Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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How the tulip became a symbol of Turkey and the Netherlands

The history of a floral motif over several centuries

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Arcimboldo, the artist who made portraits with nature
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Mary Seacole
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Margery Kempe
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5 women who changed the way we travel
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Six ways to play with Europeana story dice
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Pauline Viardot - a European diva
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Join our Women’s History Month Transcribathon
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Five trailblazing female stained glass artists
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A tour of Jane Austen's England
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Egon Schiele's landscape paintings
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Le Comte de Buffon
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Celebrity foodie stories
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Environment

Stories from Europeana about the environment, the climate, and nature

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How to make a digital collage
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Valentí Fargnoli
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Basel, a short guide to the city's museums
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Meet Estonia’s artistic Mei sisters
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European Capitals of Culture 2025 - Chemnitz and Nova Gorica-Gorizia
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Half-plant, half-human - tales of the mysterious mandrake
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Owen Jones and The Grammar of Ornament
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Exploring Siberia through European collections
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Europeana Advent Calendar for 2024
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The history of the croissant
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The beauty and legacy of Hungarian embroidery
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Cabinets of curiosities and the Wunderkammer of Rudolf II in Prague