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Explore printed publications from 1618 to the 1980s. Discover headlines, full-text articles, advertisements, and the writers behind them.

Explore the history of photography, discover incredible images and find out about the photographers behind them.

Explore the history of sport and sports people, with photographs, films, sound recordings and texts documenting everything from everyday experiences to the heights of Olympic glory.

Explore the events of 1914-1918 through official histories, politics and propaganda to untold personal stories from the front line and the home front.

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Features

Discover notable women and their work throughout history

Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond

Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages

Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.

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Bibracte, a place of consumption, is also, with dozens of workshops, a manufacturing center producing the full range of metal objects available at the time, including weaponry, currency, domestic utensils, and ornaments. This production goes beyond local …

The oppidum of Bibracte was occupied in the 1st century BC. Daily life is revealed through the objects discovered by archaeologists. They mostly focus on cooking and dining, but also on domestic spaces, sometimes equipped with conveniences and a certain l…

Animals are present in various forms at Bibracte: bones of cattle, sheep, and pigs that were consumed there, prints of domestic animals on tiles left to dry, parts necessary for horse harnesses, and animal representations on various objects, the most popu…

The material remains studied by archaeologists provide numerous markers of Romanization. The dishware reveals the evolution of dietary habits and dining manners, while graffiti on ceramics indicate the emergence of writing. The materials (stone, lime mort…

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