Fratelli Alinari
Institution: Fratelli Alinari

Fratelli Alinari was one of the world’s oldest photographic firms, founded in Florence, Italy in 1852. Its archives contained 5.5 million photographs, ranging from daguerreotypes to modern digital photos from around the world. A unique selection of photographic material from Alinari’s huge and prestigious archives of photography have been deposited in the Arctic World Archive.

Read more about Fratelli Alinari:

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Other collections

Bibliotheca Manuscripts Schoeyana

Martin Schøyen Foundation

Bibliotheca Manuscripts Schoeyana

The Schøyen Collection was started around 1920 by Engineer M.O. Schøyen (1896-1962), father of Martin Schøyen, who collected some 1000...

Martin Schøyen Foundation
Winter Night in the Mountains

National Museum of Norway

Winter Night in the Mountains

The National Museum of Norway made their second deposit to the Archive, featuring a diverse collection of the more valuable...

National Museum of Norway
Brazilian music

Gilberto Gil

Brazilian music

Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to...

Gilberto Gil

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.

Image of the invitation to the deposit ceremony