Internet Archive Europe

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Internet Archive Europe, a Dutch non-profit research library, is building collections and tools to bring them to life. Working with libraries, museums, and archives, we share these tools and collections to further everyone’s services.

"Lock the web open." That was Brewster Kahle's message at DWeb Camp 2026 in Berlin. An open web isn't a given, it has to be built, protected, and sustained. Our latest blog reflects on why that matters for digital preservation and the future of online memory. www.internetarchive.eu/2026/07/17/l...

Lock the Web Open: Inside DWeb Camp 2026 - Internet Archive Europe

Last week, in an ancient forest an hour outside Berlin, more than 500 builders, researchers, archivists, and artists gathered to ask the same question in a hundred different ways: how do we build a we...

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Maps are infrastructure too At a recent Internet Archive Europe workshop, we explored how OpenStreetMap and MapLibre are building open, community-governed alternatives to proprietary mapping platforms. Who decides what stays visible, preserved, and accessible? www.internetarchive.eu/2026/06/08/m...

Maps Are Infrastructure Too - Internet Archive Europe

Not all infrastructure looks like a server room. Some of it looks like a map. On 19 May, Internet Archive Europe hosted a workshop at our Amsterdam space with Bart Louwers, one of the core maintainers...

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For anyone building new apps and tools on ATproto that are … 🌐 on the Open Web 🌱 past the prototype stage ✨ reimagining the social internet New_ Public, @publicspaces.net and @waag.org are investing up to €10,000 in alternatives to Big Tech Learn more, share, or apply by May 1st newpublic.org/OSA

Open Social Awards | New_ Public

The awards aim to recognize and celebrate the breakthrough products of developers building on open protocols such as ATProtocol and ActivityPub.

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Mourning what was. May 22, Friday afternoon at IAE HQ in Amsterdam we are holding a reflective workshop that explores death in digital infrastructures, devices and media. If you’re in the area and free, please join us. Write a eulogy, come dressed for a funeral and remember old tech. RSVP on luma.

Anil Dash@anildash.com · 3mo ago

I really used to love curating Blogger’s “Blogs of Note”, and later, Movable Type’s “Featured Sites”. Got to amplify so many great early creators that way who went on to go amazing things. Nobody remembers it, but I had a link blog (before BoingBoing or Kottke or Waxy!) and it was pretty good too.

Come celebrate the 15th anniversary of OpenGovWeek in conjunction with @openstate.eu this Friday at IAE HQ in Amsterdam! 🎉 🍰 Please RSVP at luma so we have an accurate headcount.

Open State Foundation@openstate.eu · 3mo ago

Wij vieren aankomende vrijdag de 15e verjaardag van de Open Government Partnership 🥳 bij Internet Archive Europe luma.com/rgq1otzo?lm_... 📍 Oudeschans 16, Amsterdam 🗓️ Vrijdag 22 mei, 16:00–18:00 ‼️Dit verjaardagsfeest is een vervangend evenement voor de Beschikkingen in Beeld Verdiepingssessie.

Visual Open Gov Week

Interested in learning how to work with open data and maps online? Come by this evening to the workshop on Open Street Map and MapLibre.

Tommi 🤯@tommi.space · 3mo ago

I am co-hosting the workshop Take control of your Maps! Create, host and share your own maps with OpenStreetMap and MapLibre at @internetarchive.eu next Tuesday May 19 at 18:30. We will be tinkering with interesting and exciting tools, join us! Free attendance, RSVP required.

"Make things as open as possible." Librarian Chris Freeland explains why Internet Archive's new book, VANISHING CULTURE, is both free to read online & available to purchase in print. It’s not either/or—it’s and. Open access helps preserve culture. 📚 ⤵️ archive.org/details/vani...