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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.
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, Antonio Davide Madonna tells us about his work at CulturaItalia and passion for open data.
Harry Verwayen, General Director of the Europeana Foundation, shares a new year message for all of Europeana’s partners, friends and stakeholders, as we begin another exciting year together.
Heritage in Motion is a competition recongising innovation by the creators of films, games, apps and websites on themes related to Europe’s heritage. Alexander Lavrov, founder of Next.Space, tells us about LIFE CODE, winner of the ‘App’ category.
We are delighted that Europeana Education and European Schoolnet are organising a rerun of the education MOOC ‘Digital Education with Cultural Heritage’! Read on to find out what it will cover, why you should join and how to sign up.
We are constantly working to improve the Europeana website and add new features which allow people to explore Europe’s cultural heritage. In the first of what will be a quarterly series, we highlight some recently released features.
As the Europeana Foundation begins a new chapter of its story, with Martina Bagnoli taking on the role of Supervisory Board Chair, Elisabeth Niggemann and Joke van der Leeuw-Roord reflect on their time guiding the development of the Europeana Foundation.
In 2021, the Europeana Network Association (ENA) held its General Assembly meeting as well as three Members Council meetings. Take a look at what our Councillors and members have worked on this year as part of their strategic priorities.
We are delighted to announce that Martina Bagnoli, Executive Director of the Gallerie Estensi, was appointed Chair-Elect of the Europeana Foundation on 14 December 2021. She will formally join the Europeana Foundation Supervisory Board as Chair in February 2022, succeeding Elisabeth Niggemann.
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James Oesi / double bass player and Gerda Havertong / actress, speaking about the issue of how to promote the representation of musicians of colour within the classical music scene
As we continue to explore stories, projects and collections which highlight Black history in Europe and beyond, we interview Jurn Buisman from the Museum Geelvinck about the institution’s inclusive approach to classical music heritage.
In October, we were delighted that our partnership with the global library cooperative OCLC came to fruition by making millions of cultural heritage items from Europeana available through the database WorldCat. We speak to Tim Martin, Director of Business Development and Publisher Relations at OCLC, to find out more.
The Europeana Task Force on Audiovisual Material in Europeana Classroom developed a case study on Copyright in Education to help teachers across the EU use audiovisual content lawfully and safely. Read on to discover the answers to their frequently asked questions.
Europeana wouldn’t exist without the data contributed by around 4,000 cultural heritage institutions across Europe. Our recently released Organisation pages acknowledge this contribution by allowing people to search and browse content by the cultural heritage institution which provided it. Find out more!
