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colour painting of Queen Charlotte wearing a long gold and white gown with a cape
Mixed-Race Royals

Explore some of the mixed-race royals of European history.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe facing the camera and looking to the top left, has her mouth open to sing, holding a microphone close to her chin.
Black Gospel music

Exploring the history of Black Gospel music in Museum Catharijneconvent

black and white photograph of a crowd of football fans in a stadium
The Paradox of Intangible Heritage

Allegiance and collective spirit in football

A Black Madonna bust, on the inside of a round wooden box. With an inscription on the inside of the lid.
Black Madonnas

Statues depicting the Virgin Mary

image featuring two posters, one with a soldier holding up a rifle and the other showing a map of Spain surrounded by other countries
Propaganda posters in the Spanish Civil War

Exploring visual and political narratives

Broadcasting from the vineyards of Slovenia

How TV Slovenia has portrayed autumn grape harvests, wine production, and wine culture on Slovenian television

cropped sepia-toned profile portrait photograph of Rosa Lemberg
Rosa Lemberg

'The first Black woman in Finland'

A grainy photograph of several blocky buildings standing on a plaza. The buildings are painted a light salmon red. One building looks like a clock tower, another bears a white cross.
Malacca: World Heritage in Malaysia

Exploring the city's European colonial architecture

black and white photograph of a castle on a hill with meadows and trees in the foreground
Living in a medieval castle

Exploring interior architecture in the Middle Ages

a group of people in colourful clothing stands on a hill with mountains in the background. They're gathered around a large pile of textiles in bright clothing.
The dowry

Symbol of patriarchy, or totem of female creativity?

an arm is outstretched towards the sky with a closed fist, holding an explosion of blown glass streaked with red. The glass spiders out and clutches several stones in an array around the fist.
Playing with glass

Julie Legrand's glass craft

black and white photograph of football match spectators waving flags
Spectator sport: looking at sporting crowds

Watching people's passions for sport

a photograph of a wooden bas-relief on a wall of an old Cuban woman with a cigar in her mouth, wearing a head scarf and a colourful collared shirt.
Craft and education

An interview with Maïté Mazel

Group of people sitting in front of a train carriage. They have sacks and baskets with their belongings.
The Asia Minor Catastrophe

Marking 100 years since the end of the Greco-Turkish War

colour photograph of artwork "Windkreisel" by Imrich Tomáš on display in an exhibition
Caring for intangible cultural heritage

How to safeguard transient, traditional and untouchable culture

black and white photograph of a woman wearing a gown, carnival mask and large straw hat
Five flavours of intangible cultural heritage

From panto to performance

The not so dark Middle Ages

Debunking the myth of Middle Ages as a time of backwardness

A richly decorated building with a domed ceiling and several little towers, in Venice, Italy
The Venice Film Festival in the Luce Archive

The origins of the world’s oldest film festival

3D model of a conference room in a medieval castle, with seats and tables in a circular layout
Exploring Slovenia's castles in 3D

Tracing history through (virtual) heritage sites

black and white illustration of people standing by a ruined building
Exploring thermal baths and pilgrimage

Cultural and natural heritage in Italy