe / 4 - yoe / 100);
+    let mp = (5 * doy + 2) / 153;
+    let d = doy - (153 * mp + 2) / 5 + 1;
+    let m = if mp < 10 { mp + 3 } else { mp - 9 };
+    (if m <= 2 { y + 1 } else { y }, m, d)
+}
+
 pub fn error_page(status: &str, message: &str) -> Markup {
     page(
         status,
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 18253d5..04aa1ef 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 1rem; }
 .dashboard-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(260px, .8fr); gap: 22px; align-items: start; }
 .panel { padding: 26px; border: 1px solid rgba(221, 225, 210, .9); border-radius: 24px; background: rgba(255, 253, 248, .88); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
 .panel-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
+.archive-link { margin-left: auto; color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
+.archive-link:hover { color: var(--deep-sage); }
 .count-badge { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; min-width: 27px; height: 27px; padding: 0 8px; border-radius: 99px; color: var(--deep-sage); background: #e8f0e1; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; }
 .stack { display: grid; gap: 9px; }
 .stack label { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; }
@@ -100,6 +102,11 @@ textarea:focus { border-color: var(--deep-sage); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(85,
 .list-card-copy { display: grid; flex: 1; gap: 2px; }
 .list-card-copy small { color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; }
 .list-card-arrow { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.25rem; }
+.archived-list-card { opacity: .72; }
+.archived-list-card .list-card-icon { color: var(--muted); background: #eef0ea; }
+.archived-list-card .list-card-copy { align-items: flex-start; }
+.archived-list-card form { margin-left: auto; }
+.archived-banner { margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 11px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; color: var(--muted); background: #f1f3ec; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; }
 .empty-state { padding: 35px 18px 24px; text-align: center; color: var(--muted); }
 .empty-mark { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 15px; border-radius: 18px; color: var(--deep-sage); background: #edf3e8; font-size: 1.8rem; }
 .empty-state h3 { color: var(--ink); }
@@ -152,6 +159,8 @@ textarea:focus { border-color: var(--deep-sage); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(85,
 .check-form { flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .check-button { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 28px; height: 28px; padding: 0; border: 2px solid #c8d6c1; border-radius: 9px; color: #fff; background: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 900; }
 .is-checked .check-button { border-color: var(--deep-sage); background: var(--deep-sage); }
+.check-button-static { cursor: default; }
+.is-checked .check-button-static { border-color: var(--deep-sage); background: var(--deep-sage); }
 .item-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; flex: 1; min-width: 0; gap: 2px 7px; align-items: baseline; }
 .item-copy strong { grid-column: 2; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 .item-qty { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap; }