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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.

Title:
AI4Culture
Institution:
AI4Culture project
Copyright:
CC BY-NC
News Created: 15 November 2024 Marta Franceschini Marco Rendina Francesca Manfredini
AI4Culture workshop series - recordings now live!
Projects Artificial-intelligence
In October 2024, the AI4Culture project ran a series of workshops on how to apply AI tools to cultural heritage data. Did you miss them? Never fear - read on to explore a recap and access the recordings of the workshops!
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Title:
Making of lithographs at Tilgmann
Creator:
Sundström, Hugo
Institution:
Finnish Heritage Agency
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 12 November 2024 Mateenuddin Ahmad
Work, learn, enjoy and grow: a reflection on a Master’s internship at Europeana Foundation
New-professionals Internships
Mateenuddin Ahmad, a recent University of Groningen graduate, completed a Training Development internship at the Europeana Foundation in 2024. He reflects upon his MA thesis on Europeana and Google Arts and Culture, and contributions and learning experiences as an intern.
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Title:
A Celectial Sphere, Sextant and Equinoctial Sphere
Date:
1860
Institution:
Wellcome Collection
Country:
United Kingdom
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 7 November 2024 Nicole McNeilly
Foresight thinking and futures scenarios with the Europeana Initiative
Impact
In 2024, the Europeana Initiative launched a strategic foresight process to help us explore possible futures for our long-term vision and strategy. Read on to discover more about foresight and futures thinking, what emerged from our work in this area and how to embed futuring into your own planning and preparations.
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Title:
The Lawyer's Office
Date:
1628
Institution:
Rijksmuseum
Country:
The Netherlands
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 6 November 2024 Ariadna Matas
Licences for out of commerce works: the state of play
Legal standards Copyright
The out of commerce works ‘legal solution’ simplifies rights clearance, helping cultural heritage institutions to make materials from their collections that are not in commercial circulation available online. In some circumstances, it requires concluding a licence with a collective management organisation - Europeana Copyright looks into some of the conditions agreed so far.
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Title:
Tallinna Spordiinternaatkooli õpilased telekat vaatamas
Creator:
Salmre, Viktor
Institution:
Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum
Country:
Estonia
Copyright:
CC0
News Created: 29 October 2024 Georgia Evans
Share your feedback on the Watching Videos Like a Historian educational toolkit
Projects Education Audiovisual-heritage
The Watching Videos like a Historian project has recently published a Toolkit which supports educators to use audiovisual cultural heritage materials in their classrooms. Discover the Toolkit and give your feedback on its first version!
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Title:
Bucharest Royal Palace
Institution:
Girona City Council
Country:
Spain
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 28 October 2024 Lorena Aldana
Hub hosts second Forum on responsible digital transition in cultural heritage, powered by Europeana
Projects Digital-transformation
The European Heritage Hub Forum 'Championing a responsible digital transition for and with cultural heritage' highlighted the impact of Artificial Intelligence and climate change on the heritage ecosystem, saw the launch of the European Heritage Hub Call to Action, and explored the challenges and opportunities of the digital transition. Find out more!
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Title:
Balettitanssijoita
Institution:
Helsinki City Museum
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 21 October 2024 Juha Henriksson
Meet your candidates for the Members Council elections 2024!
Network Elections
In this year’s Europeana Network Association Members Council elections, we are excited to see a wide range of candidates come forward to compete for 27 available seats. Take a look at their profiles and vote for your favourites between 13 and 20 November 2024!
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Title:
Justice Mvemba leads a tour of Berlin’s African Quarter
News Created: 15 October 2024 Justice Mvemba Beth Daley
‘Every one of us needs to unlearn racism’: How walking tours in Berlin are sharing Germany’s colonial history
Black-history
As part of Black History Month 2024, we talk to Justice Mvemba about why she set up deSta (Decolonial Tours - Dekoloniale Stadtführung) and how her walking tours of Berlin share the impact that historical heritage has on our lives today.
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Title:
Archive of the Skolt Sámi village of Suenjel in Pechenga region
Creator:
Petri Mentu
Institution:
The National Archives of Finland
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 10 October 2024 Maija Mäkikalli Oona Leppälä
Nuohtti platform improves accessibility to the digitised archives of Sámi cultural heritage
Projects Diversity-and-inclusion
Discover how the Nuohtti portal makes access to the Sámi heritage collected in archives across Europe easier, and how the DIGICHer project is developing Sámi engagement in their digitised cultural heritage.
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Title:
Chris de Loof
Creator:
Chris de Loof
Copyright:
CC BY-SA
News Created: 9 October 2024 Chris De Loof
My Europeana Network Association: research and the data space
Network Data-space
The Europeana Network Association (ENA) is a democratic community of experts working in digital cultural heritage. Members Councillor Chris de Loof shares his experience of the Network - and why you should join it today.

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Title:
Heritage Horizons Project Week 25 - 29 November Online
Creator:
Collage | 76 - C - 12
Institution:
Cooperation Initiative Museums Basel
Country:
Switzerland
Copyright:
CC BY-SA
News Created: 8 October 2024 Gina van der Linden Milena Popova
Discover how projects are shaping the data space
Projects Data-space
Register for the ‘Heritage Horizons Project Week’ to discover how projects are shaping the common data space for cultural heritage and wider ecosystem and benefit from opportunities for collaboration.
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Title:
AI4Culture workshops, CC-BY-ND
Creator:
AI4Culture project
News Created: 4 October 2024 Marco Rendina Eirini Kaldeli
Launching the AI4Culture Platform: empowering cultural heritage with AI tools and resources
Projects Artificial-intelligence
The AI4Culture project’s brand-new platform offers an exciting opportunity for cultural heritage institutions to access tools and resources on AI. Discover it now!
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