Masters of the High Renaissance
Separated by 2,000 kilometres and nearly 250 years, but united by a common birthday (today – 16 July) and a passion for a particular style of painting, today’s blog looks at artists Andrea del Sarto...
View ArticleSuspending disbelief with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, author of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan died on 25 July 1834. Europeana contains a great collection relating to Coleridge, from a variety of sources including...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Europeana?
From curly clarinets to Latvian contemporary art; from First World War German trade union newspapers to lessons in cinema from France’s top female film-makers; from braille music scores to audio books...
View ArticleNew features for Europeana
We’re prolonging the season for giving and are pleased to present three new features on Europeana for you to make use of in 2014. ‘Can I use it?’ Items in Europeana come with a licence that specifies...
View ArticleTake our Survey to Win an Android Tablet
At Europeana we’re all ears and we want to hear what you think of the Europeana.eu website. Every two years we develop and publish an extensive survey in order for us to understand what you want to do...
View ArticleStories and testimonies of Italian soldiers who fought and perished in the...
Following the ‘Documenting the Great War‘ blogpost, Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane e per le Informazioni Bibliografiche (ICCU) – Central Institute for the Union...
View ArticleEuropeana celebrates 5 years and 30 million objects
This November, Europeana – Europe’s digital library, archive and museum – celebrates two significant milestones – its fifth birthday and the arrival of its 30 millionth cultural object, two years ahead...
View ArticleRevisiting photographic history: new perspectives on John Burke
Group portrait of Afghan men and boys. John Burke. Rijksmuseum, public domain The past few years have witnessed a renewed interest in vintage and vernacular photography and photographic archives in...
View ArticleEurope at Work: explore industrial heritage and share your story of working life
The working world we inhabit today is rich and varied, and tells the story of technological and societal changes over time. Starting today, Europeana’s new season, ‘Europe at Work’, brings stories of...
View ArticleAcademy Award for Europeana
The Europeana Foundation has been presented with this year’s European Museum Academy Award! The 2013 EMA was given to Europeana by the EMA Board after wide consultation with museum experts, specialists...
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