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Explore the latest news from across the Europeana Initiative and cultural heritage sector as we work towards digital transformation.

Title:
Roskatynnyreiden tyhjennystä jäteauton lavalle Punavuoressa
Creator:
Heinonen, Eino
Institution:
Helsingin kaupunginmuseo
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 21 February 2023 Blandine Smilansky
Throwaway - how museums are working together to explore Europe’s waste issue
Collections Cultural Heritage Institutions
The Throwaway online platform, developed collaboratively by ten European museums explores the history of rubbish in Europe from a transnational and transdisciplinary perspective. Blandine Smilansky from the House of European History tells us all about it.
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Title:
Dr. Ping Kong, Founder of Heritage & Education gGmbH. Permission granted for Europeana reuse.
Institution:
Ping Kong.
News Created: 20 February 2023 Ping Kong Georgia Evans
Professionals in Focus - Ping Kong
Network Education
In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. Today, Ping Kong tells us about her work bringing together digital, heritage and education.
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Title:
Collage of photos of European cities connected with the European Heritage Hub project: Lisbon, Freiburg im Breisgau, Leuven, Madrid, The Hague, Brussels, Venice, Krakow, Athens.
Creator:
Giuseppe Simone / Europa Nostra
Date:
2023
Institution:
Europa Nostra
Country:
Belgium
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 17 February 2023 Lorena Aldana
Europeana Foundation and partners to implement EU-funded European Heritage Hub led by Europa Nostra
Advocacy Projects Strategy
We are delighted to announce that the Europeana Foundation and a group of partners led by Europa Nostra have been selected for EU funding for the implementation of a pilot project establishing a European Heritage Hub! Read on to find out more.
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Title:
Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra
Date:
c.1720 - c.1737
Institution:
Rijksmuseum
Country:
Netherlands
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 17 February 2023 Adrian Murphy
Europeana taking part in the Khalili Foundation World Festival of Cultural Diversity
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The World Festival of Cultural Diversity is an initiative of the Khalili Foundation - find out our plans and how you can contribute.
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Title:
Spede Pasanen
Creator:
Lepola, Markku
Institution:
Finnish Heritage Agency
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 16 February 2023 Eirini Kaldeli
Combining AI tools with human validation to enrich cultural heritage metadata
Projects
Explore the approach which the CRAFTED project is following to enrich craft-related cultural heritage metadata.
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Title:
Jos Kamp and Elisabeth Engering presenting the project. Permission granted for Europeana reuse.
Creator:
Jessika Weber
Date:
2023
Institution:
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Country:
The Netherlands
News Created: 15 February 2023 Jessika Weber Sabil Georgia Evans
Coding, APIs and education with Low Code Fest winner - a gamified experience for St Martin Cultural Heritage Route
Education api low-code-fest
Low Code Fest 2022 encouraged students and educators to use Europeana’s APIs and data to develop innovative approaches and projects. We hear from staff and Tourism and AI students of Breda University of Applied Sciences about their winning project on religious cultural heritage.
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Title:
Esther Huyer. CC BY-NC-ND.
Date:
2022
Institution:
Esther Huyer
Country:
Netherlands
News Created: 14 February 2023 Esther Huyer Lorena Aldana
The work of the Data Spaces Support Centre: an interview with Esther Huyer
data-space
Find out more about the work of the Data Spaces Support Centre - and how it supports the common European data space for cultural heritage - in our interview with Esther Huyer, Director for data strategy and data policy at Capgemini Invent.
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Title:
Tytöt katsovat televisiota juhlamekoissaan
Creator:
Kanerva, Teuvo
Institution:
Finnish Heritage Agency
Country:
Finland
Copyright:
CC BY
News Created: 13 February 2023 Isabel Crespo Georgia Evans
How the Watching Videos Like a Historian project will support media literacy throughout European classrooms
Projects Education
Watching Videos Like a Historian is an Erasmus+ project which will equip educators to use audiovisual resources when teaching media literacy, supporting students to become conscious and critical citizens. Discover the project and access the first resources it has produced.
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Title:
VR Kobzar screenshot. Permission granted for Europeana reuse.
Creator:
Hanna Dudich
Date:
2023
Institution:
Taras Shevchenko Lyceum
Country:
Ukraine
News Created: 7 February 2023 Hanna Dudich Georgia Evans
Coding, APIs and education with Low Code Fest winner VR Kobzar
Education api low-code-fest
Low Code Fest 2022 encouraged students and educators to use Europeana’s APIs and data to develop innovative approaches and projects. We hear from staff and students at Taras Shevchenko Lyceum, Kyiv, Ukraine, who tell us about their winning project ‘VR Kobzar.’
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Title:
Katedrala
Date:
1830.-1955.
Institution:
Državni arhiv u Zagrebu
Country:
Croatia
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 6 February 2023 Sonja Galina
Cultural heritage and AI come together at Transcribathon Zagreb 2022
Projects transcribathon
The State Archives in Zagreb share their experience participating in the Enrich Europeana+ project, and highlight how a Transcribathon event in Zagreb sparked an interest in digitisation and among cultural heritage institutions - and transcription in students.
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Title:
A-B. Gösta Forslund Aviation. Gävle 28 maj 1947.
Creator:
Carl Larssons Fotografiska Ateljé AB
Date:
1947
Institution:
Länsmuseet Gävleborg
Country:
Sweden
Copyright:
CC BY-SA
News Created: 3 February 2023 Sebastiaan ter Burg
Apply to join our leadership programme for cultural heritage leaders
build-digital-capacity
After two successful pilots, we’re excited to announce that in 2023 we’ll be offering the state-of-the-art DEN Academy Leadership programme Digital Strategy & Innovation free to 16 leaders and decision-makers from across the European cultural heritage sector. Read on to find more about the programme and how to apply.
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Title:
Bauhinia variegata
Institution:
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Country:
Germany
Copyright:
CC BY-SA
News Created: 2 February 2023 Jolan Wuyts Marijke Everts
How we are supporting underrepresented voices on the Europeana website
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Discover the challenges and learnings from our first year of running the Europeana Editorial Grants programme, which aims to increase underrepresented voices telling stories about Europe's cultural heritage.
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