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Three queer women writers

Breaking barriers within literature and the arts

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Willem Arondéus - artist and resistance fighter

Gay artist and author who fought in the Dutch Resistance during World War II

a photograph of the inside of a ceramics' centre, with several ceramic pieces on display.
The ceramists' village of La Borne

A place of history, transmission and contemporary creation

colour photograph of an actor performing on stage wearing a corset and suspenders.
The Rocky Horror Show

Celebrating 50 years of a cult queer classic

A mother and daughter are working together on a piece of cloth, a spinning wheel sits nearby
Women and crafts

Mother and daughter or master and apprentice? A brief history of women and crafts

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Letters to and from four great minds of the University of Wrocław

Professors and scientists at one of the oldest universities in Central Europe

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Rural crafts and tradition in Britain

Considering a post-war travelling exhibition of rural handicrafts

colour photograph of a brown / beige textile, with mostly red pattern of flower vines
What is chintz?

Objects and craft of desire, from India to Europe

black and white photograph of Max Euwe who arranges chess pieces on a shelf.
Max Euwe, Dutch chess grandmaster

The life and legacy of the Dutch world chess champion

colour painting, portrait of Timotei Cipariu
Timotei Cipariu, a Transylvanian Erasmus

Renowned scholar of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church

black and white illustration, portrait of Pierre Cuypers.
Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect

Visionary architect who designed many landmarks in the Netherlands

World Collage Day

World Collage Day is an annual international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. This an excellent opportunity to learn more about this technique, explore cultural heritage collections and get creative.

colour photograph of the Hagia Sophia Church
5 buildings that have been both mosques and churches

Architecture crossing cultures

black and white portrait photograph of Mela Muter
Mela Muter, a Polish artist in Paris

Painting the beauty of everyday life

colour photograph of a field of red tulips with a windmill in the background.
How the tulip became a symbol of Turkey and the Netherlands

The history of a floral motif over several centuries

What is an easter palm?

Learn how to make an easter palm

black and white illustration portrait of Laura Bassi
Laura Bassi, one of the first women in science

Pioneering female scientist in 18th century Bologna

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Our Fatima of Liverpool

The first woman to convert to Islam in Liverpool

Mystics of the medieval and modern ages

Women of wisdom and courage

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Delia Derbyshire and Daphne Oram

Female pioneers of electronic music

Four children by a water pump, two older children pumping water and the other two younger ones looking on.
Through the eyes of Dorothea Lange

Documenting the The Great Depression and Japanese American internment

botanical illustration of a plant with red and green leaves
8 women botanical artists from across Europe

Making contributions to both art and science

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Jessie M. King

Artist, designer and pioneer of the Glasgow Style

Sybil Connolly - Dublin's Dior

Forging a path for Irish designers