#theftinthearchives today with the final judgment in the lawsuit between Juan Pacheco, commander of Castilseras and Lopera, and Pedro Pacheco, a resident of Lopera, on the theft of obligation deeds that bound Pedro to Juan - whole story here www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

#artsinthearchives today with the 50th anniversary of the death (and birth!) of Max Ernst, one of the most influential visual artists of the 20th century, and an article by Margarita Nelken about him Archivo Storico Nacional www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

#theftinthearchives today with a spy story from 1618, with the theft of a writing desk full of sensitive notes, belonging to the Spanish ambassador in Genoa... Archivo General de Simancas, Portal de Archivos Españoles: PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

Our Mar newsletter is out! With new CPs from Portal de Archivos Españoles: PARES and FranceArchive, and new censuses online; events at the Archives de l'État en Belgique a& La Contemporaine ; the @iiif.bsky.social conference; CFPs; and much more! www.archivesportaleurope.net/newsletter/

#artsinthearchives today with the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Dario Fo, possibly the most important contemporary Italian playwright, and arguably the most important jester in history #dariofo www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

Our friends and Aggregators, the Archives de l'État en Belgique , are hosting the school Archives x Data on 4-7 May. The school is organised by the consortium @cessda.bsky.social and registrations are now open all info here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/summer-...

Second @echoes-eu.bsky.social annual event has drawn to a close, and you can read the final joint statement between ECHOES and @europeana.bsky.social here www.echoes-eccch.eu/joint-statem...

Change of place on day 3 of the 2nd European Cloud for Heritage OpEn Science - Echoes Annual Event: at the Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu today, where you can follow the public session live on youtube www.youtube.com/live/AO-g0g0...

#theftinarchives today with three trials from Burgos, in the autonomous province of Castilla, held at the Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid Portal de Archivos Españoles: PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please take 15' to answer our satisfaction survey, to have the chance to win a 50-eur voucher, and to help us making Archives Portal Europe better! forms.gle/eD79eKJBh9Yk...

From our friends at the International Committee for the History of Technology, applications are still open for the ICOHTEC PhD School 2026, which will take place in hybrid format at UNAM, Mexico City, on 24–25 November 2026. www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/icohtec...

#theftinarchives today with a warehouse keeper accusing of stealing documents in one of the world commerce hub at the time, and the counter-lawsuit that he later filed - you can read the whole story from the Archivo Histórico Nacional here www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

#witchcraft today with sentences for witchcracft against women in Cáceres (Spain) infamous for the persecution against Jewish converting to Christianity following the expulsion decree by Isabella I - from the Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

The year 2026 marks 75 years since the arrival of the first major group of Moluccans (Molukkers) in the Netherlands - you can find the documentation on their history in APE - www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/75-year... pic from Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis

Our friends at EOGAN - the network of energy archives are organising the 2026 conference in Athens, 15-16 June, at the historical archives of the Public Power Corporation, on the theme of histories of electric and renewable energy and sustainability www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/cpf-eog...

#witchcraft today with the Bishop of Cebu's suggestion to urgently open an Inquisition tribunal in the Philippino island, in 1926 @Archivo General de Indas Portal de Archivos Españoles: PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

#artsinthearchives for the 100th anniversary of the 1st recording of Muskat Ramble, one of the greatest pieces by legendary Louis Armstrong - here playing traditional Swiss songs with children in Zurich, from newsreel at the Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

The registration for the annual IIIF conference is now open - all info, grants, and preliminary programme here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/registr...

Our #witchcraft exhibition is back with the papers from the notorious Basque witch trials of the 17th c, the last attempt to eliminate witches from the area - 7000 cases were examined by the Inquisition throughout the years, in a relatively small area www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

Ramadan Kareem from Walburgiskerk (the Netherlands), 1979,from Gelders Archief ! By the way this year the Ramadan, Mardi Gras, and the Lunar New Year all coincide! www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea...

Today #TheftsintheArchives with the story of the theft of the doctor's chicken (and ducks) from the Strada Reale in Senglea, Malta- text and pics courtesy of The National Archives of Malta www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

Join us online on the 4mar for a #searchathon on Health #inequality in history ! We teamed up with @thegreatleap22116.bsky.social to search documents in APE related to health in medical history - the best archival digger wins a £40 voucher www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-ine...

Our friends at the Comité Histoire Énergie have launched a CFP for the section "Resources" of the JEH/RHE, on the presentation of new archival collections & methodologies www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/cfp-‘energy-sources-new-collections-and-heritage’/ pic Landesarchiv Saarbrücken

Only two weeks left to apply to our #APEgrants, all with 28 Feb deadlines:grants for history research and creative work based on archival material + support for archival institutions' digitisation projects www.archivesportaleurope.net/tools/ape-gr... (pic from the Danish Sea Chart Archive)

The portal for submissions for our 2026 Conference (Glasgow 5-7 Aug) closes this Friday. Our theme "Authenticity" has never been more relevant. Find all the details and how to submit here openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...

