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Category: Special Collections
Opening up old books: treasure hunting in UM’s botanical archives
In January 5 students of the Maastricht Science Programme did some treasure hunting (digitally) in the historical plant books of UM’s Special Collections. In collaboration with Wikimedia Netherlands they wrote Wikipedia articles about it.
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The “magic” of fairy tales
It’s the most magical time of the year again, festive poems, gingerbread cookies, decorative lighting, but also Christmas fairy tales like The Night Before Christmas. But how magical are fairy tales really…
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Johanna On Expedition
Remember Johanna from the Johanna On Expedition vlog series? Her Bachelor thesis got featured in the 37th issue of ‘EuropeNow’, a magazine by the Council of European Studies at Columbia University!
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Jesuits building bridges between China and Europe: Online exhibition & Dutch lecture livestream
The Jesuits traveled to the East as missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries. Because of them, the interest and admiration for China increased in Europe. Discover in the exhibition and during the lecture (Dutch) how this originated.
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Taste the Past!
HistoBistro, a place where the collection of hundreds of years of cookbooks from different parties come together. This year in a Dutch-spoken podcast! Listen, reflect, cook/bake and even win a dining voucher and amazing goodies!
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