Galleries
The spiny-cheek crayfish originated in North America and was brought to Europe at the end of the 19th century. The up-to-12cm long crayfish is widespread in various countries of middle Europe. They transmit a specific plague that threatens local crayfish …
This River (Vjosa in Albanian, Aoos in Greek), considered as ‘one of Europe’s last living wild rivers’, springs from Mt. Pindus in Greece and then enters Albania. On both sides of the river banks, extends a terrain of agrarian field terraces alternated to…
Ghosts, pumpkins and haunted houses.... all you need for Halloween!
The fire ant originates in South America and is spreading - supported by climate change - over several contintents. Its habitats expanded due to the rising temperatures and general globalization to Mexico, USA, China, Taiwan, Australia and recently to Sic…
Silent movies for digital storytelling activities
Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, reflecting their close connection with humans. This gallery shows paintings, sketches and sculptures of horses in art.
Fishing is an ancient practice dating back millennia that occupies and employs people to catch, process and prepare fish for human consumption. Traditionally part of community life, fishing is increasingly done at industrial scale.
Historical overview of technological objects used to record and reproduce sound during the 20th century: from the Edison 'Fireside' Phonograph, the Stentorphone and Auxetophone valved sound boxes for the gramophone and the HMV 2300H portable disc …
Historical overview of technological objects used to record amateur films and home movies during the 20th century: from the first substandard equipment and small-gauge equipment for the 9.5mm, 16mm and 8mm 'safety' film formats to the latest semi-…
Figures of the zodiac in art through the ages and works that recall the characteristics of the zodiac signs in astrology
Photographer Wilhelm Weimar (1857-1917) had a highly individual style. His 'Herbarium' of 1901 is a unique portfolio of organic compositions that testifies to his striking sense of composition, texture and detail.
Let historical film footage from different decades take you on a journey across Europe!
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