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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday October 21, 2024
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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.
An exciting new development in the Netherlands means that it is now much easier for cultural heritage institutions to make their collections of musical works available. In this post, Maarten Zeinstra, copyright coordinator for the Netherlands Association for the archives (KVAN) tells us about a new memorandum of understanding.
3D technologies offer opportunities to broaden access to culture, preserve Europe’s shared cultural heritage and spur creativity and innovation. As part of the EuropeanaTech community’s new Pro series, and in support of the ‘Twin It! 3D for Europe’s culture’ campaign, Greg Markus tells us about the developments taking place in the field of 3D and heritage acoustics.
Liaising with organisations managed by new professionals and students has been a key action for the Europeana Initiative in recent years. The European Student Association for Cultural Heritage (ESACH) team shares their experience collaborating with colleagues from the Europeana Initiative at their 2021 meeting in Madrid and the Europeana 2022 conference.
In the 2022-2023 school year, the Europeana Initiative and European Schoolnet (EUN) brought digital cultural heritage into the professional practice of hundreds of formal and non-formal educators. Discover the work and access the resources created.
Over the past year, the EuroClio and Historiana teams have been working hard to develop Historiana by translating educational resources, developing an online course and strengthening partnerships with cultural heritage institutions. Learn about the work that has been undertaken and use the resources!
In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to our Europeana Members Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. This month, Larissa Borck tells us about her role at the Sörmlands museum and experiences working with digital collections.
The recently completed CRAFTED project enriched and promoted tangible crafts heritage and preserved intangible knowledge from craftsmen and artisans. Discover what the project achieved and how cultural heritage professionals can use the resources it developed.
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In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to our ENA Members Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. This month, Steven Claeyssens tells us about his work at the National Library of the Netherlands, digital scholarship and love for text in all forms.
Participants taking part in the first ever Online Creative Residency from Europeana’s Digital Storytelling Festival have published their creative outcomes. Explore animations, social media stories and new writing relating to LGBTQ+ culture and communities.
Are you a digital professional working in a cultural heritage institution, part of a heritage institution IT team, or involved in any way in the digital preservation or management of digital content? Then the Climate Action Community needs your help! Find out how and why to take their recently launched survey.
A recent Decree adopted by the Italian Ministry of Culture sets minimum fees for the use of cultural heritage and its digital reproduction, even if in the public domain. Deborah De Angelis and Laura Sinigaglia from the Creative Commons Italy chapter tell you about the Decree and how it limits the circulation of Italian State-owned cultural heritage and restricts access to culture and knowledge.
