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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,...
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Arctic World Archive
Amazing new treasures in AWA
The third deposit in AWA this year took place on September 15th, with representatives from thirteen depositing organizations coming from...
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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...
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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...
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Sapio Analytics
AWA welcomes some of the earliest surviving Hindu paintings
After the initiation of preservation of paintings on the Ajanta Caves, more restored artworks from ancient India, signifying a new...
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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...
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Multiple Institutions
AWA welcomes more Norwegian cultural heritage
Defense and Natural history, digital art and corporate stories are among the latest Norwegian deposits into the Arctic World Archive. Representatives...
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Artemis Art
AWA welcomes first Malaysian deposit
The Arctic World Archive is proud to welcome the first Malaysian deposit which joins the growing repository of world memory. This...
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Multiple Institutions
Data from around the world now preserved for 1000 years
The Arctic World Archive, a secure vault of world memory in the far arctic north, has again opened its doors...
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Wisława Szymborska
AWA welcomes Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska
The Arctic World Archive (AWA) has now officially welcomed the work of Nobel Prize winner, Wisława Szymborska (Poland), to its...
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Embassy of Kazakhstan in Norway
AWA welcomes first deposit from Kazakhtstan
The Arctic World Archive (AWA) has today welcomed the constitution of Kazakhstan to its growing repository of world memory. \ \ In a...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Arctic World Archive
A new initiative to experience Arctic preservation
Announcing a new initiative to experience Arctic preservation—The Arc Piql is excited to contribute to a new collaborative project—The Arc—a visitor...
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Multiple Institutions
Arctic World Archive receives more world treasures
Institutions and companies from around the world have gathered in Svalbard to deposit their treasures in the Arctic World Archive. The...
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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...
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