Collections

Explore our collection by theme, topic, century, and institution.

Themes

Explore hand-crafted written materials from papyrus to paper. Discover texts, illuminations and the people behind them from antiquity to the early print era.

Explore the physical and human features of the Earth. Discover maps and map-makers, landscapes and the people who have explored them.

Humans have always moved from one place to another. Discover the stories of famous migrants and the journeys and lives of ordinary people to, from and within Europe.

Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as well as composers and performers.

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Features

Discover notable women and their work throughout history

Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond

a black and white photograph of a man sitting behind a loom-like device that has multiple threads coming down into the spine of a book. The man is in the process of threading a new page through the threads to add to the book.

Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages

Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.

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Latest galleries

The influence of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask and The Count of Monte Cristo on film, theatre and music.

Orchestra, theatron, parodos, skene, tragedy, comedy, and more are key elements of Ancient Greek Theatre. This gallery features photographs capturing various ancient Greek theaters and highlights notable events and performances hosted within them. Gallery…

A collection of savoury sweets and processed meat that is actually bad for our health

People have been expressing themselves through dance for thousands of years. Explore this timeless art form through the selection of openly licensed photographs and artworks capturing the rich diversity of dance traditions. From the graceful elegance of b…

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Recent items

Medelhavsmuseet

UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage/ Digital Heritage Research Lab, Cyprus University of Technology

in-visible for the MNAHA.

The Government of Luxembourg Ministry of Culture

Luís Miguel Cotrim Mateus and Victor Manuel da Mota Ferreira (CIAUD-FAUL)

Museus e Monumentos de Portugal

Ministère de la Culture / Musée d'Archéologie Nationale