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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,...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...