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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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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Use the AWA Platform

Want to explore how it works before making a deposit?

Get free access to the AWA platform and see how you can manage, preview, and prepare your preservation projects.

  • Upload unlimited data to your personal piqlFilm(s) with secure cloud storage until final submission.
  • Store any file format, in digital (QR-code) or visual format for long-term readability.
  • Track and manage deposits directly from your dashboard with full metadata support.
  • Retrieve your data anytime, with files made available via the secure AWA online portal.
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