Read our January newsletter

Posted on 19.01.2015 by Museums.EU

Monthly newsletter


 

Issue #1 | January 2015

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Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, The Louvre.

Our top stories

  • ·        We did it! Museums.EU is the winner of the .EU Web Award!
  • ·        Do you like to read or write museum reports? Read ours.
  • ·        Still popular:

Our list of award-winning European museums.

Have you seen the list of the world’s oldest museums?

These are the best European museums for children.

Can you guess which museum is the most visited museum in the world?

From our Facebook page

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Enjoy this masterpiece of the rococo era - Jean-Honoré Fragonard's best known work: The Swing

 

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See the wonderful landscapes by Paul Signac, the French Neo-Impressionist painter.

 

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How did Impressionism, the 19th-century art movement, get its name?

 

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Could you guess the highest price ever paid for a work of art?

 

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Do you know the copies by Vincent van Gogh?

 

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Which museum holds the largest and most prominent collection of works by Egon Schiele?

 

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Marvel at the beautiful jewellery from the Rijksmuseum.

 

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Wonderful collections from Europe’s museums and galleries

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Ljubljana City Library                                         National Media Museum


You voted for your representatives on the new Europeana Members' Council

In the elections held in the beginning of November, 25 Councillors have been elected to serve on the very first Members Council of Europeana Association.

Our own candidate Sašo Zagoranski is one of them and we would like to thank everyone who took time to vote!

We will share more information about the Members’ Council and next steps in the coming weeks.


Museums.EU wins the .EU Web Award!

On November 19th 2014, the finals of the .EU Web Awards were held in Brussels, Belgium. At the gala event, hosted by EURid at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, the top EU websites were announced and Museums.EU won the award in the RISING STARS category.

We would like to thank you for being a part of this exciting story! This award really means a lot to the entire team. It is an acknowledgement of our hard work and a huge boost of energy for the future.

Read our highlight to find out more!

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More than 41.000 followers

Our Facebook and Twitter pages have already gathered more than 41.000 followers. We share interesting stories and highlight outstanding content every day, so why not join us?

Do you read our blog? We keep you entertained and well informed with posts about Museums and other related projects.

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What’s next?

We’re bringing you updates and improvements every day, so visit Museums.EU regularly and stay posted!

Right now we’ve started working on a brand new museum report functionality which will enable you to create your own photo stories for others to enjoy, too.