Galleries
When art meets science! The quest to make moving images colourful is as old as cinema itself. The techniques range from hand and stencil colouring to dye baths and complex chemical and mechanical processes. Some of them became popular selling points for t…
The Greek myth, recorded in the Metamorphoses of Ovid - a Latin poet who lived in the Augustan age - tells the fight between the hero Perseus, son of Zeus, who, with the help of Athena, the nymphs and Mercury, beheaded Medusa, one of the three Gorgons. Wi…
Amsterdam's architecture and cityscape depicted in artworks
Memories, media and mementos from the life and 70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, found in museums, galleries, libraries and archives from across Europe
Collecting Mattel's plastic toy, its accessories and interpretations in fashion
The Garfagnana is a geographical region of central Italy, in the upper valley of the river Serchio, and thus lies between the main ridge of the Northern Apennines and the Alpi Apuane. Here, San Pellegrino in Alpe is the highest permanently inhabited area …
Lake Como, also known as Lario, is a large glacial lake in northern Italy. Thanks to the villas and the beautiful landscapes, it is one of the most frequented Italian places by foreign tourists. The views of this lake have always been loved and appreciate…
Black people have been portrayed in European art for centuries - often exoticised, subjugated and minoritised - reflecting that these depictions were made by white artists. [Content warning: some of these artworks' descriptions of people are outdated…
Videos, music and oral history related to cacti.A cactus (plural cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae,[Note 1] a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. T…
Botanical illustration is a discipline of visual communication, with the clear scientific purpose of obtaining an accurate depiction of a plant by means of artistic techniques. This visual discipline plays an essential role in experimental and applied sci…
Europeans have always been fascinated by flower bulbs and their magnificent blooms, from tulip-obsessed Dutch medieval artists to urban gardeners of today. Flower bulbs have been cultured for centuries, and a large number of earlier species and varieties …
The Enlightenment was anintellectual and cultural renewal movement that emerged in Europe in the middle of the 17th century and lasted until the first years of the 19th century. This movement was the origin of profound political and social changes and had…
Europe’s eating habits would be very different had explorer Christopher Columbus not set out to find a faster route from Spain to the Spice Islands of south-east Asia. Heading westwards from Spain, he set sail in August 1492 and arrived two months later i…
A herbal is a book containing names, descriptions, properties and uses of plants in general, including herbs. Since ancient times, the study of plants was primarily undertaken for practical reasons, to provide information about the potential use of edible…
The Botanic Garden Meise is home to more than vast botanical collections! In this gallery, you can have a glimpse on some of the less publicized and more secretive inhabitants of the Garden. Go through the images taken by one of our camera traps and have …
This collection includes historical postcards from Vojvodina and Banat that I assembled as part of the project "Semiotic Landscapes in Multilingual Border Regions" by FSU Jena and the Institute of Balkan Studies Belgrade. They showcase the regio…
Explore this gallery of paintings, drawings and photography of mountains and highlands across Europe.
Seas surround us, inspiring artists for centuries. Explore these seascapes from across Europe, scenes of tranquility, storms, leisure and industry.
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a German pianist, composer and piano teacher. She is regarded to be one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, having had a 61-year concert career. You can help disclose these and other manuscripts on the Eu…
This gallery brings together personal memorabilia concerning political and societal events in the year 1989, the Fall of the Iron Curtain. The items and the stories that come with them have been gathered from private collections all over Europe. You can h…
The Baltic Way or Baltic Chain (also "Chain of Freedom") was a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on 23 August 1989. This gallery recounts the events of that day by bringing together personal documents and the stories that go with th…