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Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as well as composers and performers.
Explore the study of animals and plants through drawings, photographs and texts of specimens and the biologists and botanists who studied them.
Explore printed publications from 1618 to the 1980s. Discover headlines, full-text articles, advertisements, and the writers behind them.
Explore the history of photography, discover incredible images and find out about the photographers behind them.
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Discover notable women and their work throughout history
Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond
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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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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Medelhavsmuseet
UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage/ Digital Heritage Research Lab, Cyprus University of Technology
Luís Miguel Cotrim Mateus and Victor Manuel da Mota Ferreira (CIAUD-FAUL)
Museus e Monumentos de Portugal
Ministère de la Culture / Centre national de Préhistoire