Caravaggio: a Murderous Artist

The personalities featured on the blog this week do nothing to debunk the idea of artists having fiery temperaments. On Tuesday, we told the tale of Baroque architect Francesco Borromini, whose bitter rivalry with fellow artist Bernini is thought to …

Borromini: rivalry, illusion and tragedy

Greatness, illusion, bitter rivalry, and a tragic end. It’s a life story that could easily have been penned for a Hollywood epic drama. Today we are celebrating Francesco Borromini, born on this day in 1599. Born with the name Francesco …

EuroPEACEana: What does peace mean to you?

Today, 21 September, is the International Day of Peace. Established by a United Nations resolution, the first event of its kind took place in 1982. ‘Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.’ – Albert …

Wiki Loves Monuments: Submit Your Photos

You’ve already heard about it, but here’s the 101 on how to participate in the world’s biggest photo contest: Wiki Loves Monuments 2012. What is it? Wiki Loves Monuments is asking you to photograph your local monuments and upload the photos …

New Portal: Europeana Needs You!

At Europeana we’ve been working to improve the design and usability of our portal. We invite you to take our end user feedback test to be one of the first to get a sneak peek of the new Europeana portal (coming very soon). …

Stories of a Serbian War Artist

The memory of the First World War, its events and consequences, its victims and victors, remains very much alive today. It has become part of the individual and collective memory of Europe and of countries across the world – the …