Since last Saturday, Spaniards must remain confined in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Confinement is not only hard for the little ones but can also make the situation untenable for adults. To avoid it and make everything more bearable we propose a series of cultural proposals online that can reverse the circumstances […]
The story of Monopoly: how Charles stole Lizzie’s idea and made his fortune
In these days of confinement there are many things to learn. It is a great opportunity to share care and to take advantage of leisure time with the family. Today we tell you the story of Monopoly which you can find in full detail at Europeana. Lizzie Magie’s great idea The story begins in 1903 in the United […]
Gender Equality in the EU policy areas: tailor-made bibliography
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, as well as to raise EU citizens’ awareness of […]
Culture: key to strengthening European identity
Culture should be on a more prominent position on the EU’s political agenda, and the next multiannual EU budget should provide adequate support for cities and regions in the management, use and development of cultural heritage, the European Committee of the Regions argues in an opinion prepared by Vincenzo Bianco (IT/PES), Member of Catania Municipal Council. Mr Bianco’s opinion, […]
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Fellowship programme
The UNAOC Fellowship Programme was created recognizing the need to build bridges between cultures and societies through dialogue and cooperation and to reinforce the political will and collective commitment to live together by strengthening mutual awareness and respect. The programme aims to challenge cultural stereotypes and develop cross-cultural partnerships between peoples from different faiths and cultures. During […]
CrowdHeritage: contribute to culture
The project aims at improving the quality of Europeana’s digital content by developing a standalone online platform for enriching metadata of selected cultural items. What is CrowdHeritage? CrowdHeritage is an open platform available in three languages (English, French, Italian), where everybody can contribute to improve the information about cultural heritage institutions’ collections. In addition to discovering new […]
Creative Europe: Cultural Cooperation Projects in the Western Balkans
This call aims at “Strengthening cultural cooperation with and competiveness of cultural and creative industries in the Western Balkans”. Scope The overall objective of this Call is to foster reconciliation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans through cultural cooperation and creation. The specific objectives of this Call are: to increase cultural cross-border cooperation […]
Laments and longing: folk music and emigration in Europe
Music can evoke memories, transporting us to another time and place. Migration and music are intrinsically linked, mirroring the movement of people from place to place and country to country. Musical styles have been influenced by migration, with communities telling their migration stories through music. How folk music has reflected migration, introducing examples from Ireland, […]
Mashup Film Festival
The Mashup Film Festival tries to combine and transform audiovisual material available online to create new mashup movies. The organizers see it as a way to democratize the creative process and blur the border between the creator and the viewer. The festival includes a call for films open to professional and amateur filmmakers. This year’s […]