Yongseok Oh, Drama No. 6, 2011, Two channel video. Courtesy of the artist Timeless media art stored forever Yongseok Oh, a Korea-born media artist, celebrates the notion of time by preserving his art for the future on future-proof medium of piqlFilm. CHALLENGE Through his art, Yongseok Oh emphasizes the crossing of the past and the … Read More
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UNICEF combines technologies to safeguard the Rights of the Child
UNICEF safeguards the Rights of the Child Established in 1946, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children around the world. CHALLENGE UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help … Read More
Siemens historical treasures
Piql trusted with Siemens historical treasures Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on areas of automation, electrification, and digitalization. Established in 1847, Siemens has played an impressive role in shaping the technological evolution of Germany, Europe and the whole world. CHALLENGE The Siemens Historical Institute maintains one of the largest, best-known corporate archives in Germany. … Read More
Polish Masters of Photography trust Piql
The three masters of Polish photography trusted Piql with their most precious pictures Bogdan Dziworski, Tomasz Sikora and Jacek Poremba, three of the most respected photographers in Polish history, have chosen Piql to preserve a handpicked collection of their most valuable body of work. Photo: Tomek Sikora, NYC 18 CHALLENGE Even though these prized works … Read More
Olga Tokarczuk – Nobel prize laureate stores life’s work with Piql
Olga Tokarczuk – Nobel prize laureate stores life’s work with Piql BACKGROUND Olga Tokarczuk, a well-respected and loved Polish writer and activist, is considered one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful authors of her generation. In 2018, she won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights and was awarded the 2018 … Read More
Norwegian Armed Forces Museum digital transformation
Norwegian Armed Forces Museum digital transformation As part of a major digital transformation project, the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum was looking for a solution for a long-term data storage strategy. Through a partnership with Piql, the Museum is taking a new approach with a future-proof end to end solution for safeguarding its valuable digital assets. … Read More
National treasures of Brazil stored in Svalbard
National treasures of Brazil stored in Svalbard Arquivo Nacional, or The Brazilian National Archive, guarantees the protection of its nation’s heritage through the preservation, technical processing and access management of its records. CHALLENGE The archive holds 2.5 Petabytes of information including thousands of documents, a large online collection of ten electronic sites, seven databases and … Read More
The National Archives of Mexico
Historical documents of the National Archives of Mexico The National Archives of Mexico stores nation’s most important historical documents and decided to go for Piql and the Arctic World Archive. CHALLENGE The National Archives of Mexico are among the most important national archives in the world. Their 375 million pages include documents that form part … Read More
Protecting art with the National Museum of Norway
Safeguarding the art of Norway’s National Museum The National Museum holds Norway’s most extensive art collection, including national treasures such as “The Scream” by Edvard Munch. They also have an important role in preserving the collections to make them available for future generations. Foto: Annar Bjørgli / Nasjonalmuseet CHALLENGE The National Museum wants to engage … Read More
Museu Del Castell de Peralada preserves Spanish heritage with Piql
Museu Del Castell de Peralada preserves Spanish heritage with Piql The Museu Del Castell de Peralada, located in a 14th century Carmelite convent, is an important cultural repository of rich Spanish history. CHALLENGE The Museum holds nearly 100,000 books, over 800 Patents of Nobility, 140 manuscripts, 200 incunabula, letter books from Damiá Mateu and over … Read More