Collections

Explore our collection by theme, topic, century, and institution.

Themes

Explore printed publications from 1618 to the 1980s. Discover headlines, full-text articles, advertisements, and the writers behind them.

Photography

Explore the history of photography, discover incredible images and find out about the photographers behind them.

Sport

Explore the history of sport and sports people, with photographs, films, sound recordings and texts documenting everything from everyday experiences to the heights of Olympic glory.

World War I

Explore the events of 1914-1918 through official histories, politics and propaganda to untold personal stories from the front line and the home front.

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Topics

Features

Women's history

Discover notable women and their work throughout history

Disability heritage

Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond

Making Culture

Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages

Colouring books

Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.

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Centuries

Latest galleries

Women in Sport in the 20th Century

Women’s physical activity underwent significant changes in 20th-century Hungary. During the socialist era, limited, health-oriented physical activities—such as dancing and hiking—were replaced by mass sports and competitive sports. After the fall of commu…

Midsummer

Midsummer is celebrated each June across Europe, marking the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

Eclipses across Europe: Science, art and observation

This gallery brings historical European sources about solar and lunar eclipses from the 19th and 20th centuries. Through paintings, photographs, scientific instructions, astronomical maps and newspaper images, students can explore how eclipses were observ…