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People standing in front of the entrance to the Arctic World Archive.

Deposit Recap

2024 Deposit

From manuscripts to endangered languages, 2024 has been inspiring. We welcome new participation in securing the future of human knowledge.

2024 Deposit
AWA Team member closing the data container doors.

Why choose AWA?

Data in the Permafrost

Discover the top 10 reasons why you should consider storing your valuable data off-grid in the Arctic permafrost.

Data in the Permafrost
New Irreplaceable Data in the Arctic World Archive

Press release

New Irreplaceable Data in the Arctic World Archive

Svalbard, the remote archipelago in the Arctic Circle, was the site of a momentous event when the Arctic World Archive...

Press release
Invitation – Deposit June 29th 2023

Arctic World Archive

Invitation – Deposit June 29th 2023

We welcome you to deposit your most valuable data and contribute to safeguard our world memory \ AWA is for cultural heritage,...

Arctic World Archive
Amazing new treasures in AWA

Arctic World Archive

Amazing new treasures in AWA

# Amazing new treasures in AWA The third deposit in AWA this year took place on September 15th, with representatives from...

Arctic World Archive
Digital art and NFTs deposited for eternity in the Arctic World Archive

TopDog Studios

Digital art and NFTs deposited for eternity in the Arctic World Archive

As new technological platforms like the metaverse start to emerge, it can be difficult to understand how to protect ownership...

TopDog Studios
Digital Svalbard money to be stored for eternity in the Arctic World Archive

SpareBank 1

Digital Svalbard money to be stored for eternity in the Arctic World Archive

Svalbard has a unique history of producing local money. Throughout much of the 20th century, American, British, Norwegian, Soviet and...

SpareBank 1
AWA welcomes some of the earliest surviving Hindu paintings

Sapio Analytics

AWA welcomes some of the earliest surviving Hindu paintings

# AWA welcomes some of the earliest surviving Hindu paintings After the initiation of preservation of paintings on the Ajanta Caves,...

Sapio Analytics
Durga Saptashati Manuscripts preserved for eternity

Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)

Durga Saptashati Manuscripts preserved for eternity

Representing a core pillar of the Hindu culture and faith, these precious religious texts describing the Goddess as the supreme...

Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)
AWA welcomes more Norwegian cultural heritage

Multiple Institutions

AWA welcomes more Norwegian cultural heritage

# AWA welcomes more Norwegian cultural heritage Defense and Natural history, digital art and corporate stories are among the latest Norwegian...

Multiple Institutions
AWA welcomes first Malaysian deposit

Artemis Art

AWA welcomes first Malaysian deposit

# AWA welcomes first Malaysian deposit The Arctic World Archive is proud to welcome the first Malaysian deposit which joins the...

Artemis Art
Data from around the world now preserved for 1000 years

Multiple Institutions

Data from around the world now preserved for 1000 years

# Data from around the world now preserved for 1000 years The Arctic World Archive, a secure vault of world memory...

Multiple Institutions
AWA welcomes Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska

AWA welcomes Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska

# AWA welcomes Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska The Arctic World Archive (AWA) has now officially welcomed the work of Nobel...

Wisława Szymborska
AWA welcomes first deposit from Kazakhtstan

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Norway

AWA welcomes first deposit from Kazakhtstan

# AWA welcomes first deposit from Kazakhtstan The Arctic World Archive (AWA) has today welcomed the constitution of Kazakhstan to its...

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Norway
More treasures for the Arctic World Archive

Multiple Institutions

More treasures for the Arctic World Archive

On the remote arctic island of Svalbard, a diverse group of people gathered with a shared purpose: to ensure survival...

Multiple Institutions
Nobel Prize laureate stores life’s work in AWA

Olga Tokarczuk Foundation

Nobel Prize laureate stores life’s work in AWA

Coinciding with the Nobel Peace Prize announcement for 2020, Piql is thrilled to announce the first Arctic World Archive (AWA)...

Olga Tokarczuk Foundation
GitHub open source code now stored forever

GitHub

GitHub open source code now stored forever

We are thrilled to announce that we have now received GitHub’s deposit of its public repositories. On 8 July, 186 reels...

GitHub
UNICEF deposits Child Convention in AWA

UNICEF

UNICEF deposits Child Convention in AWA

To celebrate World Children’s Day and 30-year anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights...

UNICEF
Piql supports GitHub with perpetual data storage

GitHub

Piql supports GitHub with perpetual data storage

Piql supports GitHub with perpetual data storage The announcement came during GitHub’s Universe conference in San Francisco, where the company announced...

GitHub
A new initiative to experience Arctic preservation

Arctic World Archive

A new initiative to experience Arctic preservation

# New initiative to experience Arctic preservation Announcing a new initiative to experience Arctic preservation ## The Arc Piql is excited to contribute...

Arctic World Archive
Arctic World Archive receives more world treasures

Multiple Institutions

Arctic World Archive receives more world treasures

# Arctic World Archive receives more world treasures Institutions and companies from around the world have gathered in Svalbard to deposit...

Multiple Institutions
Public’s top 10 to be stored in the Arctic World Archive

Multiple Institutions

Public’s top 10 to be stored in the Arctic World Archive

Public’s top 10 to be stored in the Arctic World Archive The Arctic World Archive will become home to 10 more...

Multiple Institutions

Want to join a deposit on Svalbard?

To visit Svalbard is on many people's bucket list, and we recommend everyone who stores their precious memories in AWA to participate in a deposit ceremony.