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Creaky floors and washing machines in the new re:vive sample pack
The RE:VIVE Sample Pack “Around the House” contains sounds from archival collections across Europe.
Creaky floors and washing machines in the new re:vive sample pack

The RE:VIVE Sample Pack “Around the House” contains sounds from archival collections across Europe.

Reusing 16th century music - interview with Tim Hecker
Tim Hecker's newest release, Love Streams, found its core in Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez’s last work. Sound & Vision's Gregory Markus interviewed him to investigate Hecker’s process and thoughts behind working with these historic...
Reusing 16th century music - interview with Tim Hecker

Tim Hecker's newest release, Love Streams, found its core in Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez’s last work. Sound & Vision's Gregory Markus interviewed him to investigate Hecker’s process and thoughts behind working with these historic...

Digital Cultural Heritage: USA versus EU - where is the grass greener?
On april 15-16 our Sound & Vision R&D team member and EuropeanaTech Community Manager, Gregory Markus ventured to Washington DC for DPLAfest, these are his highlights and reflections.
Digital Cultural Heritage: USA versus EU - where is the grass greener?

On april 15-16 our Sound & Vision R&D team member and EuropeanaTech Community Manager, Gregory Markus ventured to Washington DC for DPLAfest, these are his highlights and reflections.

New Track: Emergo by Lakker
The Lakker EP will be out May 13 on R&S Records and was made in part by the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision's RE:VIVE Initiative, bringing together the worlds of archives and electronic music.
New Track: Emergo by Lakker

The Lakker EP will be out May 13 on R&S Records and was made in part by the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision's RE:VIVE Initiative, bringing together the worlds of archives and electronic music.

Interweaving Online Media with IxIF
On 6-8 April members of the IIIF community met at the British Library in London to discuss and define preliminary specifications for a new framework that will support and serve audiovisual content, extending the current image content platfo...
Interweaving Online Media with IxIF

On 6-8 April members of the IIIF community met at the British Library in London to discuss and define preliminary specifications for a new framework that will support and serve audiovisual content, extending the current image content platfo...

Race for European Art, in 3...2...1…!
#BigArtRide brings together two participants in different cities, invites them to get on their (stationary) bikes, put on virtual reality ‘Oculus Rift’ headsets, and navigate through a virtual city experiencing centuries of Europe’s art alo...
Race for European Art, in 3...2...1…!

#BigArtRide brings together two participants in different cities, invites them to get on their (stationary) bikes, put on virtual reality ‘Oculus Rift’ headsets, and navigate through a virtual city experiencing centuries of Europe’s art alo...
Open Sourcing Preservation
Sweden's Royal Library welcomed a host of heritage professionals last week for the first public PREFORMA workshop.
Open Sourcing Preservation
Sweden's Royal Library welcomed a host of heritage professionals last week for the first public PREFORMA workshop.

Game on! at the Interactive Pasts Conference
Value, a grassroots research group at the University of Leiden organized a two day conference to explore the links between archaeology and games.
Game on! at the Interactive Pasts Conference

Value, a grassroots research group at the University of Leiden organized a two day conference to explore the links between archaeology and games.

Collection Spotlight | The David W. Niven Collection of Early Jazz Legends, 1921-1991
We are spotlighting the David W. Niven Collection Early Jazz Legends, which features jazz recordings from the all the greats that Niven collected: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz.
Collection Spotlight | The David W. Niven Collection of Early Jazz Legends, 1921-1991

We are spotlighting the David W. Niven Collection Early Jazz Legends, which features jazz recordings from the all the greats that Niven collected: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz.