Collections

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

Themes

Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as well as composers and performers.

Explore the study of animals and plants through drawings, photographs and texts of specimens and the biologists and botanists who studied them.

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

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

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Features

Discover notable women and their work throughout history

Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond

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

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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Latest galleries

Explore selection of openly-licensed 3D heritage models from across Europe!

Explore this selection of 3D models of historical buildings and landmarks.

From a leisurely cycle through the countryside to fast-paced races, cycling is a pan-European hobby, sport and means of transport. Feel the wind in your hair, race your friends down the street, or escape down the countryside with these images of bikes and…

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…

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Recent items

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Skansen

Collection of Classical Antiquities, Berlin State Museums

Medieval population of the Dalmatian hinterland; local medieval stone-carving workshop (attributed)

Heritage Malta