Member States of the European Union fund, encourage and co-ordinate activities which occur on a national level related to the Europeana Initiative and the common European data space for cultural heritage. In this dedicated area for Member States, we share updates on strategy, policy recommendations, country reports and relevant frameworks.
Discover the different bodies of the Europeana Initiative and how it supports the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector.
The what, why, who and how of the Europeana Initiative.
With this strategic plan for 2020-2025, the Europeana Initiative will be strengthened, supported and reinvigorated as a strong networked organisation.
In this glossary you can find formal definitions of terms used frequently by the Europeana Initiative and across Europeana’s frameworks.
The common European data space for cultural heritage is the new flagship initiative of the European Commission to accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector, and foster the creation and reuse of content in the cultural and creative sectors. Work to deploy the common Europeana data space for cultural heritage is led by the Europeana Foundation in collaboration with a consortium of 18 partners from nine EU countries - find out more about this work below.
A call to EU Member States for a pan-European collection of 3D-digitised heritage assets
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Europeana holds conferences under the rotating presidencies of the Council of the EU which explore a topic of relevance to the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector. Explore upcoming events and the outcomes of previous events below, or read our Impact Assessment report on Presidency events.
Read the report ‘Accelerating 3D in the common European data space for cultural heritage: Why 3D matters’.
Read the report ‘Digital transformation in the common European data space for cultural heritage: measurement and assessment, Czech Presidency 2022’.
Under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of France and the Mobilier National on ‘Building the common European data space for cultural heritage together’. Read the Executive Summary and download the whole report.
At a Europeana event accompanying Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, participants and attendees explored how cultural heritage institutions are embracing digital participation. Read or download a summary of the event.
During the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference to explore digital capacity building in the cultural heritage sector. Read the Executive Summary and download the whole report.
During the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a conference to explore the copyright challenges the cultural heritage sector faces as it embraces its digital transformation. Read the report.
During the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Europeana held a meeting with high-level policymakers and experts in multilingualism to discuss the challenges and opportunities of multilingualism in digital cultural heritage. This report summarises the key outcomes of the meeting including the benefits, challenges and solutions identified.
During the Romanian Presidency, Europeana held a meeting with high-level policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities of preparing a common European approach for Members States to locally support the digital transformation of cultural heritage.
Read the executive summary of the Spanish Presidency Europeana conference, ‘Accelerating 3D in the common European data space for cultural heritage: Building capacity for 3D' and download the full report.
A high-level event organised by the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, saw the unveiling of the Twin it! pan-European collection of heritage 3D models, the launch of the Twin it! Call to action, and a celebration of the potential of 3D for reuse, access and preservation.
The Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive aims to harmonise certain aspects of EU Member States’ copyright legislation, and has important provisions for digital cultural heritage. Explore its' transposition by country in our dedicated Europeana Pro news series.
In 2019, the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive allowed the analysis of large amounts of copyright-protected data through ‘text and data mining’ techniques, while giving rightsholders the possibility to refuse permission for their copyright-protected data to be mined. This ‘refusal’ is now being applied in practice by cultural heritage institutions. What legal and ethical questions does this raise?
The European leg of Taylor Swift’s billion dollar Eras Tour has just finished in Europe, uniting fans across the continent. How have museums and cultural heritage institutions been using the tour to engage audiences with their collections?
