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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday October 21, 2024
News
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.
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!
Every autumn, GIF IT UP brings together creatives, culture lovers and GIF enthusiasts to explore and remix openly licensed cultural heritage collections and create brand new animated artworks. With the winners recently announced, we take a look at the highlights of this year’s edition of GIF IT UP.
Europeana 2021 took place over three full and inspiring days! We were delighted that over 1,750 of you signed up to attend the conference - read on to relive the event and find out how you can access the sessions that took place.
The Europeana Foundation’s Business Plan 2021, ‘Towards a digital public space for cultural heritage’, highlights five themes that run through all aspects of our work. Here, Hannah Baker Hitzhusen, User Engagement Director at the Europeana Foundation, talks about participation.
