Born into poverty, #JosephineBaker reached heights beyond what could have been possible for an African-American woman between the 20s and 60s. She was a polarising force throughout her life as a performer and activist. Read our blog bit.ly/2TY1UWO
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It's #NationalBirdDay and we have a gallery featuring colourful and wonderful mediaeval birds from 🐦🕊️🦅🦆🦉Take a look! bit.ly/2CYkLp7
#OnThisDay in 1904, a group of boys who used to play football in Belém, on the riverside of Lisbon, decided to create a sports club. Read our blog and discover the history and heritage of
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On 28 February 1904, a group of boys who used to play football in Belém, on the riverside of Lisbon, decided to create a sports club. Read the guest blog by and learn the story of
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#MuseuBenfica #DeTodosUm
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Happy #WomenInScience Day! To celebrate, visit our online exhibition Pioneers and learn about life and achievements brilliant women scientists: #MarieCurie, #MariaSibyllaMerian, #AlettaJacobs👩🔬👩🏽⚕️👉bit.ly/PioneersExhibi
#WomenInHistory
In a major step towards greater #OpenAccess in France, is releasing its #DigitalCollections into the #PublicDomain with a CC0 waiver. spoke with , Head of Communication & Digital, to find out more👉bit.ly/2QBypqr
#OpenGLAM #OpenContent
📢Your favourite GIF-making competition is back!📢 Create #GIFs from openly licensed #CulturalHeritage content available on & . Get your work featured on our channel and win cool prizes!👉gifitup.net
#GIFITUP2019
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On 28 February 1904, a group of boys who used to play football in Belém, on the riverside of Lisbon, decided to create a sports club. Read the blog and learn the story of
⚽️➡bit.ly/2VV3DLd
#DiaDePortugal
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Find your crayons. Sharpen your coloured pencils. Arrange your felt pens. #ColorOurCollections is back! Learn more and download our #EYCH2018 colouring book bit.ly/2E24dff #EuropeForCulture #coloringbook
Happy #InternationalMuseumDay to all museums and cultural institutions contributing to ! We're really happy to have so many great partners across Europe and beyond! #museumday 🎉🎊#EuropeForCulture
It's #MuseumSelfieDay and you think you have no time to go to a museum? Good news! gives access to the content of over 3500 cultural institutions across Europe, so visit europeana.eu, find your favourite artwork and take a selfie! #MuseumSelfie
Miaouw! Happy #Catsgiving! We have a purrfect gallery for this occasion, take a look here bit.ly/2myQHvA
Did you know that gives access to more than 11.5 million openly licensed images 🖼️ from the collections of cultural institutions across Europe? Explore them all here: bit.ly/2Kzlyn9
#OpenAccess #OpenGLAM #OpenContent
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Happy Birthday to us! launched #OnThisDay 10 years ago!
We'd like to say thank you to everyone involved in the journey so far. 🥳🎉
Join the party and share your wishes for us and digital #CulturalHeritage here 👇🎂💃🕺
We are excited to introduce the updated collections website to you. We’re confident you’ll find it faster, more discoverable and more accessible. Discover what's new, what has been improved and what we'll work on in the coming months👉bit.ly/33DkZ2d
So it's #MuseumSelfieDay and you have no time to go to a museum?😱
Good news! gives access to the content🖼️from over 3,5K #CulturalHeritage institutions across Europe🤓 So visit👉europeana.eu, find your favourite artwork & get creative!🤳
#MuseumSelfie
🎉🎉🎉Today Europeana turns 🔟🎂 🎉🎉🎉
We've picked 10 things that we think make Europeana special: one for every year we’ve been transforming the world with culture 👉bit.ly/2Q65ETh
And what is your favourite thing about Europeana? 🎁 #Europeana10
#Ravenna in modern Italy was one of Europe’s most important cities in the Byzantine era. Today, experts from the #Byzantine Art and Archaeology project take us on a tour of Ravenna’s remarkable Byzantine heritage. Explore and enjoy👉bit.ly/2X5ukPm
#ByzantineArt
We can't stop smiling when looking at this one! #GIFitUP gifitup2016.tumblr.com #GIF #SkeletonWar #PageFrights
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Happy #EuropeanDayofLanguages! Did you know that Europeana Collections can now be navigated in 27 languages? bit.ly/2w7fpT6
#StandWithUkraine A statement of solidarity with the people of Ukraine from the Europeana Initiative
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On 9 May 1950 #RobertSchuman issued a declaration which marked the beginning of the process of building the European Community. Visit our exhibition featuring documents from Archives and learn more about what happened 70 years ago
👉bit.ly/2WCPHW3
#EuropeDay
There are more than 900 #BotanicalGardens in Europe, a type of garden designed for the study, cultivation and propagation of various plant species.
