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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

Bringing the past back to life with the Estense Digital Library
Title:
Carta del Cantino
Date:
1502
Institution:
Biblioteca Estense Universitaria
Country:
Italy

Bringing the past back to life with the Estense Digital Library

Created: 26 October 2020

The ‘Biblioteca Estense’ in Modena has embraced digital solutions to share its collections online, and in this post, Martina Bagnoli, the director of the ‘Gallerie Estensi’, presents the newly launched ‘Estense Digital Library’.

Exploring new resources in CLARIN’s Virtual Language Observatory
Title:
A Zodial Sphere and Celectial Globe, Peking Observatory
Creator:
John Thomson
Institution:
Wellcome Collection
Country:
United Kingdom

Exploring new resources in CLARIN’s Virtual Language Observatory

Created: 15 October 2020

Since 2017, CLARIN and Europeana have worked together to increase the number of cultural heritage objects available for quick and easy discovery as well as processing by humanities and social sciences scholars. In this post, we take a look at the new resources integrated into CLARIN’s Virtual Language Observatory.

Upcoming events

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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