Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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The imagined life of Judith Shakespeare
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Colonial depictions
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Claude Cahun
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Celebrating airport architecture on Instagram with collections from Europeana.eu
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A queer tour
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Cristóbal Balenciaga, master of couture
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A history of democracy in Europe: from Ancient Greece to the European Union
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Narcisa Amália ‒ First professional female journalist in Brazil
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The story of Saint Isidore the Labourer
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‘Bums are universal’ - Europeana’s collections illustrate Museum Bums book
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Forgotten brilliance - Serbia's first female sculptor
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How did alcoholic drinks get their names?
raised hands: two with flag wristbands and one holding the pride progress flag

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Queer stories, narratives and cultural heritage from all around Europe

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Paris is a woman
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Nilde Iotti
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Six female writers from across Europe
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An imaginary interview with Maria Montessori
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Anna Boberg: the Swedish artist who painted the beauty of the northern lights
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When self-portraits become metamorphosis
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Women and the environment
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Jenny Nyström - the woman who created the image for a Swedish Christmas
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Shaping Europe
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How Women’s History Month came to be celebrated internationally
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Film pioneer Fern Andra
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Agnes Marshall - the woman who invented the ice cream cone