On 5 August 1888, aged 39, Bertha Benz was the first woman - in fact the first person - to drive a car over a long distance. She was testing out her husband Carl Benz’s three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen ...

Maria Skłodowska-Curie ( 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934), commonly known as Marie Curie, was a physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to ...

Etienne Milette uses - and modifies - heritage material from Europeana.eu in his artistic work exploring fantasy and the paranormal We talk to Etienne Milette about what inspires him, and how he used ...

Explore 3D models of buildings, sites and objects from across Europe. The Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture campaign, by the European Commission and the Europeana Initiative, invited European Union ...

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The depot of MoMu houses many fashionable gems, which we discover with Frieda Sorber, curator and expert on lace. Gaming Lace (opens in new window) Bruges’ long and illustrious tradition of ...

Migration in artworks Migration and art are intertwined, with migration inspiring artists as well as sometimes reflecting artists' own migration. This gallery shows depictions of migration and refugee ...

Many medieval manuscripts are full of decorated capital letters that come in all styles and sizes. But what was their purpose? To learn, read: https://www.europeana ...

Do you work for an institution that has digitised European cultural heritage collections? Get in touch with us to share them on Europeana.eu. We can help you boost recognition of your institution and ...

Pythagoras called the mandrake Antropomorphon which means human figure, since its roots consists of two legs similar to those of man; although many scoffers (...) are not happy with that and try to ...

(...) It makes people crazy and generates very horrible dreams, therefore is considered dangerous to use. Dioscorides, P. 1651. A cerca de la materia medicinal, y de ...

Joniškio Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į Dangų Romos katalikų bažnyčia (Ecclesia Romana Catholica Assumptionis Beatae Mariae Virginis Janiscensis) ...