Copyright Office Hours: Reconciling openness with data protection and privacy
2025-04-01 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | Online
This online session is organised by the Europeana Copyright Community and hosts a presentation of data protection guidelines for libraries, archives and museums developed in Finland. The session will naturally include the possibility to share solutions and concerns in an open discussion.
You can visit the event’s website on Europeana Pro or go directly to the registering form.

Datasheets for digital cultural heritage
2025-04-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
In this webinar, the EuropeanaTech and Europeana Research Community share the results of the updated version of their datasheet template. The group has worked for two years on the problem of creating documentation for datasets. With “Datasheets” they offer one possibility to meet those needs of the cultural heritage sector.
The webinar will be held online. You can register here.

Metis Sandbox - check your data for quality
2025-04-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This training course is run as part of the Europeana Academy and takes place on 14 April 2025. It aims to showcase the usage of the Metis Sandbox to check your data for quality and preview it for inclusion in Europeana.
During the training you will use prepared data, but can also run your own data to analyse the quality of your data. If you are interested, register here. You can get more information to this event on the website.

Europeana 2025 - Preserve, Protect, Reuse
2025-06-11 - 2025-06-12 | Polin Museum in Warsaw, Poland
The Europeana Conference 2025 is coming closer and the tickets are now available. You can attend the event onsite in Warsaw as well as online. The focus will be on the slogan “Preserve, Protect, Reuse” of cultural heritage and corresponding data.
The conference will be held on 11-12 June 2025 during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. This hybrid conference is organised in collaboration and partnership with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland and the POLIN Museum in Warsaw, who will host the conference.
Discover the full programme for the Europeana Conference 2025!

Introduction to collections, audiences and stories on Europeana.eu
2025-09-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course is part of the Europeana Academy and focuses on telling stories with collections on Europeana.eu. It takes place on 11 March 2025 online.
If you want to learn about how to tell stories with Europeana’s contents, find and use different collections, this course may be right for you. It is aimed at a broad audience, from cultural heritage professionals or academics who want to present their data to educators using the content in learning scenarios.
If you want to read more about this event, visit its website or go directly to the registering form.

How to tell great stories and write for Europeana.eu
2025-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course is organized by the Europeana Academy and will take place online on 14 March 2025. It focuses on creating editorial for Europeana.eu and with cultural heritage collections.
In this course you will learn about the Europeana approach to editorials like blogs in terms of structure, tone of voice and editorial guidelines. The goal is to develop you own blog idea using Europeana’s tips and guidelines.
If you want to learn more about this event, go to the website or directly to the registering form.

Inspiring new writing with European art and culture
2025-09-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Online
This event is organised by Europeana together with Writers’ HQ. The workshop is part of the Writing as Resitance Festival 2025 and uses inspiration from Europeana to explore new ways of enhancing your writing practice.
Find out more on the website or register here.

Copyright Office Hours: Evaluating risk in copyright clearance
2025-09-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Measuring risk regarding copyright clearance is a common problem among cultural heritage institutions. The uncertainty can be traced back to general grey areas for specific situations in copyright law. The question is: How can we face these grey areas?
These office hours will discuss various examples of cultural heritage organisations measuring risk, and some tools available.
Learn more about this event on the official website or register here.

A quiet writing hour with art and culture
2025-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This event, organised by Europeana, is part of the Shut Up & Write! initiative and supports writers by providing artworks and cultural heritage items from Europeana.eu to inspire the writer’s creativity.
You can learn more about that event on the website or go directly to the registering form.

Europeana Writers’ Room - monthly creative writing workshops
2025-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
On the first Wednesday each month Europeana dedicates an hour to writing and creativity. This workshop will focus on getting inspiration out of illustrations and imagery from Europeana’s collections. The themes will change every month.
Visit the website for more information or go directly to the registering form.

Educators in the data space: a bottom-up approach
2025-10-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
This online workshop is organised by the ENA Education Community Steering Group and focuses on the role of the Education Community within the European data space for cultural heritage. 15 to 20 educators will discuss their experiences with the current data servies provided by Europeana and, on that ground, provide recommendations and statements for the data space.
This event will take place on October 23rd and you can still apply to be one of the education specialists shaping the role of Europeana’s Education Community. Visit the website for more information or apply here. The registration will follow soon.

Europeana Network Association Cross-Community Workshop on Culture for AI
2025-10-27 14:00 - 2025-10-28 13:00 | SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
From 27 – 28 October 2025, EuropeanaTech focuses on perspectives and contributions to a sectoral position on the responsible use of AI. The Cross-Community Workshop will be led by 30 Members of the Europeana Network Association (ENA).
The workshop is organised in collaboration with SMK, AI4LAM, Sound and Vision and the Europeana Initiative and builds on the insights of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI, launched in May 2025.
The workshop is for ENA members exclusively.
Learn more on the website.

Europeana Writers’ Room - monthly creative writing workshops
2025-11-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Every first Wednesday each month, Europeana dedicates an hour to writing and creativity. The online content will be used to foster your creativity and inspire you, in combination with practical writing exercices. The theme this time will be ‘cosy comfort’.
Visit the website or go directly to the registering form.

Copyright Office Hours: Public domain basics and copyright clearance
2025-11-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
The Copyright Office Hours, organised by the Copyright Community, will cover the public domain field on November 5th. They will discuss how public domain materials can be identified, used, and made available. In addition, there will be a focus on two tools to support cultural heritage professionals working in that field.
Visit the website or go directly to the registering form.

Europeana Network Association (ENA) General Assembly meeting 2025
2025-11-13 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
Are you interested in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence in digital cultural heritage? Do you want to know more about how Europeana’s Communities are shaping a shared vision for the use of AI in the common European data space for cultural heritage? Are you interested in learning how you can contribute to their activities? Then join the Europeana Network Association General Assembly on 13 November 2024!
The event will reflect on insights from the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI and recommendations and learnings from the ENA cross-community workshop and high level policy webinar held on 27-28 October in Copenhagen.
This meeting is exclusively for existing ENA Members.

Metis Sandbox – check your data for quality
2025-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Online

Public Domain Day in Europe 2026
2026-01-15 09:30 - 18:00 | Royal Library of Belgium
Like every year, numerous heritage works will enter the public domain on 1st January. This event aims to celebrate the public domain and focus on the hardships that still sustain with opening up these materials.
The event is co-organised by meemoo and will take place in the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) in Brussels. The program is designed for everyone working with public domain collections. Visit the event’s website for more information and registration.
