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We are Europeana

We empower the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. We develop expertise, tools and policies to embrace digital change and encourage partnerships that foster innovation. We make it easier for people to use cultural heritage for education, research, creation and recreation. Our work contributes to an open, knowledgeable and creative society.

We are at the heart of the common European data space for cultural heritage.

We build technology

We develop and maintain technical solutions for showcasing, sharing and using digital cultural heritage.

We build capacity

We provide opportunities for institutions and individuals in the cultural heritage sector to develop their digital skills and practice.

We advocate

We provide the cultural heritage sector with a voice advocating for better digital practices.

We reach audiences

We work to share and promote cultural heritage so that it can be used and enjoyed by people all over the world. 

We collaborate

We bring together cultural heritage professionals from all over Europe. 

News

Kickass Women of History - lessons from the first six months of podcasting
Title:
Isabella, Prinzessin von Frankreich
Institution:
The European Library
Country:
Austria

Kickass Women of History - lessons from the first six months of podcasting

Created: 26 March 2025

The Kickass Women of History podcast explores and highlights the lives of amazing women around the world. As part of our collaborations for Women’s History Month, Amy Cotterill tells us about the podcast and what she and her co-founder Emma Cook have learned so far.

Watching Videos Like a Historian brings audiovisual heritage into Europe’s classrooms
Title:
Tytöt katsovat televisiota juhlamekoissaan
Creator:
Kanerva, Teuvo
Date:
1958-1961
Institution:
Finnish Heritage Agency
Country:
Finland

Watching Videos Like a Historian brings audiovisual heritage into Europe’s classrooms

Created: 24 March 2025

With the ERASMUS+ project Watching Videos Like a Historian coming to an end, we invite you to discover how it has equipped educators with the tools to foster students’ media literacy through audiovisual heritage.

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Research
Title:
De astronoom
Creator:
Abraham Delfos, after Johannes Vermeer
Date:
1794
Institution:
Rijksmuseum
Country:
Netherlands

Research

Resources and information to enable those working in research and academia to reuse cultural heritage data. 

Education
Title:
Esbjörn at the study corner
Creator:
Carl Larsson
Institution:
Nationalmuseum Sweden
Country:
Sweden

Education

Resources and information to help educators reuse cultural heritage data and collections in their classrooms and institutions. 

APIs
Title:
Spents.
Creator:
Lövqvist, Albin
Institution:
Länsmuseet Gävleborg
Country:
Sweden

APIs

Europeana APIs can be used to build applications from the wealth of our collections, drawn from Institutions across Europe

Europeana reuse - be inspired
Title:
An extravagant peony and branch with berries. Colour woodcut by Taki Katei, 1890s.
Creator:
Katei Taki
Institution:
Wellcome Collection
Country:
United Kingdom

Europeana reuse - be inspired

Educators, researchers, culture lovers and creatives share how they enjoy and reuse Europeana’s digital cultural heritage to reach their own goals.

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