Let's learn more and enjoy their beauty through paintings, photos and illustrations
🌹➡️ bit.ly/3gsnpoZ
#DiscoveringEurope
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Happy #InternationalMuseumDay to all museums and #CulturalHeritage institutions contributing to
! We're very happy to have so many great partners across Europe and beyond! 🎉🙏Explore all the amazing collections on our website ➡️europeana.eu
#MuseumDay
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Do you speak French, German,Dutch or Slovene? We need help with transcription of #WW1LoveLetters in these languages bit.ly/2lLp7GV
Happy #InternationalMuseumDay to all museums and #CulturalHeritage institutions contributing to ! 🥳🎉We're really happy to have so many great partners across Europe and beyond! #MuseumDay #MuseumDay2021
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Washing hands is an important part of personal hygiene, preventing the contraction and spread of disease. In this gallery, you can explore how #WashingHands and cleanliness has been depicted through the ages
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This week Europeana is turning 10, and what better way to celebrate than by showing how people partied through the ages. Our #GalleryOfTheWeek is filled with singing and dancing! Join the party👉bit.ly/2OQPgRO 🥳
#Europeana10 #MondayMood
Have you ever opened up a book and discovered that the inside of the cover had a beautiful illustration or pattern? The double sheet of paper partly glued to the inside of the cover of a book is called an #endpaper.
Learn more👉bit.ly/2x0zYXY
#WorldBookDay #Booklover
That's right, #GIF makers & GIF lovers, GIF IT UP returns this October 😊 Spread the word! bit.ly/GIFITUP2017 #GIFITUP2017
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Where would we be without #ItalianTomatoes🍅 #IrishPotatoes🥔 & #BelgianChocolate🍫? #DidYouKnow that these and many other familiar plants are not indigenous to Europe?
Visit our new exhibition & learn more
👉bit.ly/2RHKWsn
#MuseumFromHome #Foodie #BotanicalIllustration
It's #Halloween and the last day of #GIFITUP2017, so treat us with some spooky #CulturalHeritage GIFs! bit.ly/GIFITUP2017
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Happy #InternationalMuseumDay to all museums and cultural institutions contributing to ! #museumday 🎉🎊
This year we’re spending more of our lives online than ever before. So what better time to welcome back GIF IT UP, the annual GIF-making contest that brings together digital #CulturalHeritage, creativity and fun. Learn more about #GIFITUP2020➡️bit.ly/3l1pF9C
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You can now vote for you favourite #GIFITUP2020 entries to help them win the People’s Choice Award
🗳️➡️ gifitup.net
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#OnThisDay in 1878, #EadweardMuybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs. This study became the basis of motion pictures.
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We have over 14 M digitised #PublicDomain and openly licensed images from #CulturalHeritage institutions across Europe. For every occassion😉👉bit.ly/2VZPCel
#dollypartonchallenge #OpenGLAM #DigitalMuseums
The recent devastating events at #NotreDame, the and across Syria remind us that #CulturalHeritage is at constant risk. Visit our online exhibition and learn about endangered monuments, their conservation and restoration👉bit.ly/Heritage-at-Ri
#HeritageAtRisk
Happy #WomenInScienceDay!🧪To celebrate, visit our online exhibition Pioneers and learn about life and achievements of brilliant women scientists: #MarieCurie, #MariaSibyllaMerian, #AlettaJacobs👩🔬👩🏽⚕️
👉bit.ly/PioneersExhibi
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
Recently this cheeky image of a naked artist painting a nude model was shared by . But it's been shared many times before and gained thousands of likes. What’s the story behind the photograph? Read our blog to find out🍑➡️ bit.ly/3btOwzf
#MuseumBums
“You're something between a dream and a miracle.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era was born #OnThisDay in 1806 bit.ly/2lHaT9r
#WomensHistoryMonth
What's more fun than creating animated #GIFs from #MedievalManuscripts?
