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Explore the history of technology and industry, from the industrial revolution to stories of industrialists, economists and ordinary working lives.
Explore hand-crafted written materials from papyrus to paper. Discover texts, illuminations and the people behind them from antiquity to the early print era.
Explore the physical and human features of the Earth. Discover maps and map-makers, landscapes and the people who have explored them.
Humans have always moved from one place to another. Discover the stories of famous migrants and the journeys and lives of ordinary people to, from and within Europe.
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Discover notable women and their work throughout history
Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond
Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages
Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.
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A collection of savoury sweets and processed meat that is actually bad for our health
People have been expressing themselves through dance for thousands of years. Explore this timeless art form through the selection of openly licensed photographs and artworks capturing the rich diversity of dance traditions. From the graceful elegance of b…
This is a collection of photos of dolls made of wood from around the world. It can be used by teachers of various subjects to talk with their students about cultural diversity, as different types of dolls made of wood from various countries and regions ar…
Images of Manhattan, New York, the USA, across the ages.
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Topf & Sons Place of Remembrance (3D reconstruction); Erfurt University of Applied Sciences (3D reconstruction); Universities of Erfurt and Jena / ThULB (3D reconstruction); Siegfried Kusnitzky (architect)
Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena
Leiden University Libraries
The Discovery Programme; Corns, A.; Shaw, R.
The Discovery programme