Europeana
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Europe’s cultural heritage online European data space for cultural heritage Funded by the European Union
Join Europeana's Beth Daley for a quiet writing hour with the Shut Up & Write! community. Enjoy a slow carousel of hand-picked cultural heritage artworks from Europeana.eu on screen to inspire you – a new visual every 10-15 minutes. 🗓️ 7 August at 11:00 CEST | Online | Free 👉 bit.ly/4yVwAYz
Are you interested in using Europe's vast digital cultural heritage to power your creative project? Then join our live training course on 17 August; Introduction to Europeana APIs! Join and learn how to access rich cultural heritage data from thousands of institutions across Europe: bit.ly/4bMdPNa
Joining this week's #OnlineArtExchange by @artukdotorg.bsky.social with Eckhout's "Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises" (1640). This remarkable painting was made during the Dutch colonial period in Brazil. Explore the artwork and the context in which it was created 👇 www.europeana.eu/en/item/2021...
Jumping into vacation mode like 🏊♀️🏖️ This week, we are joining @artukdotorg.bsky.social and their #OnlineArtExchange to celebrate the topic of ‘summer’. The "Sea's Queen" print dates back to the 1870s or 1880s. It's entered the Public Domain so it's freely available for reuse!
👀 Discover the art of slow looking - how spending a bit longer with a cultural heritage object can spark curiosity, creativity, and deeper understanding. It's increasingly being used in educational contexts to support wellbeing, creativity and emotional engagement. Read more: https://bit.ly/4pdPwNz
Do you manage image collections? Applying the #IIIF helps you showcase your collection online in the best possible quality. Join this Europeana Academy live training course on 29 July and learn how to prepare your images for IIIF. There are limited spaces to join, secure yours: bit.ly/4vVaS4Z
Need an hour to just write? ✍️ Join Europeana's Beth Daley for a quiet writing session with the Shut Up & Write! community. Cultural heritage artworks on screen, no pressure, just space to write. 🗓️ 10 July at 11:00 CEST | Free | Online 👉 https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwriteonlineevents/
The Open Heritage Statement calls for an international standard to ensure that heritage in the public domain stays freely accessible when it goes digital. In our next Copyright Office Hours we're covering the statement, why it matters, and what happens next: bit.ly/4vOeKVD bsky.app/profile/crea...
This summer, take part in our Science Transcribathon Run! Discover and transcribe works of renowned scientists throughout history. Learn more about the Science Run and other upcoming science-related activities: europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/science...
Join the Europeana Communicators' Community for the next in a series of deep dives exploring how history is recorded and retrieved. If you are interested in exploring how to support more ethical, participatory and representative heritage work then sign up now! bit.ly/49R5hDX
Join us as part of the Festival of Libraries and find out how to use Europeana.eu’s vast database of European digital culture heritage to enhance your writing and research practice. 🗓️ Thursday 11 June, 12–1pm 💻 Online �� https://bit.ly/4acEeEeCY #FestivalofLibraries @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
✨ This June take part in 2 Europeana Academy training sessions to build your #DigitalStorytelling skills! 👉 16 June - Introduction to collections, audiences & stories on Europeana.eu pretix.eu/Europeana-Fo... 👉 18 June - How to tell great stories & write for Europeana.eu pretix.eu/Europeana-Fo...
✨ Internship opportunity ✨ We are recruiting for Summer Translation Internships for 1 month starting in July 2026. Find out more and apply: pro.europeana.eu/job/draft-su...
Join the Build with Bits 5 final ceremony on 26 May and discover six new projects ready to showcase their virtual environments, spanning diverse topics from virtual heritage and education to accessibility, refugees, and sustainable tourism: pretix.eu/Europeana-Fo...
We're excited to share plans for two new learning pathways which support cultural heritage professionals to transform cultural heritage into 3D assets and publish them in the common European data space for cultural heritage! 🚀 Explore them here: www.dataspace-culturalheritage.eu/en/news/disc...
How can you use Extended Reality Storytelling to bring 3D collections to life? The #EUreka3DXR project has developed open-source tools that allow heritage professionals to reuse digital collections to create immersive narratives for visitors online and on-site. Find out more: bit.ly/4uBgyQO
Are you involved in preparing, managing, or delivering cultural heritage metadata for publication on Europeana.eu? If so, check out this self-paced course will help you generate better visibility and greater engagement for your institution’s collections: bit.ly/4utWOhO
Are you into zine making? Or do you want to get into it but don't know where to start? If so - Europeana's collections offer millions of images, texts and patterns that can be used for free and we've created a guide to help you get started making zines with cultural heritage: bit.ly/4mMjXc
Discover the winning stories and poems from the Europeana Creative Climate Action Award 2026! 🌍⭐😍 The Award asked participants for up to 500 words of creative writing, fiction or poetry inspired by one or more of the images in our #ClimateAction gallery. Read the winning entries ➡️ bit.ly/4sLWR7n
📚 Join the May edition of our Europeana Writers’ Room where the theme is 'curiosity'! Let's discover what you are curious about using inspiring #CulturalHeritage images from Europeana.eu as prompts for guided creative writing! 👤Open to writers of all levels 🗓️ 6 May 📍 Online 🔗 bit.ly/4cSZMGu
We were delighted to take part in the Wikimedia España conference 'Patrimonio Conectado: Wikidata en el Ecosistema GLAM’ at @museodelprado.es in February! Find out more about the discussions, our collaboration with the Prado Museum and how to get involved ➡️ bit.ly/4dBrjNJ
As proud partners in the #EUreka3DXR project, we are looking forward to its final events during @cy2026eu.bsky.social and in the framework of the #EuroMed2026 Digital Heritage Summit! Details in thread ⤵️
Digital transformation in cultural heritage starts with skills. Join the 20th #DigitalSkillsTalks on 9 April to explore the upskilling initiatives shaping Europe’s cultural sector. Featuring our Training and Development Advisor, Sebastiaan ter Burg! digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu/en/latest/ev...
📢 Calling all Educators! Have you developed a project that creatively uses digitised cultural heritage objects from Europeana.eu in education? We want to hear from YOU! 🫵 Share your case study with us to feature in a special publication to help inspire educators across Europe: bit.ly/47dAxeX
Are you an educator, GLAM professional or climate advocate interested in helping learners connect with climate issues? Join our Education and Climate Action Communities for a webinar on using #CulturalHeritage as a resource for teaching about #ClimateChange! 🗓️ 8 April 📍 Online 🔗 bit.ly/4bTWOB4
There's still time to apply for the Digital Storytelling Festival’s Online Creative Residency! Develop your storytelling skills, get one-on-one guidance from a mentor, collaborate and have fun with digital #CulturalHeritage. Deadline 20 March - find out more and apply ➡️ bit.ly/4rB5m5x
🌟 If you're a #CulturalHeritage professional looking to deepen your understanding of #Copyright, we have some exciting spring events planned for you! Register now to gain valuable insights, access practical guidance and support your work with #Digital collections. More info and registration ⬇️
It’s #WomensHistoryMonth and to celebrate we’re offering you the chance to take part in a special Transcribathon with @factsandfiles.bsky.social. Transcribe and enrich letters, diaries and documents written by women. There are prizes for participants who transcribe the most! ➡️ bit.ly/4tZyxAL
Join us online this March for two #EuropeanaAcademy sessions: 📅 10 March 2026 – Introduction to collections, audiences & stories on Europeana.eu 🔗 pretix.eu/Europeana-Fo... 📅 13 March 2026 – How to tell great stories & write for Europeana.eu 🔗 pretix.eu/Europeana-Fo...