Europeana Social
Interested in how #CulturalHeritage institutions are engaging audiences with #EuropeAtWork? Read about the ways @raa_se are showcasing #IndustrialHeritage material and encouraging audiences to share stories of their working lives through social media http://bit.ly/2otqikr https://t.co/rfvPm24Qdp
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
‘Self-pride and knowing yourself’ - read our blog looking at moments in the history of Britain’s Black communities with a focus on the development of #BlackHistoryMonth http://bit.ly/2NmdTas https://t.co/kVOCF6oqZT
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The process to extract fragrances & oils from flowers is a perfect blend of nature, science & industry🧪Read our blog about the #perfume industry in #Grasse and enjoy the great #VintagePhotoshttp://bit.ly/2JKLbiL #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/FVX6WnKsGM
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The #OpenAccess #webinar series, ‘#OpenGLAM now!' explores how museums and #CulturalHeritage institutions can open up to audiences with the help of digital data and media - read the guest post by @Larissa_Borck to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2pZTHmE https://t.co/mgT3awNaLF
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"I have to look after my voice as an athlete would look after their body" Read the #EuropeAtWork story by @dakraemer to take a glimpse of life and work of an #OperaSinger http://bit.ly/366V9o4 #WorldOperaDay https://t.co/OO0Efrsx5b
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
'It was fantastic to be connected with colleagues from all over Europe & work together on irreplaceable textual knowledge'- read about the #RiseOfLiteracy, a project bringing 13 #CulturalHeritage institutions together to connect written cultural treasureshttp://bit.ly/32ITOBy https://t.co/xDVrgA3jFw
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The last few years have seen significant progress in the public recognition of #CulturalHeritage as a strategic resource for Europe - read the interview with @SneskaEN, Secretary General of @europanostra http://bit.ly/2J7phWv #EuropeAtWork #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/nvEaKiN6zB
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
What did the people in the lower orders of society and children #read in the 18th and 19th centuries? In the Netherlands, their main reading material was catchpenny prints or #centsprenten. Read the blog and learn more http://bit.ly/35ZUcOr https://t.co/hzKybe5hKT
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Women have been historically depicted as housewives, engaging in crafts or occupied as mothers. While this might have been accurate for parts of European societies in the past, it only accounts for wealthy elites. Read the blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2J1VVbN #EuropEtWork https://t.co/r1Skofmn5p
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The 6th European Fashion Heritage Association International Conference will take place on the 8-9/11 in London. This year’s theme is Fashion & the Politics of Heritage. Read the guest post by the EFHA team looking at some of the topics under discussion http://bit.ly/2VQy300 https://t.co/L0nkwC1cQB
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"We envision a world in 2022 in which #OpenAccess will be the dominant form of publishing." - read our interview with @AstridVerheusen, Executive Director of @LIBEReurope http://bit.ly/31jS407 #DigitalTransformation #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/nPyFZAqMEQ
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The invention of the #typewriter⌨️revolutionized the speed at which information could be put on paper. Read the guest blog by @Larissa_Borck from @raa_se and learn how the industrial revolution changed our writing culture✍️ http://bit.ly/2ozz5l7 #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/VT4k1Y4U7n
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"For me, I love the tourists because, even though I'm in a little city, it's like I'm travelling. I meet people" - read the #EuropeAtWork story by Elena and learn more about work in #tourismhttp://bit.ly/2qbaIKM https://t.co/y5vnelSCWM
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
What is Europeana doing to take advantage of the advances in digital technology, particularly ‘smart’ technology, that can bring our cultural heritage to life in exciting ways? Read more and find out http://bit.ly/2ooXk5s https://t.co/lY7fX9JXao
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
It’s way better being outside than stuck in an office. - read the #EuropeAtWork story 'From the office to the farm - and the UK’s first mobile milk vending machine' submitted by Samhttp://bit.ly/2VvNTNw #CareerChange #FarmWork https://t.co/q0wTi249RH
