Beth Daley

Audience Engagement

Editorial Adviser Europeana Foundation Netherlands, NL

Beth is a cultural and creative writer and Europeana's Editorial Adviser. She works on helping engage a broad range of audiences in Europeana’s work and content. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, runs workshops and has published a novel called ‘Blood and Water'.

News posts

Title:

Porcelain painting

Creator:

Saarinen, UA

Institution:

Museovirasto

Country:

Finland

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 5 February 2024 Beth Daley

Animate your International Women’s Day with stickers and GIFs workshop

Womens-history-month

Every year, the Europeana Initiative and partners contribute to Women’s History Month by sharing stories about women from history, as well as stories about how projects and cultural heritage institutions are showcasing women’s history. This year is no exception. Here are some of the things you can look forward to this Women’s History Month.

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Title:

Soldiers of the 3454th Quartermaster Truck Company help the evacuated population of Roermond (the Netherlands) to return home after the city had been liberated in March 1945

Creator:

Anefo collection

Institution:

Nationaal Archief

Country:

Netherlands

Copyright:

CC0

News Created: 31 October 2023 Beth Daley

‘People should know’ - Black Liberators tells the hidden story of the African American contribution to World War II

Black-history

As part of our contribution to Black History Month 2023, we talk to public historian Sebastiaan Vonk about Black Liberators in the Netherlands - a website that tells the stories of African Americans who played a role in the liberation of Europe in World War II.

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Title:

Untitled [woman hugging boy with baseball cap at angle] from the series On a Good Day

Creator:

Al Vandenberg

Date:

1979

Institution:

Victoria and Albert Museum

Country:

United Kingdom

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 5 October 2023 Beth Daley

Black History Month 2023 - get involved

Education Black-history

Black History Month is marked every October to highlight, discuss and reflect on the past and present lives and achievements of Black people as well as the challenges faced by Black communities. Find out how Europeana is contributing in 2023, and how you can join in.

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Title:

Evolution of household articles, animals etc

Creator:

Fr. Schmidt

Institution:

Wellcome Collection

Country:

United Kingdom

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 19 September 2023 Beth Daley

Goethe-Institut joins GIF IT UP with new special prize category

Collections Gif-it-up

It’s almost October and that means it’s time to see artworks come to life in this year’s edition of the GIF IT UP competition! In 2023, the Goethe-Institut joins us to sponsor a special category - diversity and inclusion - and become one of our nine partners from around the globe supporting and sharing openly licensed collections to be remixed in myriad ways!

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Title:

Der Kuss

Creator:

Behrens, Peter

Date:

1898

Institution:

National Museum in Warsaw

Country:

Poland

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 18 July 2023 Beth Daley

Animations, social media stories and new writing created with Digital Storytelling Festival Online Creative Residency

Europeana-communicators Digital-storytelling Digital-storytelling-festival

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.

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Title:

Preparation for the Paralympic Games

Creator:

IPPA Staff

Date:

1969

Institution:

National Library of Israel

Country:

Israel

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 27 June 2023 Beth Daley

Six ways to get involved with Disability Pride month

Digital-storytelling Diversity-and-inclusion

Disability Pride month is celebrated every July to create positive conversations about disability and promote the visibility of people with many different kinds of disabilities. Here are six ways you can find out more and get involved.

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Title:

Helsinki Pride 2013 -kulkue

Creator:

Hanhirova, Melissa

Institution:

Finnish Heritage Agency

Country:

Finland

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 13 June 2023 Beth Daley

Digital Storytelling Festival Online Creative Residency boosts students’ and professionals’ storytelling skills

Europeana-communicators Digital-storytelling Digital-storytelling-festival Diversity-and-inclusion

This year’s Digital Storytelling Festival has a new element - our first ever Online Creative Residency! Read on to discover how the residency is celebrating LGBTQ+ stories and building participants’ skills in social media, creative writing and animation.

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Title:

Gemälde (Aquarell)

Creator:

Dupont, Anneliese

Date:

1956

Institution:

Spielzeugmuseum der Stadt Nürnberg

Country:

Germany

Copyright:

CC BY-NC-SA

News Created: 8 May 2023 Beth Daley

Six places to find stories about Europe

Digital-storytelling Europe-day

9 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the historic Schuman Declaration in 1950, which introduced the creation of a European Community and laid the foundations of the European Union. As we celebrate Europe’s unity, we share six places you can find stories about Europe - and develop your skills to tell them!

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Title:

Scherzo di Follia (detail)

Creator:

Pierre-Louis Pierson

Date:

1861-67

Institution:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 3 May 2023 Beth Daley

Starting with story: a workshop guide for your next storytelling project

Collections Digital-storytelling

We share how we approached our most recent exhibition with a step-by-step approach you can follow to develop your own storytelling project.

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Title:

ASTER AFRICANUS FRUTESCENS FOLIIS ANGUSTIS ET PLERUMQUE CONIUNCTIS.

Creator:

Unbekannt (Stecher)

Date:

1701

Institution:

Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel

Country:

Germany

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 12 October 2022 Beth Daley

Europeana highlights - July to September 2022

Annual-report Strategy-2020-2025 Highlights

Every quarter we bring you a round-up of what's been going on across the Europeana Initiative. This time, there’s big news for the future of digital culture in Europe, with the start of work on the common data space for cultural heritage. Also - a new-look Europeana website and our first hybrid annual conference.