Visit Europeana Manuscripts 👉bit.ly/2JnjyNL, find your favourite one and animate it for #GIFITUP2018! gifitup.net
#MedievalTwitter #IlluminatedManuscripts
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Since 1901, 57 women have been awarded a #NobelPrize. From first-ever winner #MarieCurie to 2020 laureate #EmmanuelleCharpentier, this gallery celebrates outstanding accomplishments in Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Literature and Peace➡️bit.ly/3qd1xUr
#WomenInScienceDay
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Today is #InternationalMuseumDay🏛️This year's theme is #Equality #Diversity & #Inclusion Explore a selection of related digitised #CulturalHeritage content from institutions across Europe:
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#MusMeme #OpenGLAM #OpenAccess #PublicDomain
🖼️The Confiscation of the Contents of a Painter's Studio via
Happy New Year! 🎊🎉🍸
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Image: Vuurwerk bij de Ryogoku brug, Rijksmuseum, public domain
Source: bit.ly/2q3CcS7
📢Attention #EuropeanaCommunities!📢 Communicators' Culture From Home #webinar on 2 April at 10am CEST looks at how #CulturalHeritage institutions are turning online to engage with audiences in this difficult time. Details and registration👉bit.ly/2UnChgL
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To brighten up this #December, we have an #AdventCalendar for you – filled with artworks and pictures exploring the theme of #togetherness from the collections of #CulturalHeritage institutions across Europe. Enjoy and share it with your loved ones! ➡️bit.ly/3o9qb6U
There are over 330 000 public domain artworks from available on ! Take a look 👉bit.ly/2QuhzH6
and animate them for #GIFITUP2018!
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Spaces and punctuation might seem indispensable in any text today, but in the Middle Ages these were seen as major innovations. Learn how the Carolingian dynasty helped popularise and standardise written text ➡️bit.ly/3qUm01K
#MedievalReads #MedievalTwitter
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In case you think that what #millennials are doing on
is new... We have been faking our photos from the start🤳😉
#MusMeme #photographylovers
📸A scene from the studio, L. Szacinski
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#OnThisDay in 1989, 2 million people held hands to form a human chain over 600 kilometres long linking 3 capital cities – #Tallinn,#Riga & #Vilnius This peaceful political demonstration became known as the #BalticWay
Learn more👉bit.ly/2ZiY7kv
#BalticWay30 #remember1989
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
#MarieCurie, physicist and chemist, the 1st woman to win a #NobelPrize, passed away #OnThisDay in 1934. Visit our exhibition➡️bit.ly/3dQGCiU
Have you read the Passenger Pigeon Manifesto? Signed by many of our friends and colleagues, including
, it's a call to public galleries, libraries, archives, and museums to liberate our #CulturalHeritage. Read it here➡️ bit.ly/2ZDPZhH
. has a NEW thematic collection! Explore the history of #photography at photography.europeana.eu #EuropeanaPhotography
We are excited to announce an upcoming series of webinars which aim to help #CulturalHeritage institutions navigate the topic of #Copyright when submitting data to . Find out more and register 👉 bit.ly/31ovs24
Playing board games with friends and family has been popular for centuries. This gallery shows a variety of board games from across Europe, maybe inspiring you to fetch a game from your cupboard and start the fun!