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Look at these fierce #ThracianWomen attacking #Orpheus with spindles and distaffs! Read our story about spinning in art for @DailyArtMaghttp://bit.ly/2pBeRaB And if case you want to animate this image for #GIFITUP2019, it's herehttp://bit.ly/2oK7uNF #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/rumSm01adG
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
From aviation to fashion, food and drink to vacuum cleaners, here are eight well-known European firms celebrating their #cententary in 2019. Read our blog to learn more about their history and explore great vintage photos and objects http://bit.ly/2peDGJb #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/u6TZNtzdf2
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Born #OnThisDay in 1874, #LewisHine was a photographer and sociologist. His images of industry and labour led to reform and changing laws. Read our blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2mTMnaD https://t.co/zka88pAIi3
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
When we look back at the history of work, there is often a bias towards #work performed by men - read the blog ‘A woman’s work is never done’: women’s working history in Europe by @Larissa_Borck from @raa_se http://bit.ly/2lALyTQ #EuropeAtWork #WomenInHistory #GenderEquality https://t.co/ruU5v3wU0y
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
In the 19th century, the forest industry in northern Europe started to grow steadily. #LogDriving was critical in meeting the growing demand throughout Europe for sawn wood and square-cut timber. Read our bloghttp://bit.ly/2mSnb4w #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/xWBlrn0v6c
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The program for the three-day main conference consisted of approximately 250 sessions and 300 speakers, scheduled across more than a dozen independently curated ‘spaces’ - @Wittylama sharing insights about #Wikimania2019 Read more and get inspiredhttp://bit.ly/2lgeYqb https://t.co/rNXommv5Pr
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The #IndustrialRevolution brought fundamental and irreversible social changes️ But what was its influence on art and artists?️ Read our guest post on @DailyArtMag to find out http://bit.ly/2m1zpHx #EuropeAtWork https://t.co/8HZpXtjk0c
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
There are tens of millions of items on Europeana Collections but we know that not all of them are easy to find or easy to use and that can be frustrating. So we’re working hard to improve that. Read more and find out how http://bit.ly/2mrwUyw https://t.co/oM6cQAYLzu
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
It happens about twice a year, and when it does, you’d better lock yourself in the house and wait until dawn. Or anything could happen to you. Better safe than sorry. Read our blog about #Friday13th http://bit.ly/2md1o7h #Friday13 https://t.co/s6PHiMWwNa
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
“If you want to be happy, be.” One of the world's greatest novelists, #LeoTolstoy, was born #OnThisDay in 1828. #DidYouKnow he didn't even see his masterpiece 'War and Peace' as a novel? Read our blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2xdcXj5 https://t.co/RdmyY46jvg
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Happy #InternationalLiteracyDay! We have a perfect exhibition for you to read - The Rise of Literacy in Europe. Explore, enjoy and celebratehttp://bit.ly/30JoLEM https://t.co/XpPJMQwADL
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
As early as 1588, an Italian military engineer Agostino Ramelli invented a device that allowed people to read multiple books at the same time Read our blog to learn how a 16th-century #eReader looked like http://bit.ly/2lUkajz https://t.co/h4K87epPdr
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
#Netsuke, the small sculptural objects worn by men in Japan since the seventeenth century, first shot to fame in Europe with the publication of Edmund de Waal’s popular memoir, The Hare With Amber Eyes in 2010. Read our blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2lzhYOc https://t.co/WRO5m8K5ag
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
What does a poem of a Dutch celebrated author, Hendrik Tollens, do in the friendship book of the 18-year-old woman from Rotterdam? ✍️ Read our latest blog ‘In the Album of a Girl’ to find outhttp://bit.ly/2k5Wx7h #AlbumAmicorum. https://t.co/33IdSnbc3b
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
In Ancient Greece and the early Roman Empire, reading meant holding a volumen with both hands and unrolling it from right to left. Read our blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2M20oLH https://t.co/OiGAmfWHFl
