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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday February 24, 2025
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Explore the latest news from the common European data space for cultural heritage, Europeana Initiative and cultural heritage sector as we work towards digital transformation.
Europeana 2022 will take place on 28 - 30 September 2022 and we are very excited to announce the launch of our call for proposals. Read on to find out about our call and how you can take part in one of the leading events of the year for those who work in, with and around digital cultural heritage in Europe.
Applications for projects are now being accepted under the call for the second work strand of the Data Space for Cultural Heritage. Explore guidance for proposals, advice on topics of interest, and information on how to apply.
We are constantly working to improve the Europeana website and add new features which allow people to explore Europe’s cultural heritage. This second post of the quarterly series highlights some recently released features.
Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, several cultural heritage institutions met with EuroClio to reflect on the challenges they have overcome, still face, and their dreams for the future of digital education. Read on to discover their ideas and what to consider when bringing cultural heritage content to educational audiences.
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Collecting stories and images from Cypriotic communities for WeAre#EuropeForCulture, Limassol
In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to Europeana Network Association Members Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. This month, Sofie Taes tells us about her musical background, the joys and challenges of juggling projects and her aim to ‘curate and care’ with Europeana’s collections.
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EU Datathon '22
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Publications Office of the European Union
Date:
2022
Institution:
Publications Office of the European Union
Country:
Belgium
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Created: 18 March 2022
Alba Irollo
Nuno Freire
A total prize fund of €200,000 and a Public Choice Award are available for winners of open data competition EUDatathon 2022. We find out more about this opportunity to experiment with Europeana resources.
As Europeana marks Women’s History month in March, we speak to different projects and cultural heritage institutions to find out more about how they are highlighting women's history. Today, we hear about Mná100, an online research platform which documents women in Irish history 100 years ago.
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Digitiser Robyn Crowther scanning drawers of Carabidae beetles 4
In this interview with the Natural History Museum in London, we hear about the findings of a recent impact study which gave them new insights into the economic value of digitising their collections.
CRAFTED - a Europeana Generic Services project - aims to support the transfer of European crafts to future generations by aggregating, enriching and promoting tangible crafts heritage. Six months into the project, we are taking a look at what it has achieved and its future plans!
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. Deborah De Angelis tells you more about the legislative changes in Italy as a result of the Directive transposition.
To work towards better, more inclusive spaces for Europeana's community to engage in, we've collaboratively developed Europeana Guidelines for Inclusive Engagement, and we need your help to test them. Find out how you can use the Guidelines and get involved.
On International Women’s Day 2022, Europeana has published ‘The Pill’, a fascinating exhibition exploring the history of the contraceptive pill and birth control. We hear about how the exhibition - curated and created by six students at KU Leuven in Belgium - has been brought to Europeana.
