Author Archives: valentina.bachi

Experimenting with photography

Photography is both a means of personal expression and a witness of present and past days: therefore it’s about cultural heritage and about creativity, and it is a wealth of possibilities for experimentations. Europeana Photography and Europeana Space are two projects strictly linked one to the other on this topic. Continue reading


Europeana TV pilot application showcased at IFA 2014 Berlin

IFA is the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances. Europeana Space partner RBB, who is participating in the Europeana TV Pilot, showed the application – which is going to be part of the pilot – during the fair, with very positive reactions by the visitors. Continue reading


Europeana Space – Photography Pilot

Europeana Space includes 6 thematic pilots, among which one is dedicated to Photography. The Photography pilot will contribute to Europeana Space’s main goal: to demonstrate, by means of actual, funded and innovative applications hitting the market in all the right spots, that for the creative industries, open cultural heritage can be the fabric added value in the digital economy is made of. Photo courtesy of CRDI Girona. Continue reading


RICHES disseminated at Italia è Cultura

It is a prominent conference featuring the participation of the Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, along with representatives from the European Commission and from many important Italian Institutions. Continue reading


Italia è Cultura – disseminating Europeana Space

It ws a prominent conference featuring the participation of the Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, along with representatives from the European Commission and from many important Italian Institutions. Continue reading


E-Space friends: Levantes Dance Theatre

The company works primarily with Dance Theatre, with a constant enthusiasm for fusing artistic disciplines and indulging in vibrant aesthetics. They supported the dance Pilot of Europeana Space. Images credit: The Camera Club, London and Foteini Christofilopoulou Continue reading


E-Space friends: Jennifer Essex and J Squared Dance Company

Artistic Director of J Squared Dance Company, Jennifer Essex has recently contributed to the E-Space Dance Pilot. Learn more about her work and her latest project Distance Duet. Continue reading


Guidelines for digitization and data preservation

The main task of Digisam is promoting the achievement of the objectives of the Swedish national strategy for digitisation, but among its activities one key focus is on international dissemination. The latest release in English is about guiding principles for working with digital cultural heritage and for enabling effective cooperation regarding digitisation and its related processes. Continue reading


Media & Learning 2014 conference

Media & Learning 2014 is dedicated to the latest developments, services and uses of media in education and training. Aimed at both policy makers and practitioners, the purpose of this annual event, organized by the Flemish Ministry of Education, is to … Continue reading


Image Research and its Futures, workshop in London

The workshop covered a diverse range of image-related research projects and methodologies. Plenty of time was given to discussion for consideration of institutional, ethical, intellectual and practical matters when devising, conducting and disseminating image-based work. Continue reading