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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.
The out of commerce works ‘legal solution’ removes the obligation for cultural heritage institutions to ‘clear copyright’, item by item, in materials that are not in commercial circulation. The positive results of such a system are starting to be visible but some challenges remain for it to be truly successful. Find out more about the state of play.
Anthropologist and DJ Kornelia Binicewicz founded the ‘Ladies on Records’ initiative to highlight female artists in the music industry. For Women’s History Month, she tells us about her mission to highlight invisible women in musical heritage, the women who inspire her and the digital resources she uses to uncover their work.
Do you operate a data repository or infrastructure which stores and manages 3D data? Then we want to hear from you! Discover how - and why - to take our survey on 3D repositories for cultural heritage.
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Twin it! logo. A composition of Windmolen van Elene by FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0 and Elene windmill by visualdimension, CC BY-NC-ND
Under Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture, Ministries of Culture of EU Member States are invited to submit at least one 3D digitised heritage asset to the common European data space for cultural heritage. Discover the inspiring monuments and artefacts that have been submitted so far!
For Women’s History Month, Sarah Mott tells us how a physical installation and digital exhibition is using photography, textiles and storytelling to expose women’s contribution to the maritime industry.
In late 2023, City Archives of Bruges published over 1,000 photographs of late 19th century Bruges on Europeana.eu. They share the steps they took to make this heritage collection available and reusable.
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Screenshots of the 'Bringing Digital To Life' spatial.io site
Low-Code Fest is back for another exciting edition in 2024! Discover how you can take part and get inspired by the projects produced by participants in last year’s hackathon.
Starting in 2024, a new pilot project brings together ENA members, aggregators and other professionals to take the lead in national cooperation across the common European data space for cultural heritage. Discover how you can get involved!
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Twin it! logo. A composition of Windmolen van Elene by FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0 and Elene windmill by visualdimension, CC BY-NC-ND
The Twin it! campaign invites EU Member States to submit a 3D digitised heritage asset to the common European data space for cultural heritage. With the campaign in full swing, colleagues from Poland and Croatia share how they selected their submissions.
DE-BIAS aims to detect and give context to harmful language in the cultural heritage collections aggregated in Europeana.eu, while also supporting cultural heritage professionals to address bias in their own collections. Explore plans from the project’s capacity building programme.
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Twin it! logo. A composition of Windmolen van Elene by FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0 and Elene windmill by visualdimension, CC BY-NC-ND
Discover how you can access the Twin it! webinar series organised by the Europeana Foundation, European Commission and 4CH Competence Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage.
3D technologies offer opportunities to broaden access to culture, preserve our shared cultural heritage and spur creativity and innovation. In support of the Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture campaign, meemoo, the Flemish Institute for Archives, shares how they facilitate the 3D-scanning of items in challenging environments to uncover hidden treasures.
