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The ways of counterculture

British, Dutch and German counterculture movements of the 1960s were much more than just being against the mainstream
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Europe in space

Images and videos featuring Europe's space flights, European astronauts and cosmonauts
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Chinese heritage

Explore stories and objects from China's rich history in European collections
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Sporting portraits

In the early 20th century, people's passion for sport led to them having formal portrait photographs taken
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Cherry blossoms

Beloved in Japan and found across Europe, cherry trees welcome spring with bright and beautiful blossoms
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Long+short European places

Take a virtual tour to linguistic length-based locations
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Style sites in Europe

Exploring places across Europe that gave names to items of clothing, textiles and more
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Codices Fennici

Explore medieval and 16th century manuscripts written or used in Finland

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Transcribathon

Join the race to decipher, transcribe and annotate handwritten history

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Colouring books

Get your crayons and colouring pencils, and enjoy adding colours in these books we have prepared for you

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Blogs

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Exhibitions

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