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a portrait of the inventor of the Daguerreotype, Louis-Jacques Daguerre
Topic
Louis Daguerre

The daguerrotype was the first widely available photographic portraits, preserving memories since the 19th Century
colour medieval illustration of a man in blue robes who sits at a desk
Exhibition
Art of reading in Middle Ages

A journey through society of medieval Europe to discover how reading manifested
collage showing artwork of Juan de Pareja by Diego Velázquez, photograph of Nellie Cooman and image of Toussaint Louverture
Exhibition
Black lives in Europe

The stories and achievements of Black figures from the past to the present
A man, in frame on the right, twiddles knobs on a large IBM computer, while a mirror on the left shows the rest of the office, filled with computers of varying sizes, in its reflection.
Exhibition
A century of technology

Groundbreaking 20th-century inventions in transport, industry, media and everyday life
colour photograph of a large rainbow flag / banner on a city street with a church in the background
Blog post
Living with pride

Photographs by Christopher Robson which document LGBTI+ life and activism in Ireland during the 1990s and 2000s

black and white photograph of a crowd watching a football match, standing in front of a detailed scoreboard
Blog post
Sporting divides

How antisemitism in post-war football matches in Hungary was portrayed by the Communist authorities
colour photograph of a young person on a skateboard
Skateboarding

From a counter-culture movement to the Olympics, skateboarding is not only a sport. It's a lifestyle and community.
GIF IT UP logo with animated hammer and paint brush
GIF IT UP

Vote now for your favourite GIF in our annual competition to animate cultural heritage

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