[OpenGLAM] The First World War Centenary: The site that brings all sides together launches in Berlin

[Daley, Beth]

The Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, Günter Winands, today launched Europeana 1914-1918, an online resource that opens up hidden stories of the First World War and shows the tragedy that shaped Europe from different sides of the conflict.

Read press release in German <http://pro.europeana.eu/documents/900548/3880d784-b6cc-490b-9be4-d79696cbf0b5> 

Read press release in English <http://pro.europeana.eu/pressrelease/29jan> 

Europeana 1914-1918 <http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/>  is the most important pan-European collection of original First World War source material. It is the result of three years of work by 20 European countries and will include:

*	400,000 rare documents digitised by 10 state libraries and two other partners in Europe
*	660 hours of unique film material digitised by audiovisual archives
*	90,000 personal papers and memorabilia of some 7,000 people involved in the war, held by their families and digitised at special events in 12 countries

The Minister of Culture, Monika Grütters, said on the occasion of the launch:

'Among the numerous projects the Federal Government of Germany is initiating and financially supporting during the current Centenary 2014, Europeana 1914-1918 is a highlight due to its pan-European dimension. It shows the stark difference between the European disruptions of that time and our way of cooperating nowadays. It is vital for the Government to point out, especially to young people, that today's Europe is a union based on shared values, policies and justice. That's the best way to avoid the wars, terror and fragmentation that Europe suffered in the 20th century. We don't just want to show historical events, we want to use them for the present and the future. The Europeana project will help shape our views of that time and it will make a great contribution to the mutual understanding of the European people, despite the conflicts of history.'

For more information on the launch and related events please see our press release <http://pro.europeana.eu/pressrelease/29jan> 

To explore Europeana 1914-1918, go to europeana1914-1918.eu <http://europeana1914-1918.eu/> 

Best wishes,

Beth

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Beth Daley
PR & Editorial Officer
www.europeana.eu <http://www.europeana.eu/> 

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