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We have been delighted by the creativity of entries for #GIFITUP2020 which show the wonderful ways openly licensed content can be used around the world. In this post, we let the GIFs answer the question: why open up digital collections for reuse? 👉bit.ly/31TTIIY
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#MariaSibyllaMerian, a naturalist and scientific illustrator, one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly passed away #OnThisDay in 1717. Explore her work in our gallery➡️ bit.ly/38ExfTY
#5WomenArtists #WomenInArts
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📢Are you ready for the #GIFITUP2021 fun?📢
Your favourite GIF-making competition will be back on October 1 with amazing openly licensed collections from , & 🙌
➡️ gifitup.net/about/
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The Great Canterbury Psalter is one of the most famous and lavishly illustrated #manuscripts made in England in the Romanesque era. Read more about this medieval gem in our latest guest blog from
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.🇮🇪 & 🇭🇷 are European #CapitalsOfCulture 2020! Let’s take a tour of both cities illustrated with digitised #CulturalHeritage collections & discover some interesting connections
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#PortOfDiversity #LetTheMagicIn #ECoC #EuropeForCulture
#OnThisDay in 1950, #RobertSchuman issued a declaration which marked the beginning of the process of building the European Community. Visit our new exhibition featuring documents from Archives and learn more 👉bit.ly/2WCPHW3
#EuropeDay #EuropeDay2020
Our #DigitalEducationMOOC is designed to empower educators to use digital technology and bring #CulturalHeritage into their lessons and practices - whether in a classroom, museum, or library. Find out why you should take part and how to sign up➡️ bit.ly/3ra1dWp
It's #BlackFriday and we have over +58 M cultural objects from cultural institutions across Europea for you FOR FREE, as always😉
Go and explore cause culture is the real deal! 👉 europeana.eu
#EuropeForCulture #CulturalHeritage #FridayMotivation
Old Maps Online's new app lets you explore your surroundings while travelling back in time! oldmapsonline.org/mobile
How do we know what Europe’s first printed book was? 📕 Until the 18th century, this question was open to speculation... 🧐 15th-century printed books usually have no title page and do not always give the printer’s name. Read our blog to find out 👉 bit.ly/2OfG1dE
We are looking for a new Executive Director who will guide through the next phase of our existence. More about the position here: bit.ly/2rawRJ8 Spread the word! #CultureJobs #ExecutiveJobs #ManagementJobs #CulturalHeritage #MuseumJobs
#MuseumWeek is on!🖼️This year's theme is #WomenInCulture - a perfect opportunity to explore artworks by #WomenArtists in our #GalleryOfTheWeek Enjoy! 👉bit.ly/2FmbM4y
In case you think that what millennials are doing on is new... We have been faking our photos from the start😉
#MusMeme #photographylovers
📸A scene from the studio, L. Szacinski bit.ly/2MKIb8D
Did you ever feel like visiting a place because of an artwork you've seen? Visit our gallery of cityscapes and who knows, maybe one of these paintings will inspire your future travels➡️ bit.ly/3gBYmQx
#DiscoveringEurope
In this #GalleryOfTheWeek, we explore #blue - the colour of the #BlueMonday, but also the sea, the sky & many other things🫐🌊💎👖Discover beautiful blue artworks and objects from the collections of #CulturalHeritage institutions across Europe➡️bit.ly/2RaUP1X
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Read our blog & learn to make a #GIF using effects and stickers from bit.ly/2yDPisC #GIFITUP2017 #giphystickers
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So many great people attending #AGM2018 today in Vienna😍Thank you all for being here! This afternoon - 1️⃣0️⃣ favourite 'WOW!' moments for our 10th birthday🎉 Share yours using #Europeana10
#MariaSibyllaMerian (1647–1717) was a naturalist and scientific illustrator, and one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly. Explore her works in our #GalleryOfTheWeek👉bit.ly/2G59h6H
#WomenInHistory
In the Middle Ages, nuns were authors and scribes. Many other women encouraged reading and learning, especially noble woman. Explore the topic of female literacy in the middle ages in our #GalleryOfTheWeek curated by
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In the past, eating eggs was prohibited during Lent. As chickens continued to lay throughout the Holy Week, the saved-up eggs were considered special and adorned with paint. Visit our exhibition to learn more
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#MarieCurie was born #OnThisDay in 1867. Visit our online exhibition and learn how she rose from humble beginnings to become the 1st woman to win a #NobelPrize, the 1st person to win it twice & the only person to win it in two different sciences👉bit.ly/2DtaYca
We're excited to announce the winners of #GIFITUP2019!🏆🥳Thanks to all the participants, to our awesome jury and to the #CulturalHeritage institutions who by opening up their digitised collections, make the initiatives like this possible👉bit.ly/36CazzQ
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Our knowledge of Byzantine musical instruments comes mostly from the artefacts bearing their visual representations. This exhibition explores images of instruments found in manuscripts and objects from daily life➡️ bit.ly/31ebLtB
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We’ve known for a while that our website was due for an upgrade, and we’re finally ready to show you what we’ve been working on for the past few months. We’ve developed a demo of an updated website.
