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The other side of public monuments

Reflecting on the past and present

colour image of a black-and-white image seen through a Kinora motion picture viewer
The Kinora: the first home cinema technology

How people watched moving images at home in the early 20th century

colour photograph, a panorama view of Toledo
Toledo, city of three religions in Spain

How three buildings symbolise Toledo's religious heritage

colour cartoon image of a deer, rabbit and skunk.
Felix Salten: the Jewish author and hunter who created Bambi

From environmental novel to famous Disney animation

an oil painting showing two nude women, one holding the other while the other's hands sprout laurel leaves.
Transformed women in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Gruesome stories of women being transformed to escape men in Ovid's ancient Greek text

black and white illustration showing many women wearing national costumes
Ethnographic museums across Europe

Museums which shed a light on people and culture

black and white photograph of a group of old men sitting posing in front of a mine building
Mining heritage across Europe

5 sites across Europe that commemorate mining's rich industrial heritage

Exterior of the Rotunda Santa Marija Assunta in Mosta in Malta, part of a photo album of a journey through Southern Europe and the Middle East.
Gay friendly - How a conservative island became a leader in LGBTIQ+ rights

Explore Audrey Rose Mizzi's commentary on how Malta became a leader in LGBTIQ+ rights, created as part of the Europeana Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency

colour painting, a woman standing on rocks at a sea shore
Summer with Sorolla

Spanish artist who brought the beach to paintings

colour photograph, a small tomb building
The türbe (tomb) of Sheikh Mustafa in Belgrade

An important site to explore the Islamic history of Serbia

Tragic pregnancies in Ovid's metamorphoses

Some horrible story highlights from Ovidius' ancient Greek text

colour photograph, a blonde woman wearing pink uses a headset and computer to look at a 3D model.
3D digitisation - its history and future

A short history and possible future of 3D digitisation in cultural heritage

colour photograph of the interior of a cathedral with walls and arches covered in gold decoration.
Four beautiful churches in Malta

Exploring the Mediterranean island nation's religious cultural heritage

Naked, but they clothed me…

Discover Joseph Degabriele’s reflections on coming out, developed as part of the Europeana Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.

Black and white photograph with ruined castle on a rocky outcrop, with lake and mountains behind it.
Did the Italian army kill the Loch Ness Monster in World War II?

Could there by any truth to the claim in Mussolini's newspaper that his army killed the Loch Ness Monster?

Revealing hidden stories of resilience

Explore the hidden stories of resilience and cultural impact Eleni Maragkou created for Europeana's Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.

Illustration of a ruined castle on a hillside
LGBTQ+ history in Belarus and Eastern Europe

Discover the history of being LGBTQ+ in Belarus and Eastern Europe through Volha Kavalchuk's contribution to the Europeana Digital Storytelling Festival's Creative Online Residency.

Jane Avril by Toulouse Lautrec - an alarmed figure in a black dress and red feathered headpiece is arching her back away from a snake, whose head is by her chest
Animating Toulouse Lautrec

Find out how Aida Naasan Agha Spyridopoulou turned Toulouse Lautrec designs into animations for Europeana's Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.

Ink and paper graphic of two figures with long flowing hair, kissing
Animating 'The Kiss' with pride

Discover how Marina Schilke animated Peter Behrens 'The Kiss' using the pride flag for Europeana's Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.

postage stamp with colour illustration of people playing oina
Oina - Romania’s national sport

The history of a sport that has survived centuries

a sepia photograph of a pottery craftsman turning a clay bowl on a turntable. He is surrounded by towering stacks of pottery.
Pottery of Sifnos

Ceramic craft in the Greek Cyclades island archipelago

colour photograph of a silver dress on a mannequin
Space Age Fashion

From futuristic designs to unisex fashion

A large pink condom with a message in white lettering against a blue background suggesting condoms are 'life-insurance for every budget'; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' poster campaign by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the Aiuto AIDS Svizzero
Revelations in Italy's queer archives: unveiling the veiled narratives

Yasmine Ba's 'Conversations with Grandma and the cultural significance of Italy's queer archives', created for Europeana's Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.

Pendants in the shape of a pink triangle. The pink triangle symbolizes lesbian and gay love and is a symbolic sign of gay struggle.
S for Saskia, in Silence = Death

Read Tonya Atanakova's fictional story exploring LGBTQ+ cultures and communities, created for Europeana's Digital Storytelling Festival Creative Online Residency.