Galleries
The musical score in film plays a crucial role in shaping the audience's emotional experience. It enhances storytelling, sets the mood, and deepens character development, creating a powerful connection between the viewer and the narrative. Listen, wat…
This gallery presents historical films that depict women at work ranging from crafts to factories and agriculture. The films highlight specific workflows but also their roles and experiences across different periods. These films offer insight into the cha…
Heart shapes can be found in art and a diverse range of objects since ancient times. It has become a universal way of expressing love towards one another in all kinds of situations. Hearts are a way to celebrate loving moments as well as showing love in d…
This gallery was built around one of the first 3D objects provided by Genoa University through the natural history aggregator OpenUp!. The 3D fossil of the prehistoric "cave bear" seen here originates from Italy and was annotated to illustrate w…
This gallery is part of the OpenUp! 3D series that builds galleries around certain 3D objects. This time we chose a 3D digitized skull of a Mandrill (Mandrillus Squinx) of the Natural Science Museum of Barcelona. Mandrills are omnivores and live in Centra…
The growing popularity of long-distance travel in the 20th century created a flourishing market for luxury luggage, first-class fashions, and stylish accessories. Gallery curated by Europeana XX project partners
The rabbit is a popular symbol in many cultures around the world. Rabbits might symbolise luck, fertility and renewal but also longevity and peace.
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to historical disinformation and myths.
Cyprus, the island where Venus is born, the island of beauty and love: a land rich in heritage, history, monuments and folklore. Explore a selection of the best items from Cypriot heritage in Europeana!
Paintings, photographs and drawing depicting Venice, a city of canals which has attracted artists and visitors for centuries.
Chemnitz is the third largest city in German state of Saxony, with a rich architectural heritage - from Baroque to Art Nouveau to industrial, modernist and Brutalist buildings.
The oppidum of Bibracte was occupied in the 1st century BC. Daily life is revealed through the objects discovered by archaeologists. They mostly focus on cooking and dining, but also on domestic spaces, sometimes equipped with conveniences and a certain l…
Animals are present in various forms at Bibracte: bones of cattle, sheep, and pigs that were consumed there, prints of domestic animals on tiles left to dry, parts necessary for horse harnesses, and animal representations on various objects, the most popu…
The material remains studied by archaeologists provide numerous markers of Romanization. The dishware reveals the evolution of dietary habits and dining manners, while graffiti on ceramics indicate the emergence of writing. The materials (stone, lime mort…
At the entrance of the ball, the ladies picked up the pre-prepared dance card and a tiny pencil provided by the organizers, and write down the names of their desired dance partners next to the listed dances. The dance card was then attached to their dre…
The period from Epiphany (January 6) to Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, is called the carnival season. In European culture, this period is traditionally associated with joyful celebrations and feasts. Carnival traditions and accessories from…
The 'Busójárás' is a spring-welcoming, winter-expelling folk tradition that originates from the masked carnival customs of the Šokci, a Roman Catholic South Slavic ethnic group living in and around Mohács. The Busó figures wear masks carved from w…
Valentine’s Day, in its modern form, became popular in Hungary in the 1990s. However, the celebration had existed for centuries with numerous traditions. For example, on this day, girls used various practices to predict who their future spouse would be. A…
Discover a selection of pre-cinema objects in the collection of the CRDI Centre for Image Research and Diffusion of the Girona City Council digitized in collaboration with La Tempesta and shared as open access via the EUreka3D Data Hub a beautiful 3D coll…
Archaeological excavations carried out since the mid-19th century at the Bibracte site have uncovered a large number of ceramics. Their study has enabled the establishment of a precise typology of the ceramic tableware used in Bibracte and its region duri…
Located on Mount Beuvray, the oppidum is surrounded by a long rampart (5.2 km). The vast urban space (120 ha) is structured by a network of streets that serve residential areas and public spaces, which were regularly rebuilt. After the Gallic Wars (51 BC)…
In museum catalogs and archives, bias lurks in the smallest details. While male artists were simply 'painters,' women were often labeled 'lady painters' or defined through their relationships to men. These subtle language choices reveal ho…
Indigenous healers have often been reduced to stereotypes in popular media, particularly through the outdated term "medicine man". Behind these oversimplified portrayals lies a rich tradition of healing knowledge, spiritual wisdom, and cultural …