Our online exhibition #Theftinarchives today with the great New Year's Eve robbery of the Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, 1934 - a tragic and bloody even as narrated by the chronicles and documents held at the Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

We are happy to promote this interesting CFP: 5th Florence Heri-tech, deadline 18 feb - The 5th international conference Florence Heri-tech www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/florenc...

The 2026 Winter Olympics open today, and here is the Grenoble stadium, built in 1968 for the 10th edition of the winter games, and the first Olympics to be broadcast in colour! www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea... #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics2026 #TorchRelay2026

Thanks @europeana.bsky.social for passing the news!

We are very happy to announce that several new content providers from France are available in APE through FranceArchive : the archives of the Institut national de la propriété intellectuelle (INPI), the Centre Historique Minier, & 20+ municipal archives! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/new-con...

Eurbica and ICDH Korea promote European Joint Nominations to the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register through a workshop in Spain, 20-22 april - boursaries available, all info here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/call-fo...

We are happy to advertise several post-doc and history positions in history of technology at @mpifg.bsky.social and @uab.cat deadline 28 Feb : www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/phd-and...

#ArtsinAPE with a very long list of anniversaries: 100years from the release ofthe ground-breaking film "Mélinmontant"; Clark Gable turns 125; Mary Shelley died 175 years ago pics Camara de Sintra Bundesarchiv www.archivesportaleurope.net/.../arts-in.... www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

we are happy to share the 2026 Haris Xanthoudakis prize launched by the @athensconservatoire Ωδείον Αθηνών(Athens Conservatoire) to promote research in music history on part of young researchers - deadline 28 Feb, all info here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-202...

#ArtsinAPE today with the 125th anniversary of the death of Verdi, and wishing Happy 290th birthday to Mozart www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

We are back with our #ArchivalWitchcraft with the last witch trial in Hungary, thankd to the Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár/National Archives of Hungary www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

The University of Turin is hosting the conference “History and Geopolitics of Nuclear Deindustrialization” on 11-12 June 2026 in Turin, Italy - deadline for abstract is 28 Feb, all info and inspiration for research here (pic Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/cfp-his...

If you are in Greece on 24jan-28feb, don't miss the exhibition "From Messolonghi to Aegina", hosted at the historic Kapodistrian Orphanage of Aegina, which sheds a light on the inhabitants of Messolonghi who survived their heroic Exodus of 10apr1826 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/exhibit...

A reminder that the 53rd International Congress of the History of Technology will take place in Alexandroupolis (Greece) on the 8-11 October 2026. You can find the CFP here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/cfp-ico... International Committee for the History of Technology @icohtec2026.bsky.social

Happy 25th anniversary to @wikipedia.org established 15jan2001; as its history and influence grows, we can already count almost 3000 entries in our portal about Wikipedia, or that quote it @wikimediafoundation.org #wikipediaday #Wikipedia25 www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea...

We are thrilled to announce that the ONASSIS FOUNDATION has become a content provider with the archives of CP Cavafy, the most important Greek poet of the 20th Century - now all in Archives Portal Europe, you can read the full description here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/new-con...

We are back with a brand new, all year round exhibition on #ArtsinAPE, where we celebrate arts and artists in our archives - we start with two giants of the 20thCent: David Bowie (died 10 years ago on the 10Jan) & Agatha Christie (died 50 years ago today) www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

We are looking for educators and historians to create engaging courses (in person and self-paced) on history and archival studies! You can find all the information on our new Work with Us Page (Educational Tools Project section)! www.archivesportaleurope.net/about-us/wor...

A shout-out to all translators +archival passionate out there: help us translate our “Archival Literacy Online Course”! Details in our new "Work for us" page - deadline for applications 27th February 2027 (Translation Project section): www.archivesportaleurope.net/about-us/wor...

We are beyond excitement to announce that the archives of MAG Seguros have joined us as CP, the first institution from Brazil! The UNESCO-recognised Board Meeting Minutes 1835-1977 are now available for search into APE www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/a-new-c...

We are delighted to share that Archives Portal Europe was featured in the Koç University Suna Kıraç Library thanks to our mighty collaborator Orestis Georgalas! Link to the podcast here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-...

We are thrilled to announce that the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (Archives for Contempporary History) at @ethz.ch are now available in APE! With 224,000+ descriptive units,they are the 4th largest Swiss CP in APE! You can dig in their massive holdings here www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea...

Great meeting with our Country Managers—big 2025 updates ahead! #Rigsarkivet #Rahvusarhiiv #FranceArchives #BundesarchivD #mnleveltar #MiC_Italia #archyvarotarnyb #ArchivesNatLux #Malta_Archives #NLNatArchief #Arkivverket #AP_GDANSK #IA_Beograda #ArchivosEst #raa_se #ra_sverige #CH_Bundesarchiv

It's the 1st of December and our advent calendar is here! The #apeadventcalendar will take you around our archives for Christmas documental treasures - you can find it here, please share! app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=...

Farewell, Udo Kier - a few collections from our archives to remember the great actor www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea... pic by @europeana.bsky.social #Zentralbibliothek.Zuerich #Rijksarchief #APGorzow