Galleries
Autumn has inspired artists for centuries. This gallery shows how artists have depicted the harvest season through colourful paintings and drawings.
The Chain Bridge was the first permanent crossing between Pest and Buda, as well as the first bridge built across the Danube in Hungary. Construction began in 1839, and the completed bridge was inaugurated by Franz Joseph on November 20, 1849. The three-s…
An interesting fact about the Hungarian beard and mustache: At the beginning of the 18th century Hungarian peasantry was forced to shave their facial hair because of a so-called beard penalty. It was only after 1848, after the abolition of birth privilege…
Material memories of global connections
Artworks from drawings, paintings and more depicting witches, includes typical associations such as cooking up potions as well as links with the devil, flying and broomsticks.
The online space "Flames with Art" traces the creative and research journey behind Corina Dutu DC exploration of fire as an artistic and cultural symbol. From the earliest experiments with the “art with flames” concept to playful testing, perfor…
Water, coal, oil, nuclear or wind: for centuries, people have harnessed nature and science to generate energy and electricity for industrial power. This gallery present some of the ways we generate power across Europe. Curated by Europeana Common Cultur…
People have always longed for being in the lap of nature – especially since urbanisation accelerated. We hope that we have managed to persuade you to an autumn hiking. For more information: https://en.mandadb.hu/cikk/1001917
October 18th is Hungarian Painting Day. A collection of self-portraits by 19th and 20th century Hungarian painters.
This gallery celebrates the World Day of Audiovisual Heritage 2025 with a journey into Europe’s film history from a century ago. Featuring films and images preserved in archives across the continent, it offers a glimpse into the creativity, innovation, an…
Every country has its own coffee-related traditions and customs. This gallery has photographs, artworks and more exploring coffee drinking in Europe.
The everyday lives of people from the African diaspora captured by photographers Normski, Dennis Morris, James Barnor, Al Vandenberg, Armet Francis and John Heywood.
Photos, films and memorabilia showing Black footballers who have played in teams across Europe. Curated for the Europeana Sport project
The world's first fully synthetic plastic was Bakelite, invented in 1907 in New York by Leo Baekeland, who also coined the term plastic. In Hungary, during the early 20th century, plastics were mainly imported, but after World War II, as part of soci…
Selection of special photos showing painters or their models with finished works of art.
Bibracte, a place of consumption, is also, with dozens of workshops, a manufacturing center producing the full range of metal objects available at the time, including weaponry, currency, domestic utensils, and ornaments. This production goes beyond local …
These are the many faces of one man, László Hegedüs. Self-portraiture serves as a convenient tool for self-reflection, and the artist fully explored this genre. While his watercolour paintings create a light and airy impression, his oil paintings produce …
Explore this gallery of paintings, drawings and photography of mountains and highlands across Europe.
"On the windowsill sunshine-rust… Crest of woods like the red of blood… Faces hurtle in misty mirrors… The world again in fall totters. ...." (Csoóri Sándor: Barbarian Autumn Lines/translated by N. Ullrich Katalin)
Art historians classify Viola Berki (1932-2001) as a naive artist. Her life, like her art, was full of contradictions. In this gallery, you will find the artist's illustrations of literary works and children's books. More information about Viola B…
Visit the historical spots in Pisa, thanks to historical photographs of places, people, monuments and more.
Sharing Transylvanian women’s stories through textures, patterns, and meanings woven into traditional embroidery. To spark recognition for those with roots in Eastern Europe who may see echoes of their heritage. To creates a bridge: from cultural herita…
Explore the frozen worlds through historic films capturing the Arctic and Antarctica. This gallery reveals extraordinary journeys, scientific expeditions, and the resilience of inhabitants in the planet’s most extreme environments. These cinematic records…
Who was Margit Endrő? She lived and created art - that much is certain. But the available information about her life and career is rather fragmented. It's clear that despite her rising career in ceramics during the 1920s and 1930s and the recognition …