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Europeana Research Community

Who we are

We are a community of professionals interested in cultural heritage, both as a subject and a source for research. We believe that digital collections and digital tools are a means to foster innovation and we advocate for the principles of Open Science, mostly in the Humanities sector. Our community members work at cultural or research institutions, universities and infrastructures, ministries and local governments, or the private sector.   

What we do

The Europeana Research Community supports its members to gain insights into researchers’ needs and to meet them where they concern the use of digital cultural heritage. We share knowledge and experiences, promote digital literacy and explore the potential of Citizen Science. We participate in international projects. We commit to take actions that can have an impact on policy and connect the cultural heritage and research sectors.

Why join?

  • Benefit from our community channels to keep informed, build up your professional network and promote your activities

  • Raise your international profile by connecting with peers at Europeana events or in relevant research contexts 

  • Build collaborations and partnerships in the form of projects, task forces and working groups

Activities and resources

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

Research

Funding, resources and a community to bring together digital cultural heritage, academia and research.

Community video series

Research Community video series: Odeuropa
Title:
How to smell a painting
Creator:
Odeuropa
Date:
2021

Research Community video series: Odeuropa

This video - supported by the Europeana Research Community - explores Odeuropa, a European initiative which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to investigate the importance of scents and smelling in cultural heritage. 

Meet the Steering Group

Latest News

The role of community-generated content in the digital legacy of the First World War
Title:
Correspondance: Recto, photographie d'un groupe de poilus. Henri Tafforeau apparaît sur la photographie.
Date:
1914-1918

The role of community-generated content in the digital legacy of the First World War

Created: 10 September 2019

The revolution in digital technology and the accessibility to new material via digital storytelling are changing the way researchers are able to look at the period of the First World War. Projects like Europeana 1914-1918, which combines institutional and publicly contributed material, are disrupting the research life cycle and promoting new insights into historical research. Dr. Agiatis Benardou, Senior Researcher at Digital Curation Unit / ATHENA R.C. – a Europeana DSI-4 partner – fills us in.

It’s time to prioritise digital culture and Europeana - take the European Union’s survey on the new Digital Europe Programme today
Title:
25 Jahre Bregenzer Festspiele / Spiel auf dem See 1970 - Die Fledermaus
Creator:
Risch-Lau (Hersteller/in)VLB (Hersteller/in)
Date:
1970
Institution:
Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek
Country:
Austria

It’s time to prioritise digital culture and Europeana - take the European Union’s survey on the new Digital Europe Programme today

Created: 6 September 2019

The Digital Europe Programme is a new funding programme from the European Union which will shape and support the digital transformation of Europe’s society and economy. Europeana will be co-financed by this programme from 2022. Take the EU's survey on the priorities of the programme now and show them that support and ambition for digital cultural heritage is vital.

Upcoming events

TPDL 2024
Title:
TPDL 2024
24 — 26 September 2024
09:00 — 19:00 Best Western Premier Hotel Slon

TPDL 2024

TPDL 2024 is the 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. It is organised by the National and University Library of Slovenia and supported by the Europeana Research Community.

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