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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Découvrez le patrimoine culturel numérique européen Recherchez, enregistrez et partagez des œuvres d’art, des livres, des films et de la musique issues de milliers d’institutions culturelles ...

All immigrants had their own unique mix of motivations underpinning their decision to take the big step of emigrating. And a big step it was: leaving their country of birth, and their family and ...

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Artworks and photographs depicting bridges across Europe: spanning rivers, canals, lakes and seas to connect communities, regions and countries Curated by [Europeana ...

The Solanum then engenders madness: a drachma of its roots drunk with wine makes you see certain vain images, although very pleasant to the senses: drinking it in double the quantity makes the person ...

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 ...