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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

Join our symposium - ‘Research and digital cultural heritage: new impact horizons’
Title:
Engineering: a hoist in use at an arsenal. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after Leonardo da Vinci.
Creator:
Leonardo da Vinci
Institution:
Wellcome Collection
Country:
United Kingdom

Join our symposium - ‘Research and digital cultural heritage: new impact horizons’

Created: 16 April 2021

On 11 and 12 May 2021, Europeana will bring together cultural heritage professionals, policy makers, academics and researchers to discuss impact horizons of research when nurtured by digital cultural heritage. The organisers explain where the idea of a symposium came from and how its programme took shape. 

Europeana Research Grants: the 2021 call is out!
Title:
Friends
Creator:
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli
Date:
1900/1907
Institution:
Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Country:
Sweden

Europeana Research Grants: the 2021 call is out!

Created: 1 April 2021

It is time to launch the fifth call for proposals within the Europeana Research Grants Programme to support events around the theme Crowdsourcing and Research. This year, part of the programme’s budget (EUR 25,000) is allocated to special prizes for tutorials showcasing innovative ways to use digital cultural heritage in Higher Education. 

Upcoming events

DH Benelux 2024
Title:
DH Benelux
4 — 7 June 2024
09:00 — 16:30 Irish College, Leuven

DH Benelux 2024

The annual DH Benelux Conference, '- 'Breaking Silos, Connecting Data: Advancing Integration and Collaboration in Digital Humanities' serves as a platform for the community of interdisciplinary Digital Humanities researchers to meet, present and discuss their latest research findings and to demonstrate tools and projects.

DARIAH Annual Event 2024
Title:
DARIAH
18 — 21 June 2024
08:30 — 15:30 NOVA FCSH, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, at Avenida de Berna campus of NOVA FCSH, Lisbon, Portugal

DARIAH Annual Event 2024

DARIAH's annual event 'Workflows: Digital Methods for Reproducible Research Practices in the Arts and Humanities' will support encounter and exchange between DARIAH researchers and the wider cultural heritage sector.

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