![]() ![]() The aim is to create a vast and fully digital record of the written stories in Europeana 1914-1918. If you represent a cultural heritage institution and you would like to be involved in or contribute to the Centenary Tour please contact Ad Pollé.Įuropeana Transcribathon 1914-1918 is an online crowdsourcing initiative for the transcription and annotation of this unique, unpublished material. To see your collections reused within research, education and the creative industries.To showcase your content in blogs, galleries and social media to reach millions of citizens across Europe.To bring your content to new dedicated audiences: individuals and professionals who can discover, research, share and enjoy Europe’s wealth of digital cultural resources.To join a unique, multilingual digital resource where thousands of cultural institutions – from regional archives to national museums – share their collections.To be part of the Europeana 1914-1918 Centenary Tour, a key element of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.Is your World War One collection part of the Europeana 1914-1918 thematic collection? Do you have one that you would like to add? Have you worked with us in the past in one of our 1914-1918 campaigns? Would you like to organise an event? Then please join us in the Centenary Tour. The Europeana 1914-1918 Centenary Tour 2018 is organised by Europeana, Facts & Files and partners from all over Europe. Keep an eye on our specially dedicated social media ( Facebook and Twitter) for the latest information about activities and events. In May the National History Museum in Athens will be hosting a Transcribathon. In April Luxembourg and related content are highlighted. We have kicked off in March with a focus on Denmark and related content. Every month we will highlight a different part of the Europeana 1914-1918 collection. The Europeana 1914-1918 Centenary Tour has started with the launch of a new online exhibition Visions of War, which brings together archive material from Europeana 1914-1918 and artworks held in museum collections. And most of the material is explicitly made available for re-use. With contributions from events in Lisbon to Riga and in Nicosia to Dublin, Europeana 1914-1918 is the only source where you can find material and stories from different countries and perspectives. This campaign is also closely linked to the European Year of Cultural Heritage.Īfter seven years of successful and intense crowdsourcing, content gathering and community building throughout the continent, Europeana 1914-1918 has built up a unique position in the World War One commemoration landscape and one of the most successful community-centric services of Europeana to date. This campaign will build on and highlight the work of Europeana 1914-1918 since its start in 2011. It will encourage public participation with and foster a connection to cultural heritage content through a centenary tour of on and offline events and activities. In 2018 Europeana is running a campaign to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.
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