Weddings in Eastern Europe Exhibition Live

The virtual exhibition Weddings in Eastern Europe is now live on Europeana. You can listen to the Zanta Polka, watch a ‘bottle dance‘ and learn about local customs and ceremonies from Eastern Europe. So please, take a look and let us know …

Great recipes from renowned cookery books

Autumn has been traditionally the season of ample food brought with the harvest. Even the term harvest used to refer to the autumn season before the 16th century, and in some languages, for example German (Herbst) or Dutch (herfst), it …

Baroque Music

Baroque music – like all music – divides opinions strongly: some people enjoy its rich texture and abundant decorations while others might feel that all Baroque music sounds the same with popular chord progressions being used over and over again. …

Meet Dean Birkett

Dean is the webmaster for Europeana. He primarily works on the professional knowledge space – a knowledge-sharing platform for the digital heritage sector, and handles the static webpages on the main portal. Dean also puts everything into the translation tool …

Weddings in Eastern Europe Virtual Exhibition

Next week we’re launching our latest virtual exhibition; Weddings in Eastern Europe.  This exhibition has a wonderful selection of images, audio and video. Want a sneak preview? Here’s what you can expect from the exhibition…. In traditional cultures, the wedding …

Steam Engines: From Trains to Toffee

James Watt’s (1736-1819) voice echoes every time someone mentions steam engines. Watt, however, was preceded by a bunch of inventors whose names are less often mentioned: Heron (c. 10–70 AD), Giovanni Branca (1571-1645), Denis Papin (1647-1712), Thomas Savery (1650–1715) and Thomas …