By employing state-of-the-art preservation techniques, AWA ensures that invaluable digital assets will remain accessible, regardless of the evolution of technology.
This event exemplifies AWA’s commitment to preserving and protecting today’s most valuable information. AWA 2024 will bring together visionary organizations from around the world for a powerful moment of collaboration and celebration.

This year’s ceremony will feature an array of distinguished guests, including representatives from international cultural institutions, government officials, and leading experts in digital preservation. Attendees will witness the deposit of new archives, which will be stored in the permafrost layers within the AWA’s state-of-the-art vaults, designed to withstand natural and human-caused disasters.

“This is not just another ceremony; this is a declaration of our collective determination to safeguard the most vital data of our era,” said Katrine Loen (Deputy Managing Director)
AWA Depositors.

Christian Clauwers is a Belgian photographer, explorer, public speaker and author. His work horizon extends from the oceans to the polar regions, documenting scientific research and the fragile, conflicted relationship between humans and nature.

Bank Pekao S.A. is the second biggest bank in Poland, and a universal commercial bank offering all financial services available for individual and institutional clients. The bank has a significant collection of Polish artworks, and parts of this collection has now been digitalized for perpertuity.

Lingua Aeterna from Los Angeles, USA – is on a mission to preserve endangered languages, working with linguists around the world to preserve languages through technology and teach others how to do so as well.

Fryderyk Chopin Museum at the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland – the world’s largest Chopin centre. The mission of the museum is to cultivate memory of the great composer and to make knowledge about his life and work available to the public at large.
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association, (“DNK”) is a mutual insurance company insuring members’ interests in ships, drilling rigs and other similar mobile units against risks of war, terrorism, and piracy.

Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, in the UK is a registered charitable Trust. With a team of employees, trustees and volunteers, they work together to bring the legend to life and share the life story of Jaguar and its predecessor companies.

Eleonore Mongiat presents works of Serge Bassenko, French artist, thinker and writer always in search of the soul of the human world. His works offer a testimony of our human world, from a historical perspective.

To Join AWA Deposit Ceremony 2024, click here.
For more information on the Arctic World Archive and its mission to safeguard humanity’s digital heritage, click here.
To explore the range of materials already deposited in the archive, please visit the Arctic World Archive website.

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