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Europeana Twinsies: Who’s Next? Cast Your Vote

Over the past week, we’ve seen Hawaiian artist and photographer Cheyne Gallarde take on some of Europe’s most well-known faces. The man behind Universe of One has already shared his interpretations of Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Napoleon and now we want you to …


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Betsy, Angel of Prisons

Elizabeth Gurney, or Betsy as she was known, was born on 21 May 1780 to a wealthy family of bankers. Her father, John Gurney, was a partner in Gurney’s Bank, and her mother, Catherine Barclay, came from the family that …


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Europeana Twinsies: Classic Masterpieces with a Twist

Today we have an exciting announcement to make. Here at Europeana we are massive fans of Hawaiian artist and photographer Cheyne Gallarde, made famous through his self-portrait project entitled Universe of One. Funded via Kickstarter, his series of self-portraits transform …


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Europeana Fashion Tumblr Curated by Mode Museum

In the month of May, Mode Museum (MoMu) curator Karen Van Godtsenhoven is taking over the Europeana Fashion Tumblr. With MoMu currently amidst preparations of an exhibition around the anniversary of the renowned Antwerp Fashion Academy, the curation of the …


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Featured Partner: Crawford Art Gallery

You might have noticed that the Europeana home page highlights a range of our contributing partners each month. The Crawford Art Gallery is currently one of them, and so today we are putting their collection in the spotlight here on …


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Happy Europe Day!

Today the whole of Europe will be celebrating Europe Day and the anniversary of the ‘Schuman declaration’. Speaking in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman (the French foreign minister) proposed a new form of political cooperation for Europe, which would make …