Galleries

Believed to possess medicinal powers since the 17th century, the four-leaf clover became a good luck charm in Victorian times. These rare, green plants are a much-coveted gift and a symbol often used in brand logos. Gallery curated by Europeana Common Cul…

Throughout the world, men and women are not paid equally for doing the same jobs. In this gallery, you will find photos, documents and posters addressing this issue.

A household essential which in the time of crisis is easier to find in a museum than in a shop.

Hermits wilfully isolate themselves from the rest of the world, being the champions of social distancing avant la lettre. Find out how hermits and cloistered living were depicted in painting, drawing, and more.

Across Europe, Easter is celebrated with Easter eggs, decorated in a variety of ways and techniques. Curated by Europeana Common Culture and Crafted project partners

Julia Margaret Cameron took up photography at the age of 48 after having received a camera as a gift. Her style, using 'soft focus' wasn't widely appreciated in her times. You can explore her work in this gallery.

Now and throughout history, in troubled times of epidemic and pandemic, such as coronavirus, washing hands is an important part of personal hygiene, preventing the contraction and spread of disease.

This gallery features both artworks by LGBTQ+ artists and their portraits from across Europe.

The everyday lives of people from the African diaspora captured by photographers Normski, Dennis Morris, James Barnor, Al Vandenberg, Armet Francis and John Heywood.

This gallery presents queer histories and cultural heritage collections relating to LGBTQ+ lives, communities and campaigns across Europe.

Wedding traditions across Europe vary. This gallery showcases paintings, photographs and artefacts relating to wedding and marriage traditions reflecting our diverse continent. Curated by Europeana Common Culture partners.

2020, in Chinese astrology, is the year of the rat. This gallery presents portrayals of rats in cultural heritage - whether as pest or pet.

Carnival is celebrated mostly in February. This gallery presents photographs, paintings and artefacts reflecting the many ways carnival is marked across Europe. Curated by Europeana Common Culture project partners

This gallery features depictions of disabilities in artworks across centuries, reflecting the diverse lives, experiences and treatment of people with disabilities. Gallery curated with #DisabilityHistory twitter community

Playing cards are not much more than cardboard rectangles with print, but we use and collect them to play, to learn and even predict the future. This gallery features playing cards from across Europe: small works of art and design throughout the ages.

Playing board games with friends and family has been popular for centuries. This gallery shows a variety of board games from across Europe, maybe inspiring you to fetch a games from your cupboard and start the fun!

Offices, familiar workplaces for many of us, have changed greatly, from our ways of working to technology. This gallery presents offices, as workplaces in progress. Curated by Europeana Common Culture project partners

Water, coal, oil, nuclear or wind: for centuries, people have harnessed nature and science to generate energy and electricity for industrial power. This gallery present some of the ways we generate power across Europe. Curated by Europeana Common Cultur…

Modern industry invented the factory, where workers became cogs in a machine. This gallery brings together photographs of factories and workers from across Europe. Gallery curated by Europeana Common Culture project partners.

A unique overview of the calligraphic mosaics decorating the walls of the church of the monastery of St. Saviour in Chora in Istanbul

Justinian I reigned in the middle of the 6th century, considered a golden age of the Byzantine Empire. Mosaics, ivories and coins give us an idea of his appearance, personality, characteristics and of the power of iconography.

Byzantine art often depicts the polarities of good and evil, based on religious and other popular beliefs. This gallery explores such manifestations and their afterlife in mainstream religious symbols and less conventional imagery.

Bird symbols are omnipresent in Byzantine art. It is considered as an essential element in many decorations and art pieces of the era. Birds can be seen as animals whose interpretation was directly connected to a series of symbolic meanings.

The gallery shows a selection of images dedicated to the Virgin Mary, depicted in paintings, mosaics and sculptures of Byzantine art.