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The same stuff they put on non-stick frying pans gets applied to #SchoolUniforms to try to make sure the knees don’t go through before Christmas. So what did schoolchildren wear before polyester? Read our blog to find out🧐http://bit.ly/2NvXxyl https://t.co/jIO5Phx7io
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Johann Wolfgang von #Goethe was born #OnThisDay in 1749 http://bit.ly/2ZFSuS1 https://t.co/TL3WvnhzQm
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Project Leader at @BeeldenGeluid, @Greg_ghey lets us learn more about one of their latest projects - @_rev1ve, reusing #CulturalHeritage material to make #ElectronicMusic that brings sounds and memories of the past to current audiences. Read more herehttp://bit.ly/2Ufs6Jw https://t.co/7TvWqpWkx9
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Pre-conference workshops announced for #Europeana2019! Read on to find out about four activities that will take place in Lisbon on Wednesday 27 November before the conference & sign up herehttp://bit.ly/2Mr8GjP https://t.co/2T5U2D7bcy
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"We realised that a lot of people weren’t going to #museums because they thought they were boring - people felt disconnected" - read the interview with @MariannMarcucci, digital strategist & co-founder of @InvasioniDigita http://bit.ly/31MSRHv https://t.co/qcxXpHNvu2
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Changing focus - from accessible to both open and useful. EU Member States encouraging high-quality content to Europeana. Read morehttp://bit.ly/2YVo6Cw https://t.co/sJwqfHTt1t
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Three Colours: White addresses equality through the fate of Karol, a Polish man living in France. The #film plays with the notion of #emigration and return, and questions how equal we are occupying those positions. Read the guest blog by @finagovpl️http://bit.ly/2GWiygY https://t.co/Gzo5J5oRZz
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The unique combination of nature and culture has given #Venice the status of #WorldHeritageSite. It is also one of the most-visited cities in the world. Visit our exhibition & read about the risks that #MassTourism brings to #CulturalHeritage sites http://bit.ly/2KxzVpv https://t.co/wj60Vfy1nL
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Beyond being a catchy term that sounds techy and cutting edge, what is #DigitalStorytelling? Read to find out and discover the importance of digital storytelling in the #CulturalHeritage sector🧐 http://bit.ly/2MGCvMj https://t.co/byoaDIBZxA
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
As long as there have been babies, which is quite a long time, there’s been breastfeeding. This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, a great opportunity to learn about #breasfeeding in cultural heritage. Read our bloghttp://bit.ly/2vaQKQ5 #WBW2019 https://t.co/xL75nUvaqi
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Happy #InternationalBeerDay 🥳 Read the guest blog by @Larissa_Borck and learn about #hops and #CulturalHistory of beerhttp://bit.ly/2yw4Wo3 #BeerDay #CraftBeer #BeerBrewing https://t.co/g2jXe6g0DX
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Composer #AdrianWillaert was born around 1490 in the Low Countries, and moved at a young age to Paris to study law at the Sorbonne. There, having met composer Jean Mouton, he decided to devote his life to music. Read our blog to learn more about himhttp://bit.ly/2GssmPu https://t.co/tUDQtKsRO2
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
'Right now, more data, people and digital tools than ever before are involved in creative processes of #storytelling reflecting national and global identities and cultures' Read the interview with @berberhagedoorn, @Europeanaeu Research Grant Winner http://bit.ly/2ycfIzw https://t.co/IRevcFhCNR
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
What is the real #paleo diet🥕🥒🥩, and who invented bread?Read our blog and discover archaeological findings on eating and drinking in the pasthttp://bit.ly/2DZ1hmd #folklorethursday https://t.co/63JE2vrtZX
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message." #AlphonseMucha, Czech #ArtNouveau painter and decorative artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1860. Read our blog to find out how he made his artistic breakthrough http://bit.ly/2nRcg9l https://t.co/hd4kNwp8n7
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Artcodes, customisable scannable markers, allow blending a physical exhibition with digital content. Read the introduction by @CrainFuzzbrain and find out how the #artcodes were used at the @MuzejYU in Belgrade http://bit.ly/32IDuBu https://t.co/Zz3sjf9Rky
