Galleries
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to the 1989 revolution.
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to poverty in Europe.
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to transgender stories in the media.
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to Ancient Rome as seen in the media.
This gallery - curated under the Watching Videos Like a Historian project - features audiovisual heritage material related to Ancient Greece as seen by the media.
Sándor Petőfi (1823-1849) Hungarian poet, revolutionary, one of the best-known figures of Hungarian poetry. He participated in the March 15, 1848 Revolution as one of the leaders of the "March Youth". The 26-year-old poet also sacrificed his lif…
An attempt to depict something about chess and how people, through different media, think about and engage with it over the years.
What food do you recognise in these pictures? What do you like to eat? What don't you like to eat?
A collection of savoury sweets and processed meat that is actually bad for our health
A collection of fruit, vegetables and healthy food
The ancient Roman poet Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' depicts women turning into elements of the natural world. A shift from the male gaze in art occurs during the Renaissance period when women begin to represent themselves through self-portraits. By …
This gallery contains a number of objects, monuments and images illustrating holidays specific to Jewish, Christian, Buddhist and Muslim religions. The gallery can be used during classes in which religions are discussed.
The Common Myna originally comes from Central to Southeast Asia and was brought to Europe partly for zoological purposes and partly by accident. There are at least 8 EU member states reporting the existence of the species in their country. It is accustome…
Meet Jakob Fugger and his family, creators of kings, shapers of cities, and catalysts of the Church's schism. The Fuggers, a family of bankers and merchants, had significant influence over much of Europe's economy in the 15th and 16th centuries. T…
News and reporting about European Capitals of Culture over the years since the scheme began in the 1980s.
Gallic capital, Bibracte hosted Vercingétorix as well as Julius Caesar! But its location was lost over time and it was not until 1865 that its location on Mont Beuvray was confirmed. The excavations carried out revealed its importance in the network of Eu…
Historians generally agree that Gilgamesh was a king of the Sumerian city state of Uruk. Tales of his legendary exploits were captured in five surviving Sumerian poems, which later became part of an epic narrative. A gallery for Tech4Heritage.
The plundering of artistic works during wartime and the sharing of loot has long been a subject of numerous artistic representations. Less conspicuous but equally well-documented is the looting of tombs. In contemporary times, the theft of paintings, some…
The spiny-cheek crayfish originated in North America and was brought to Europe at the end of the 19th century. The up-to-12cm long crayfish is widespread in various countries of middle Europe. They transmit a specific plague that threatens local crayfish …
Collection of photos selected by students and teachers participating in the European School Club "(Re)Discovering our cultural and sustainable heritage" of the 1st Experimental Junior High school of Syros, in connection with the European eTwinni…
Delicious, sweet, juicy, and full of symbolism. Enjoy this gallery of apples - all with open licences to be devoured as you please!
Ailanthus altissima was imported to England from Eastern Asia in the 16th century and was brought to the mainland from there. It is now well established in Europe and prefers a warmer climate. Climate change enhances its distribution. It threatens local b…
The influence of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask and The Count of Monte Cristo on film, theatre and music.
Tabán is a part of Budapest's 1st district. Until the 1930s, it was characterised by densely built one- or two-story houses, with nightclubs, restaurants and pubs. Tabán was a popular place for writers, poets and artists. The area was demolished in th…