Internet Archive Europe – Bringing Collections to Life
Internet Archive Europe is a project by the Dutch non-profit research library Stichting Internet Archive. It 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.
Our Journey
Our role in Archiving and Preservation
Internet Archive Europe began preserving European digital materials since its founding in 2004 in the Netherlands. Then, working with dozens of European libraries and government agencies to build web collections, Internet Archive Europe prioritized collaboration with cultural heritage organizations to safeguard our collective history.
Bringing research collections to life
More recently, the library is leveraging AI and other tools to bring collections to life and demonstrate new interactions. If you would like to join us on these adventures, please contact us.
Our Team
Beatrice Murch
Program Manager
Beatrice returns to Non-Profit management after a long hiatus and is thrilled to once again be working to help preserve Universal Access to all Knowledge.
Ben Cerveny
Board Advisor
For over 25 years Ben Cerveny has worked as an executive, strategist, and designer in the context of operating systems, media applications, web services, products, the built environment, and digital games.
Bernt Hugenholtz
Board Advisor
Bernt Hugenholtz specializes in copyright, neighboring rights and information law. He is emeritus professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Amsterdam and former director of the Institute for Information Law (IViR).
Brewster Kahle
Board Member
A passionate advocate for public Internet access and a successful entrepreneur, Brewster Kahle has spent his career intent on a singular focus: providing Universal Access to All Knowledge.
Brigitte Vezina
Board Advisor
Brigitte has a deep passion for issues raised by new and emerging technologies and loves to navigate uncharted waters to explore how the law, public policy, and evolving social frameworks can respond and anticipate challenges to the sharing of information, technological innovation, and new forms of creativity.
Daniel Erasmus
Board Advisor
Daniel has been and is facilitating scenario processes for diverse clients across three continents. Daniel pioneered the use of scenarios to facilitate deep dialogue about the emerging information society.
Edwin van Huis
Board Advisor
Edwin is the director of Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden. Previously he worked at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and at the Sound and Vision, the national archive for documentary film, television, radio and music, and the Ministry of Culture.
Jeff Ubois
Board Advisor
Jeff is a generalist with a background in philanthropy, innovation, media, archives, software, policy, research, venture-backed startups, and voluntary associations.
Jill Cousins
Board Advisor
Jill Cousins continues the work with Digital Libraries and Europeana started in 2004 advocating for digital transformation of cultural heritage, emphasizing the importance of open access, collaboration, and partnerships in making cultural heritage accessible to all.
Kaitlin Thaney
Board Advisor
Kaitlin Thaney’s career has been centered around open infrastructure organizations; helping them think strategically about program design, participatory engagement, and sustainability.
Marleen Stikker
Board Advisor
Marleen Stikker is founder and executive director of Waag Futurelab in Amsterdam. Waag has grown into a leading European research institute for technology and society, and encourages active citizenship by developing open, fair and inclusive technology.
Martin Senftleben
Board Advisor
Martin Senftleben is Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director of the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the Amsterdam Law School focusing on the reconciliation of private intellectual property rights with competing public interests of a social, cultural or economic nature.
Paul Keller
Board Advisor
Paul is the Director of Policy at Open Future. He has 20+ years of experience as a media activist, open policy advocate and systems architect to improve access to knowledge and culture.
Tony Guepin
Board Member
A long-time Software Entrepreneur, Tony brings his knowledge and detailed overview to support Universal Access to All Knowledge as a member of the board of the Stichting Internet Archive.
Impact in Numbers
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Over 1 million cultural items digitally archived since our inception, making history accessible to everyone.
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More than 500 partnerships with libraries, museums, and educational institutions across Europe and beyond.
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