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The 18th century play La Dalmatina by Carlo Goldoni – sometimes referred to as ‘the Italian Molière’ – is a striking illustration of the relationship between Venice, Istria and Dalmatia. Read our new blog and learn morehttp://bit.ly/2GnhbYj https://t.co/qmwhaWyGIU
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Doing digital is hard, for museums as for other sectors of society. The @GIFT_itu aims to help museums overcome some of the challenges involved in using digital technology - read the post by the Principal Investigator @alovlie to learn more & get inspiredhttp://bit.ly/2LqXNOa https://t.co/R1nmaO6GMs
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"The grant has allowed me to produce a resource that processes #WWI postcards in a form that maps their movements in time, while retaining a presence on the map itself" - read the interview with Europeana Research Grant Winner @Zaziegazouillehttp://bit.ly/2JtxQLN https://t.co/sPwG1HUC3H
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
During #WorldWarOne newspapers were the most frequent and more reliable source for news, and, with multiple editions per day, certainly the most up to date. Read our blog to learn more and discover examples of #newspapers from the time of #WW1️ http://bit.ly/2JBmynH https://t.co/UosQ3oQLnI
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Let's explore the striking connection between Venus and Cupid. It’s a relationship that has been subject of many artworks throughout the centuries, inspiring painters from across Europe. Read our blog and discover various depictions of Venus & Cupidhttps://bit.ly/32jREsj https://t.co/xtcxTMfHYg
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Fashion plates are pictures typically published in magazines from the 18th century onwards, illustrating fashionable styles in clothes and accessories. Read our blog to learn more about them and their role in the creation of national identities️https://bit.ly/2LbgxkW https://t.co/fMnHd5Gl8e
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
"I realised it would be possible to do research on something that could combine my interests with social usefulness" - read the interview with @saverio_vita, Europeana #ResearchGrant winner & discover his project https://bit.ly/2XwqrEd https://t.co/eUS3NWIjH6
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Within the thousands of digitised historic #newspaper titles in Europeana Newspapers, there’s a lot of variety in their #mastheads – from simple text to more elaborate fonts, from hand-drawn sketches to ornate engravings. Read our blog and explore themhttps://bit.ly/2FM4rdB https://t.co/demyNQzzrd
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
In France, the important development of including literature in the press began with the launch of ‘#LaPresse‘ in 1836 by Emile de Girardin. Read the guest blog by @laBnF and learn about the place of literature in the world of #newspapers️ https://bit.ly/2XRfFb6 https://t.co/ZhqSfQHJsi
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, the #TreatyOfVersailles was signed. The treaty officially ended the state of war between Germany & the Allied Powers. Read our blog to learn more http://bit.ly/2FEliyZ #WWI #WW1 #TheGreatWar #OTD https://t.co/iowIjy4Uxd
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
'We know where the goal is and reaching it is not really as interesting as the path. I think it’s the same with films, just like with anything else…' Read our new blog and discover the life and work of Polish #filmmaker #KrzysztofKieślowski https://bit.ly/2XzKkcy https://t.co/YbJgnkoN9O
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Even during the #FirstWorldWar soldiers would find some time to enjoy the warm weather. They weren’t expected to serve entirely in the front line or in the trenches - they spent a short period in rest. Read our blog to learn morehttps://bit.ly/2XAba4u #WWI #WorldWarOne https://t.co/Y5lSSmAHep
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Happy #1stDayOfSummer Especially those of you who love beautiful #illustrations and #FairyTales will enjoy our blog about Queen Summer: The Tourney of the Lily and the Roseby #WaltherCrane Read herehttp://bit.ly/1TTNBsF https://t.co/ArcZZkeBU1
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
More than 600 #migrationstories have been shared with #EuropeanaMigration so far. Some are from or about refugees and their experiences. Read these stories from the past and present here: http://bit.ly/2IUP3w3 #WorldRefugeeDay https://t.co/ZwcgAJU5Jp
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
