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Black History Month

During Black History Month 2021, explore the histories of Black people in Europe

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Black people in European art

Explore portrayals of Black people in European art, which are often exoticised, subjugated and minoritised
GIF IT UP logo with animated hammer and paint brush
Blog post
How to make a great GIF

Learn how GIF IT UP participants find inspiration and bring cultural heritage to life
colour photograph of an airplace spreading water over land
Blog post
Broadcasting disasters

How the media has reported on historical wildfires across Europe
black and white photograph portrait of Werner Heisenberg with a red square line drawn around him
Blog post
Werner Heisenberg

Meet Heisenberg: a quantum mechanics pioneer and an icon of 20th-century science history
a black and white double exposure photograph of the same entrance to a Chinese temple complex, pillars and archways superposed over each other in an artistic impression
Exhibition
China in Perspective

Chinese culture and history through European heritage collections
image with collage of photographs and words 'spot the difference' and blue background
Blog post
Spot the difference

6 sport puzzles to play. Can you see the changes in vintage sport photographs?
A man, in frame on the right, twiddles knobs on a large IBM computer, while a mirror on the left shows the rest of the office, filled with computers of varying sizes, in its reflection.
Exhibition
A century of technology

Groundbreaking 20th-century inventions in transport, industry, media and everyday life
Create your own GIfs

Discover with GIF IT UP how to create your own GIFs

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