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Europeana Sport

This summer, explore the heritage of sport across Europe

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The Olympic Games

Explore stories about the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
colour photograph, group of people at an air show looking up
Blog post
Jaakko Julkunen

Discover a Finnish photojournalist who captured mid-20th century life in Finland
black and white photograph of two young women eating ice-cream cones
Blog post
Ice-cream in Sweden

Explore the history of ice-cream in Sweden
Cropped image of Saint Benedict. In one hand he holds the staff with the holy water brush, in the other hand a Bible with a chalice
Blog post
The Rule of Saint Benedict

This 6th century book is a guide for communal religious life which has been has been adopted by several monastic orders
black and white photograph, male athletes running a race in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic stadium
Blog post
1928 Olympic Games

Looking back to the 9th Summer Olympic Games which were held in Amsterdam
black and white photograph of a number of horses and jockeys jumping fences
Blog post
Steeplechase

Discover the Irish roots of the first steeplechase race
black and white photograph, group of men playing quoits, one quoit is flying through the air
Blog post
Quoits: Yorkshire game

Discover a traditional game played in villages across Yorkshire and other parts of the UK
black and white photograph of a hurdler jumping over a hurdle
Gallery
Athletics

Discover vintage photography of athletics, with track and field events, races and athletes from across Europe

Galleries

Zolo Palugyay, https://www.europeana.eu/item/07101/K_5048
Zolo Palugyay

Artworks by one of the founders of Slovak modern art
https://www.europeana.eu/item/9200579/x3m5xu45
Vaccines in history

The long view of vaccination and immunology
https://www.europeana.eu/item/916118/S_TEK_photo_TEKA0024050
Still life autochromes

The autochrome is an early form of colour photography, resulting in vivid colours with an almost painterly quality
colour illustration of three yellow and silver fish swimming above a coral reef
Create a gallery

Save your favourite items and create your own galleries

Get involved

Take part in our projects and enjoy our puzzles and games

Create an account

Save your favourite items and create your own galleries
Share your stories

We'd love to hear your stories of migration, sport, working life or World War I
Transcribathon

Decipher, transcribe and annotate handwritten stories from Europeana 1914-1918

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Colouring Books

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