On #WorldRefugeeDay, our blog remembers the plight of Belgian refugees during World War 1, in particular those who fled to the neutral Netherlands. Read here: http://bit.ly/2OcOFtO https://t.co/j2RExsgg11
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
'In 2016, I came out... the biggest change in my life. I had been living a lie... I don't think I would have been brave enough to come out living in Brazil' Read W's #migrationstory about finding himself living in Ireland http://bit.ly/2WYRk3v #MusPride #PrideMonth https://t.co/b3pZgQ5NiQ
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Herstory, history: read the story of drag performer Stella (Ernest) and others in the Victorian-era photograph album from the James Gardiner Collection http://bit.ly/2tHocx1 #PrideMonth #MusPride https://t.co/ZUkjwNkCWO
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Today is #SustainableGastronomyDay. Read our blog to learn about eating and drinking in the past and find out what is the real paleo diet https://bit.ly/2WN9QGQ https://t.co/uhZZOcASWo
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
June marks #PrideMonth, commemorating the 1969 #Stonewall riots which catalysed modern #LGBTQ+ activism. Read our new blog & discover a short #CulturalHistory of #Pride, exemplified by objects held in European museums, galleries, libraries and archives https://bit.ly/2XJG9I0 https://t.co/KRcrAnelc1
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Aleksandras Mykolas Račkus was a Lithuanian American numismatist, philatelist, ethnographer, curator, and physician, who was born near Kaunas in 1893. Read our new blog and learn more about his life and legacy https://bit.ly/2XHSRqH https://t.co/NznXuO62O6
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
How Lithuania gamified learning about #copyright and rights statements for #CulturalHeritage - read and find out morehttps://bit.ly/2XKW9K5 https://t.co/j0akfhufPT
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
The human crisis and the three Es: Environment, Equality and Endangered - read our new blog and get inspired to make a change https://bit.ly/2Xy5lkU #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeatAirPollution https://t.co/J8TwxnLfmi
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
A means of transportation, a sport, a lifestyle... and much more. Read #EuropeanaMigration stories submitted by people from across Europe and learn what a #bicycle means to them♂️♀️ 1) My grand-uncle's cycling medal 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇱🇻http://bit.ly/2Mmsllw https://t.co/kamDu2M2TF
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Happy #WorldBicycleDay! ♀️♂️ It is hard to imagine that a little over a century ago, women were discouraged from riding their bicycles. In the late 19th century, medical professionals made up a disease called #BicycleFace... Read our blog to learn morehttp://bit.ly/2H3pzKB https://t.co/KWYVnfiwX9
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Born into poverty, #JosephineBaker reached heights beyond what could have been possible for an African-American woman between the 20s and 60s. She was a polarising force throughout her life as a performer and activist. Read our blog http://bit.ly/2TY1UWO https://t.co/1a3JM4NBRq
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
2019 celebrates the centenary of the influential #Bauhaus art and design school, founded by architect #WalterGropius. Read more about Bauhaus and its founder in our blog http://bit.ly/2HTcaH8 #Bauhaus100 https://t.co/FR0ymK7d8n
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
History and culture of #NewYorkCity for years has been entwined with #migration, encapsulated in buildings like St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Read about the cathedral, opened #OnThisDay 140 years ago, in our guest blog http://bit.ly/2HVG3GH https://t.co/HAinVvnJfS
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
An anti-heroine is a female protagonist who is not confined by the expectations put upon them, someone who makes ‘unconventional life choices’. The trouble is, conventions and expectations have always had an awful lot to do with gender. Read our blog http://bit.ly/2Fj0Su9 https://t.co/iKIcGIJZJn
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
#ElizabethGurney was born #OnThisDay in 1780 to a wealthy family of bankers. But it wasn't money that bothered Elizabeth. It was people. Read our blog to find out how little Betsy Gurney became #ElizabethFry, Angel of Prisons http://bit.ly/2PY9OKq https://t.co/neFQlrna7d
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli: Friendship Goals and Feminism in 19th Century Stockholm - read our guest blog on @DailyArtMag to learn more about this painting: http://bit.ly/2WB0bnw #FriendsMW #MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek2019 https://t.co/eV7YyY9EkY
by @Europeanaeu | 4 years ago
