Galleries
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 …
Swimsuit fashion from bathing costumes to bikinis. What beach fashion did our parents and grandparents follow? More information: https://en.mandadb.hu/cikk/858693
János Percz was one of the reformers of Hungarian goldsmithing and metal art. He significantly expanded the formal and dimensional boundaries of the craft, and in many respects, his art is connected to sculpture. He created countless objects of various fo…
Company vacations, camping, boat trips, summer heat, hitchhiking, Lake Balaton, and summer clothes... just a few keywords from the past that give a picture of what going on holiday meant in 20th-century Hungary.
Explore this gallery featuring paintings, photographs and artefacts with sunflowers.
Picture postcard views of locations around Europe: some beautiful, some mundane, but all fascinating.
A selection of artworks and (fashionable) objects from the surrealist era to contemporary pieces inspired by it, blurring the boundaries between dreams and reality
Warmer weather is the perfect time to take a picnic! Explore these images of people across Europe eating outdoors.
Selection of images about flamenco - cante, toque and dance
Revealing the fashionable spirit of the Art Deco style, these objects celebrate bold geometry, luxurious materials, and a glamorous modernity that defined the early 20th century
Quintessential English afternoon teas and other afternoon snacking traditions from elsewhere in Europe.
Explore the architecture and culture of Vienna, the capital city of Austria
When art meets science! The quest to make moving images colourful is as old as cinema itself. The techniques range from hand and stencil colouring to dye baths and complex chemical and mechanical processes. Some of them became popular selling points for t…
Enjoy this gallery of vintage and modern hairdressers and barbers - and maybe find some style inspiration for your next hairstyle.
"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book" – Marcel Proust
Archive photography of Sitges, a beach town on the Mediterranean Sea
The wonders of the ocean
Even in antiquity, great celebrations always included music and alcohol and were big social events. Check out these artifacts showing what entertainment looked like in ancient times!
Photographs of European Monuments Façades
Fashion Illustration Drawings of the 20th Century
Summer in Europe is a time of sunshine, relaxation and holidays. These vintage photographs are a snapshot, showing how we have spent our summer days in the past. Gallery curated by Larissa Borck, Swedish National Heritage Board.