Exhibitions

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Image with a windmill, half of which is displayed as a white grid on a blue background. Beside it the words 'TWIN IT!' and '3D for Europe's culture' below, smaller.
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Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture

Explore landmarks and cultural heritage objects from European Union Member States in 3D

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A queer tour

Dani Martiri of Queering Rome approached the Europeana collection to propose the first queer tour of its content. This exhibition takes you through a journey of 21 objects in Europeana's collections interpreted through an LGBTQIA+ lens.

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Shaping Europe

The story of European Parliament elections

colour illustration, a row of costumed characters in front of a backdrop which resembles a woodland
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Fashion and performance

Let's celebrate the relationship between fashion and the performing arts!

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Humans of crafts

Learn about craftspeople and the things they make, and discover contemporary artists exploring crafting in their own creations.

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The European Parliament: 70 years of European democracy in action
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Napoleon and botany

Through plants and botany, travel across Europe and beyond with this unexpected heritage linked to Napoleon and his time.

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Life in motion

An overview of 20th-century home cinema and amateur filmmaking.

Black and white photo showing an interior of an early photographer studio. Four women in the room: one standing, the other ones sitting in different positions. Three of the women look directly into the camera.
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A female lens

How women have used the power of photography to express themselves and take control of their public image.

Two hands holding a faded piece of paper with handwritten text
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Herrnhutian manuscripts

Explore how the Unity of Brethren writing community developed and how it encouraged the peasant class to become literate.

colour illustration of a man and woman, a child stands between them and offers an apple to the woman
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The Renaissance of Romani Re-presentation

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller communities, images and identities over a millennium

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Mass media and propaganda in 20th century Europe

Learn about important examples of political propaganda from the 20th century that help us reflect on our world today

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When Walls Talk!

Discover pan-European exhibition examining history through the lens of posters

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The images that shaped Europe

Discover a study of European globalisation through images

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The Jean Monnet House

Learn about a seemingly ordinary family home where Jean Monnet’s vision of peace and European unity was established

Comb in the form of two dragonflies
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Nature crafting fashion

Explore the relationship between fashion, nature and craft

An illustration of the Arc de triomphe, in Paris. A frontal view of the monument on a sunny day. There are some people walking around it, and a few of them are horse-riding.
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Napoleon and urbanism in the 19th century

Discover the emergence of the modern city driven by the changes in urban planning across Europe under Napoleon I

a closeup picture of a white round medical pill on a black background. On the pill the words 'the pill' are embossed.
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The pill

How revolutionary medicine changed the course of history

black and white photograph of female athletes in a race
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Heroes of the Olympic Games

Histories of the Olympics and Paralympics

Illustration of four types of parrots by Graceanna Lewis. Depicts a macaw, lory, ground parrot, and cockatoo (the last is a reproduction of an illustration by John Gould)
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Women writing birds

Learn about the pioneering American ornithologists

Louise Weiss at the European Parliament
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Louise Weiss: a committed European

Let's look back at the life of a journalist, feminist activist, writer, filmaker and elected MEP.

colour medieval illustration of a man in blue robes who sits at a desk
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The art of reading in the Middle Ages

A journey through society of medieval Europe

artwork of Juan de Pareja by Diego Velázquez, photograph of Nellie Cooman running and illustration of Toussaint Louverture
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Black lives in Europe

From fighting for freedom and rights to inspiring the arts and athletic fields

a double exposure black and white picture of the same entrance of a Chinese palace.
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China in perspective

Discovering China through European heritage collections