To celebrate #MuseumWeek we are giving everyone a few more days to enter this year’s #DigiStoryFest. You now have until Sunday 26 June to submit an entry for this year’s contest. So, why not explore our resources and amazing open access collections to find inspiration for your story, as our colleague Beth said today! We can’t wait to see what you create.

Happening 10 May — 26 June 2022, Digital Storytelling Festival is the international creative contest that brings people and cultural heritage together. It’s hosted by Europeana and The Heritage Lab, nonprofits from Europe and India with a shared passion for storytelling and culture. This year’s edition includes a series of…

Stories connect people. We think cultural heritage does too. Digital Storytelling Festival is an online event by Europeana and The Heritage Lab, non-profits in Europe and India bringing culture to people digitally. There are millions of openly licensed digitised objects from cultural institutions across the world. …

The moment has arrived! The Digital Storytelling Festival 2022 has closed so now it’s time to take a look at the inspiring entries and vote for your favourites. To vote, all you have to do is hit the ‘Applause’ button at the bottom of the stories you like. The story with the most ‘claps’ will win our People’s Choice Award. The deadline for voting is 12 July 2022. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories with us — we love you for it!

The Festival kicked off at the Opening Gala on 10–11 May, with sessions demonstrating what the competition is all about, introducing some of last year’s winners, highlighting inspiring examples of online storytelling and sharing how to use open digital cultural heritage content in creative workshops. You can watch the recordings of the Gala below; there are time stamps to help you explore the sessions, and you can find the full programme here.

This year’s Digital Storytelling Festival — the international creative contest that brings people and cultural heritage together — is almost here. Today we’re happy to share the programme for our Opening Gala, 10–11 May, packed with interactive workshops, practical tips and amazing cultural heritage. Register now — you won’t want to miss it! 10 May programme (all times CEST) 10:00–10:30 Welcome & introduction

The first edition of the Digital Storytelling Festival encouraged people to create digital stories from openly licensed cultural heritage collections. At its recent closing event, Festival participants, the Jury and cultural heritage enthusiasts celebrated and looked back at the inaugural edition. The session began with a peek behind the scenes…

The first edition of the Digital Storytelling Festival encouraged people to create digital stories from openly licensed cultural heritage collections. Join the Festival’s Closing Online Event on Wednesday July 21st 12:15 PM — 1:30 PM BST | 1:15 PM — 2:30 PM CEST 4:45 PM — 6 PM IST | 8:45 PM — 10 PM AGST During this interactive online sessions, we will: announce the contest winners explore this year’s submissions

You can now vote for your favourite entries. Use the “Applause” button under each story to vote for it. The story with the most ‘claps’ will receive the People’s Choice Award. The voting deadline is July 18th. Explore the submissions and vote here.