Deposited data in 2026

AWA is home to historical manuscripts, literature, music, contemporary art, museum masterpieces, scientific breakthroughs, the writings of Nobel laureates, priceless cultural heritage, irreplaceable memories of indigenous people, the worlds open-source software and much more.

Roald Amundsen Expedition to the South Pole

Amundsen Sports

Roald Amundsen Expedition Heritage

The deposit includes high-quality digital copies of the film, capturing the achievements, conditions, and enduring spirit of Amundsen and his team.

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The Making Of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Band Aid Trust

The Making Of Do They Know It's Christmas?

The Band Aid Trust has entrusted the documentary "The Making Of Do They Know It's Christmas?" to the Arctic World Archive, capturing a unique 24 hours in musical history.

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BiodesignLab Dasa/PUC-Rio

Dasa

BiodesignLab Dasa/PUC-Rio

The BiodesignLab Dasa/PUC-Rio, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, operates at the intersection of different areas of science such as medicine, design, engineering, data science, archaeology, paleontology and other, adopting a biodesign-driven approach.

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Eternity Photos

Eternity Photos

Eternity Photos

Eternity.Photos has deposited its inaugural collection in the Arctic World Archive (AWA), marking a new chapter in personal memory preservation.

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The Notre Dame Project

Factor Humanus Scientia

The Notre Dame Project

The Notre Dame Project โ€” a non-profit bringing Human Potential Factor Science to institutions, academia, and communities worldwide to elevate human consciousness.

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An African Song or Chant from Barbados

Gloucestershire Archives

An African Song or Chant from Barbados

Gloucestershire Archives preserves a unique African work song from Barbados โ€” the only known manuscript of its kind, registered in UNESCO's Memory of the World since 2016.

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The Heritage of Guinness

Guinness

The Heritage of Guinness

Guinness partnered with The Arctic World Archive to future-proof its iconic 267-year history of beer, brand, and people for generations to come.

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The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

FAO

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture โ€” a non-profit bringing Human Potential Factor Science to institutions, academia, and communities worldwide to elevate human consciousness.

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A person standing on the rocky coastline of Kristiansund, arms outstretched towards the sea

Kristiansund Municipality

The Cultural Voice of Kristiansund

Kristiansund Municipality deposits a new dance film artwork in the Arctic World Archive, preserving the city's living cultural voice for future generations with Piql.

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The Likneset burial site on Svalbard, where 17th-century whalers' graves face climate-driven coastal erosion

Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU)

Safeguarding Likneset

NIKU partners with the Arctic World Archive to preserve data from its Likneset Project, documenting how climate erosion threatens Svalbard's 17th-century whalers' graves.

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Portrait of Chef Mauro Colagreco

Mauro Colagreco

Chef Mauro Colagreco and restaurant Mirazur

Founded in Menton in 2006 by chef Mauro Colagreco, Mirazur is a restaurant that embodies a committed and poetic vision of gastronomy.

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Cover of the book "Mut zur Zukunft"

Stephan Jung

โ€œMut zur Zukunftโ€ by Stephan Jung

A book about the future - not left to fleeting algorithms or short-term attention cycles, but passed on as a cultural testimony to future generations.

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The Fryderyk Chopin Institute

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute

The deposit comprises selected high-value digital representations of musical heritage, organised into two complementary components.

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