On 5 August 1888, aged 39, Bertha Benz was the first woman - in fact the first person - to drive a car over a long distance. She was testing out her husband Carl Benz’s three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen ...

Maria Skłodowska-Curie ( 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934), commonly known as Marie Curie, was a physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to ...

Etienne Milette uses - and modifies - heritage material from Europeana.eu in his artistic work exploring fantasy and the paranormal We talk to Etienne Milette about what inspires him, and how he used ...

Louis Vuitton (Designer) Louis Vuitton Etienne Tordoir Louis Vuitton Etienne Tordoir ...

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Para templar el ají [ ] usan tábien tomates, q son frescos y sanos, y es un genero de granos gruesos xugosos, y hazen gustosa salsa, y por si son buenos de comer. José Acosta (1590) - ‘Historia ...

Migration in artworks Migration and art are intertwined, with migration inspiring artists as well as sometimes reflecting artists' own migration. This gallery shows depictions of migration and refugee ...

The depot of MoMu houses many fashionable gems, which we discover with Frieda Sorber, curator and expert on lace. Gaming Lace (opens in new window) Bruges’ long and illustrious tradition of ...

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Many medieval manuscripts are full of decorated capital letters that come in all styles and sizes. But what was their purpose? To learn, read: https://www.europeana ...

Pythagoras called the mandrake Antropomorphon which means human figure, since its roots consists of two legs similar to those of man; although many scoffers (...) are not happy with that and try to ...

Explore 3D models of buildings, sites and objects from across Europe. The Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture campaign, by the European Commission and the Europeana Initiative, invited European Union ...