The Battle to Cross the Atlantic

The Battle to Cross the Atlantic

Next week, I will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean on my non-stop flight from Amsterdam to Philadelphia. A common occurrence I hear you say, however a little over a 100 years ago, people were literally dying in their attempts to …

Boys having a snowball fightCredit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Imagesimages@wellcome.ac.ukhttp://images.wellcome.ac.ukA snowballing scene with 9 boys playing in the snow and 2 small girls watching them from a gap in the wooden fence. Behind them are trees, fields and a church. This may have been sent locally as a Christmas card. On the reverse of the picture is an advertisement for Onnen's German Fever and Arue Mixture.1890s Compliments of D.F. Onnen, pharmacist :D. F. OnnenPublished: 1890sCopyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK

Will it really be a Merry Christmas?

OK, so it’s that time of year, whether you like it or loathe it, I’m going to mention it – Christmas. There, I’ve said it, it’s out in the open now. Whilst countries across Europe share some traditions with each …

Vintage Advertising: Selling the Impossible

Love it or hate it, advertising is everywhere – no matter where you look, it’s likely you’ll clock an advert. This is by no means a new phenomenon, commercial messages and political campaign displays have been found in the ruins …

An American Icon, a European Dream

This is a guest blog post from Norman Rodger, Projects and Innovations Manager for Edinburgh University Collections. Norman has been involved with Europeana since 2008, initially in his capacity as manager of the MIMO Project (Musical Instrument Museums Online). He is also a …

Keith Haring’s Birthday

“I’d like to pretend that I’ve never seen anything, never read anything, never heard anything… and then make something…” -Keith Haring Renowned American artist and prominent social activist  Keith Haring was born on this day in 1958.       Son of …