Galleries
This gallery brings together personal memorabilia concerning political and societal events in the year 1989, the Fall of the Iron Curtain. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can h…
The Baltic Way or Baltic Chain (also "Chain of Freedom") was a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on 23 August 1989. This gallery recounts the events of that day by bringing together personal documents and the stories that go with th…
This gallery brings together 100 postcards and letters, that were send from the front during World War One. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can help disclose these and other st…
This gallery brings together almost 100 medals and awards issued during World War One. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can help disclose these and other stories on the European…
This gallery brings together 100 portraits and other personal memorabilia from World War One soldiers. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can help disclose these and other stories…
This gallery brings together almost 100 objects related to prisoners of war camps during World War One. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can help disclose these and other storie…
Paintings of the landscapes and landmarks of Europe showing the variety and beauty of this great continent
Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841-1910) was a Polish novelist and politically active throughout her lifetime. She was involved with the January Uprising of 1863 in Poland. Orzeszkowa was nominated for the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1905.
This gallery brings together almost 100 photos and documents about military hospitals during World War One. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can help disclose these and other s…
The first bicycle was brought to Hungary in 1878 by an engineer from Lincoln in the United Kingdom. The first bicycle excursion was organised in Easter 1881. The group of cyclists set off from Városliget, not far from the centre of Budapest, at 6 a.m. and…
International Children's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world on different days of the year. In Hungary, it was celebrated from 1950 to 1953 on the first Sunday in June and since 1954 on the last Sunday in May every year. Children'…
There are many things to compete in. You can win in any sport, but there are also competitions in different activities. There are hairdressing competition, waitressing competition and even table setting competition. In former socialist countries there we…
Material memories of global connections
Of the plants and animals we know about, there are more than 16,000 endangered species. 99% of these are at risk due to human activities. This gallery highlights a selection of endangered and threatened plants and animals from across the world.
Photographs of the people who help the museum run: museum directors, art historians, archaeologists, data providers etc.
The initiative was launched in Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 with the aim of focusing attention on boys and their well-being. The focus is on their happiness, their health and the importance of their role in the family, in the community and beyond, and thei…
15 May is the International Day of Families. Small and big families from the past.
Photographs and paintings of Liverpool, reflecting the city's maritime and industrial heritage
This gallery includes photo, video and texts about the successes achieved by gymnast Nadia Comăneci at the World Championships and the Olympic Games
Explore this gallery of paintings and photographs of sunshine and sunny days. Curated by Europeana Common Culture partners (https://pro.europeana.eu/project/europeana-common-culture)