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It’s time to reveal the winners of the 2019 edition of GIF IT UP, the annual competition to animate and remix cultural heritage artworks.

Exposure to asbestos - once valued for its qualities - has caused illnesses and death among thousands of workers.

The making of a fashion icon

Production on a grand scale

Europe's first environmental protest?

The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam grew from a small firm selling coffee, tea and tobacco, to a large factory of steel and glass, the first daylight factory in Europe.

Who's up for a December countdown?

The story of telecommunication industries in Finland and Sweden

What is the history of the Vespa scooter?

How the oldest existing Dutch newspaper ended up in the National Library of Sweden

Children have been a much-loved subject of pictures from the very early days of photography. A substantial amount of 19th and early 20th century photography featuring children has a social documentary value rather than solely an aesthetic one, portraying

The historic home of the cream cracker

This blog looks at the memories of those who worked on archaeological digs and projects in Lithuania during the Cold War, with a focus from 1948 to 1968.

Is a paperless office possible? In this blog discover tips about workflows and processes helping to stop wasting paper while encouraging productivity and mindfulness.

The industrialisation of World War I

Joseph-Marie Jacquard and the loom that changed the world

Labour and landscape in the 20th century

Gebrüder Thonet and the Number 14 Chair

How advertising signs lit up the city

Marking Black History Month in Britain