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Explore artists and art movements, and discover stories about the history of art and its paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures.
Explore historical and contemporary fashion and how it influences our clothing, footwear, accessories and style. Discover sketches, designs and garments as well as catwalk photographs, catalogues and videos.
Explore the history of technology and industry, from the industrial revolution to stories of industrialists, economists and ordinary working lives.
Explore hand-crafted written materials from papyrus to paper. Discover texts, illuminations and the people behind them from antiquity to the early print era.
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Discover notable women and their work throughout history
Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond
Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages
Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.
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Orchestra, theatron, parodos, skene, tragedy, comedy, and more are key elements of Ancient Greek Theatre. This gallery features photographs capturing various ancient Greek theaters and highlights notable events and performances hosted within them. Gallery…
A collection of savoury sweets and processed meat that is actually bad for our health
People have been expressing themselves through dance for thousands of years. Explore this timeless art form through the selection of openly licensed photographs and artworks capturing the rich diversity of dance traditions. From the graceful elegance of b…
This is a collection of photos of dolls made of wood from around the world. It can be used by teachers of various subjects to talk with their students about cultural diversity, as different types of dolls made of wood from various countries and regions ar…
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Medelhavsmuseet
UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage/ Digital Heritage Research Lab, Cyprus University of Technology
Luís Miguel Cotrim Mateus and Victor Manuel da Mota Ferreira (CIAUD-FAUL)
Museus e Monumentos de Portugal
Ministère de la Culture / Musée d'Archéologie Nationale