Galleries
This is a collection of photos of dolls made of wood from around the world. It can be used by teachers of various subjects to talk with their students about cultural diversity, as different types of dolls made of wood from various countries and regions ar…
Images of Manhattan, New York, the USA, across the ages.
This gallery of photographs reflects the rich heritage and traditions of Romani people living across Europe, as well as reflecting the stigma, discrimination and misrepresentation faced by these communities.
Collection of photos selected by students and teachers participating in the European School Club "(Re)Discovering our cultural and sustainable heritage" of the 1st Experimental Junior High school of Syros, in connection with the European eTwinni…
Beloved in Japan, and found in many countries across Europe, the cherry tree welcomes spring with its bright and beautiful blossoms
For centuries, cartographers and others have defined Europe, its lands and borders through maps.
Celebrating artworks by a selection of female artists from across Europe and throughout history
Added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2018, the word mansplaining refers to condescending and chauvinistic behaviour, often directed by men towards women, but the idea has been around for ages. We take a light-hearted look through the archives.
Women's suffrage, the right for women to vote, was a long and hard battle that began at the start of the 19th Century. This gallery highlights the feminist fight for social reform and a voice for women in politics.
This gallery features the blooms and blossoms of all sorts of flowers in paintings, fashion, design, and photographs. Find your favourite depictions of tulips, roses, hydrangeas, bluebells, lavender, cherry blossoms, poppies, sunflowers, and more.
Photographs by pioneering female photographers from across Europe
These show pictures of women famous women in tech and science.
Since 1901, 60 women have been awarded a Nobel Prize. From first-ever winner Marie Curie to more recent winners, this gallery celebrates outstanding accomplishments in Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Literature and Peace. Curated by the Europeana XX project…
This gallery shows groups of women, highlighting the power of female solidarity.
Swedish artist Anna Boberg regularly painted landscapes in northern Norway. She first travelled to the region in the summer of 1901 and made around three dozen trips there - often alone. She painted the countryside, the special light, the northern lights …
March is Women's History Month - we want to remember the diverse roles women played in World War I: They participated as nurses in the front lines, took over jobs at home formerly done by men and cared for their families.
Family films, documentaries and news reports about holidaying and travel across Europe
Windmills and wind turbines allow us to harness the power of the skies. They can mill grain into flour, or turn currents into electricity, in a sustainable and eco-friendly way.
The idea of opposite forces complementing each other is at the core of many belief systems. The Ancient Chinese concept of yin & yang is often represented by black & white 'taijitu', but also by broken and solid lines sometimes combined in…
An attempt to depict something about chess and how people, through different media, think about and engage with it over the years.
Heinrich Hamann (1883-1975) learned to be a photographer in his father’s atelier. A keen gymnast, Hamann portrayed many athletes in action. This gallery pays tribute to his exceptional work, in which movement is captured beautifully.
With a patent application first lodged by the Lumière brothers in late 1903, autochrome was an additive three-colour photographic process. It consists of a mosaic of colours on a glass plate, designed to be viewed using hand-held devices or projected usin…
Across the world different cultures have combined handwriting and art to create aesthetic works of text. These differing traditions across communities and timespans are fascinating to compare.