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Title:

Detail from Leben? oder Theater? Ein Singespiel (ongenummerde bladen)

Creator:

Salomon, Charlotte (1917-1943)

Date:

1940-08 - 1942

Institution:

Jewish Historical Museum

Country:

Netherlands

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 14 September 2022 Beth Daley

Build your communications confidence! Sign up for our workshops

Europeana-communicators Digital-storytelling

In October, we’re kicking off a new series of workshops run by Europeana Foundation communications colleagues and drawing on expertise from the Europeana Network Association and beyond. Find out how to join!

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Title:

Welcoming EIT Culture & Creativity

Creator:

EIT

News Created: 7 July 2022 Beth Daley

Multi-million Euro partnership to strengthen Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries

Projects Time-machine

Through the new EIT ‘Culture & Creativity’ innovation community, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) will unite businesses, higher education organisations and research centres in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI).

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Title:

Allegory of the Month of May

Creator:

Slovenský

Institution:

Slovak national gallery

Country:

Slovakia

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 6 July 2022 Beth Daley

Europeana highlights - April to June 2022

Annual-report Strategy-2020-2025 Highlights

Every quarter we bring you a round-up of what's been going on across the Europeana Initiative. Find out how Europeana and partners are using technology, storytelling and lots and lots of collaboration to create connections, foster inclusivity and bring digital culture to all.

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Title:

Digital storytelling festival

Institution:

Europeana & The Heritage Lab

Copyright:

CC BY

News Created: 4 May 2022 Beth Daley Aleksandra Strzelichowska

Digital Storytelling Festival 2022 - here’s everything you need to know to join in

Collections Europeana-communicators Digital-storytelling digital-storytelling-2022

This May and June, Europeana and The Heritage Lab bring you the second Digital Storytelling Festival! Find out who’s speaking at the Opening Gala, discover last year’s winning stories, plus all the storytelling resources on offer, and then join in!

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Title:

Persfoto Olympische Zomerspelen 1928 Amsterdam, 1178 finish 3e serie 100 m gewonnen door Hitomi JPN met Bell CAN als tweede

Creator:

Algemeen Fotobureau

Date:

1928

Institution:

The Dutch Olympic Committee, Dutch Sports Feder

Country:

The Netherlands

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 29 April 2022 Beth Daley

Europeana highlights - January - March 2022

Annual-report Strategy-2020-2025 Highlights

Every quarter we bring you a round-up of what's been going on across the Europeana Initiative. This quarter has been marked by the events in Ukraine. At this critical time, heritage is at risk and the work to promote our shared values and goals is more important than ever.

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Title:

Playing indigenous video games with Gabrielle Hughes at SHE Society, Évora.

Creator:

Vicente Pérez Herrero

Institution:

Heritales

Country:

Portugal

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 16 February 2022 Beth Daley

Embracing new technology with Heritage in Motion 2021 winners: Heritales international heritage film festival

Heritage-in-motion New-tech

Heritage in Motion is a competition recognising innovation by the creators of films, games, apps and websites on themes related to Europe’s heritage. María Zozaya, Nicola Schiavottiello and Fernando Mendes tell us about the Heritales film festival of Heritage, which received a ‘Special Mention’ in 2021.

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Title:

Block 30 of the Dutch AIDS Memorial Quilt

Creator:

Regular Studio

Date:

2021

Institution:

(c) European Parliament

Country:

Belgium

News Created: 14 February 2022 Beth Daley Blandine Smilansky

New digital strategy brings the House of European History’s collections online

Digital-transformation Build-digital-capacity Strategy

In 2021, the House of European History made some of its collections available in a new online portal. Today, Blandine Smilansky tells us about the museum’s new online collection, developing their digital approach, and what it means for the organisation’s digital transformation.

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Title:

UWAR App in action in the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia

Creator:

Matteo Collina

Date:

2019

Institution:

3D Research Srl - iMARECulture

Country:

Italy

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 11 February 2022 Beth Daley Marco Cozza Fabio Bruno

Embracing new technology with Heritage in Motion 2021 winners: Underwater Augmented Reality (UWAR)

Heritage-in-motion New-tech

Heritage in Motion is a competition recognising innovation by the creators of films, games, apps and websites on themes related to Europe’s heritage. Fabio Bruno and Marco Cozza tell us about Underwater Augmented Reality (UWAR) which received a ‘Special Mention’ in 2021.

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Title:

Revelations, spectacle du Alvin Ailey city center theater. Festival d'Avignon

Creator:

Fernand Michaud

Date:

1977

Institution:

National Library of France, No copyright - other known legal restrictions

Country:

France

News Created: 25 January 2022 Beth Daley

Europeana highlights: October - December 2021

Annual-report Strategy-2020-2025 Highlights

Every quarter we bring you a round-up of what's been going on across the Europeana Initiative. Highlights from October to December 2021 include a new Chair-elect for the Europeana Foundation, enhanced cultural heritage participation through diverse editorial, events and competitions, and of course, Europeana 2021, our annual conference.

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Title:

LIFE CODE

Creator:

Next.Space

Date:

2021

Institution:

Next.Space

Country:

Russia

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 12 January 2022 Beth Daley Alexander Lavrov

Embracing new technology with Heritage in Motion 2021 winners: LIFE CODE escape room quest

Heritage-in-motion new-tech

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.

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