Learn more and explore it👉bit.ly/2pUn6z0
#MuseumWeek has started today with the first theme #WomenMW. Explore our gallery celebrating artworks by a selection of significant female artists from across Europe and throughout history bit.ly/2FmbM4y
What is your favourite #BoardGame?
Playing #BoardGames with friends and family has been popular for centuries. This #GalleryOfTheWeek shows a variety of board games from across Europe.
Explore & enjoy👉bit.ly/39IdgT3
#BoardGameGeek #tabletop
In our #GalleryOfTheWeek - artworks by female artists from the collections of cultural institutions across Europe bit.ly/2FmbM4y #WomensHistoryMonth
Reusable high-quality images from cultural institutions around the world including are now available on , introducing #CulturalHeritage content to new educational audiences.
Learn more👉bit.ly/36T6qrj
British botanist and photographer, #AnnaAtkins produced the first photographically illustrated book and is widely recognised to the first ever #FemalePhotographer Read the guest blog by
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#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #MuseumFromHome
Happy #WorldPenguinDay!
William Speirs Bruce (1867-1921) was a Scottish naturalist, polar scientist, and oceanographer. He was the organiser the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) bit.ly/2oGhIZT
This is what a 16th century e-reader looked like😉Read our post on to learn more about it bit.ly/2quHIfT #AllezLiterature
Today is #WorldHeritageDay! No time to visit monuments and heritage sites? See them online on ! 🏰🏯➡️ bit.ly/2qGC8FZ
Many medieval manuscripts are full of decorated capital letters that come in all styles and sizes. Explore some beautiful examples from across Europe in our gallery
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Do you still read paper newspapers? 📰
This #GalleryOfTheWeek shows how artists and photographers have depicted us reading newspapers➡️bit.ly/43rbRet
In the mood to create your own gallery? Here's how➡️bit.ly/3UtiVDz
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An amazing #GIF by Judy Elfferich featuring material from & Only a few days left #GIFitUP gifitup2016.tumblr.com
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#MarieCurie was born #OnThisDay in 1867. Visit our online exhibition and learn how she rose from humble beginnings to become the 1st woman to win a Nobel Prize, the 1st person to win it twice & the only person to win it in two different sciences➡️bit.ly/2DtaYca
Happy #WorldHeritageDay🏰⛩️🖼️🏛️
While it might be impossible to visit our favourite #HeritageSites this year, we can celebrate & learn by exploring culture online. Take a look at our selection of #CulturalHeritage from across the world (thread)⬇️
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The Community and Europeana Foundation are delighted to introduce a new webinar series to explore the opportunities and challenges of working with #AI in the #CulturalHeritage sector. For the full schedule and registrations, click here:
Good news! 🎉👏 Finding, saving and sharing cultural heritage on the Europeana website is easier now than ever. Our new homepage, available in 24 languages, lets you dive into millions of items from thousands of institutions across Europe. Visit europeana.eu
Vienna’s recently put thousands of digitised images into the #PublicDomain, with many available through Europeana. interviews the museum's Head of #OnlineCollections to learn about the benefits of its new #OpenAccess policy ➡️ bit.ly/3hpzHFd
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